Refutation of Financial Impropriety: Page #5

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rumors should spread to my disadvantage I take this liberty to enclose you a copy of a Certificate from W Bsanks and my letter the 11th of November will give you a full knowledge of the thausaction. I do not concive this necessary for your information, but should any insitsrations crigiuate from the affair in Virginia I wish to put it in yout power to silence them at every and I flatter myself, I may hope for this piece of justice from your friendship-- Reports atr circulated here, that W Morris and W Banks are concerned together, otherwise he would not have taken my bills. These are done for malicious purposes, but, as I bid defiance to all the world to transmit with improper connection, so I wll not suffer new suspicious to circulate without control.

I am Dear Sir Your most obiedient humble Servant signed Nathaniel Greene Major General Lincoln

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John Banks Certificate

It having been suggested from an interpretation of my letter of October 1782 to W James Hunter that the honorable Major General Greene was interested, or intimated a desire of holding a commerical connection with me in Charleston, I do, therefore,

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