The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

that the & Co" was added to. my name
as publisher but neither of the par
ties was in q condition to place them
selves on an equality with me nnanclal-
ly I declined a partnership; but as the
first number of the paper contained TINS
addition to my name I thought 1t un-
wise to change it.
When a draft was received from Mr..
Thayer instead Of $4,000 as. promised
there were but 81. 000 I executed a Dill
of sale of the power press, and forward
ed it to Mr.. Thayer.
we expected to reach Kansas and is
sue the second number of the Herald OF
Freedom during the last days OF Oeto-
Der, so the first number was dated Cc-
tober 21 1854, with the suppositfon pnat
the next issue would bear date OCTOBER
e But delays in transit. with party
of $50 persons in charge, all raised by
my own individual effort, and other de-
lays in erecting an Office followed. so l
did not get to press with the second
issue until the time stated
For want of a suitable room that
power press was never set up in kan
sas. It remained boxed as shipped; but
when the office was DESTROYED by BOr-
der Rufians, May p, 1856, the box con-
tanning the cylinder was broken open,
and the cylinder was so injured II
could not be repaired. The junk was
sold to the Kimban Brothers Iron
founders at Lawrence, for $40
The commissioners appointed by the
Free State Territorial legislature, to
award damage for losses incurred by
those ruff1ans, fixed the value of the
press at 81, 500 and gave me warrants on
the territorial treasury for the amount.
Now let US have the closing chapter
in this cock-and- bull story of uni
versity professor 1t is IN the hand
write of the late Senator S. c. Pomeroy,
and in words following:
Whereas, during the year 1854, G. w.
Brown, then a resident of ConneautNllle,
Penn. executed a bill of sale of his
boiler, engine and printing press to Eli
Thayer, J. NJ L Williams and A A
Lawrence. trustees of the Emigrant AID
company, in consideration of two thou
sand dollars paid him by said trustees;
now. therefore. l. Samuel c. Pomeroy,
of AtehisOn, K T. acting as agent of
said Emigrant Aid company, in consid-
Grafton of two thousand five hundred
dollars to me in hand paid by the sale
G. W Brown do hereby release, quit
claim, and assign all right and interest
said trustees of said company have or
may have in the above named bill Of
sale unto said G. w. Brown; and this
is his final discharge from the aforesaid
obligation.
This release and assignment is made
in the city of Lawrence, Kansas Terri
tory, A. D., 1859, and dated October II
S c. POMEROY,
Agent N c. E. NJ. Aid Co.
Territory Of Kansas,
County of Douglas. IS.
On this 18th day Of October. A. D.
1850 before me. clerk of the probate
court in and for the county aforesaid,
personally appeared Samuel c. Pomeroy,
to me personally known to be the iden-
tical person described in and who exc
cuted the foregoing instrument of writ
ing in behalf of. and as agent Of the N
r, Emigrant Aid Co. and acknowledged
that he executed the same for the uses
and purpose therein mentioned.
In testimony whereof 1 have hereuntO
set my hand, and the seal of mid-court
at office the day and year first herein
written. CALEB PRATT,
Clerk.
Now, as the good university professor,
well learned in casuistry doubtless in
spired by some of my very good friends
who did not edit nor publish the Herald
of Freedom, but who wished the honor
to which its founder was justly entitled,
is undoubtedly well qualified to determ-
inc the character of the Offense / was
guilty of, in deceiving and defrauding
such we'll known business men as Eli
Thayer J. NJ. S. Williams and A. A.
Lawrence I beg him to name the pen
atty that ought to be imposed on for
the act, and, while about it I may say
that have a pickle in soak for a learn
ed historian and his publishers. who
have resurrected this Old-time libel, with
a hundred. more or less. of which this
is probably the least in Importance.
Respectfully yours.
G. W. BROWN, NJ. D.