Counterfeiting trial
Item
Type
Draft Fragment
Title
Counterfeiting trial
Description
Discusses the advisability of having Isaac Bronson testify in the counterfeiting trial of Wilson.
year created
1787
month created
03
day created
16
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Thomas Smith
John Pierce
Isaac Bronson
Jesse Gibbs
Wilson
Crane
public
notable location
New York
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
counterfeit
certificate
[jail]
handwriting
notable idea/issue
Manner
dress
notable phrase
now it appears to me that this Mr. Bronson will be an essential evidence for the conviction of these fellows, especially as he will testify to the alteration of their names, and in the instance of the one now in goal [jail], that he sold the original of which the one he offered in Philadelphia was an exact duplicate
document number
1787031621101
page start
1
transcription
Dear Sir
The acknowledgement of your Letter of the 2d instant has been delayed as I had nothing material to communicate.
I this day bound Mr Isaac Brownson the gentle man, in whose name, the original of the counter-fiet certificate was issued to ^ & on which William [undecipherable Willson?] is [undecipherable] in sufficient, who says that he sold the original issue after he received it and that it was out of his hands untill some time last January when Jesse Gillsom Gilles or a person answering precisely the description of the person, age, manner + deport [undecipherable] Willson now in Goal) brought him the originals which he bought from him. That he this Gillum was in Company with a man calling himself Crance and who answering also to the description of the Gibler who was confused for Burralls and in-definate. now it appears to me that this Mr Brownson will be an essential evidence for the conviction of these fellows, especially as he will testify to the alteration of these names, and in the instance of the one now in Goal, that he offered sold the original of which the one he offered in Philadelphia is as an exact duplicate in every turn & peculiatity of the hand writing.
If it is thought worth the expence Mr.
The acknowledgement of your Letter of the 2d instant has been delayed as I had nothing material to communicate.
I this day bound Mr Isaac Brownson the gentle man, in whose name, the original of the counter-fiet certificate was issued to ^ & on which William [undecipherable Willson?] is [undecipherable] in sufficient, who says that he sold the original issue after he received it and that it was out of his hands untill some time last January when Jesse Gillsom Gilles or a person answering precisely the description of the person, age, manner + deport [undecipherable] Willson now in Goal) brought him the originals which he bought from him. That he this Gillum was in Company with a man calling himself Crance and who answering also to the description of the Gibler who was confused for Burralls and in-definate. now it appears to me that this Mr Brownson will be an essential evidence for the conviction of these fellows, especially as he will testify to the alteration of these names, and in the instance of the one now in Goal, that he offered sold the original of which the one he offered in Philadelphia is as an exact duplicate in every turn & peculiatity of the hand writing.
If it is thought worth the expence Mr.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YZL15 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:381 |
| [view document] (361 pages) | DEL01 (361 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:134 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |