Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1870 — A Swindling Letter. [ARTICLE]

A Swindling Letter.

TraChicago Tribune of the 28th till publishes the following letter, recently received bv a gentleman of that city, the writer of which; like nearly all who pro?oee to sell counterfeit greenbacks, probaly never intends to make any reply to money letters he may receive: Washington, April 23,1840.,.. Dear Sib: You have been recommended aS reliable; it you want to make a fortune sure and sudden, and pledge yourself to seer gey, you are the man. We furnish 1, d and 6 dollar Mils which are absolutely perfect, being printed from the original plates on best bank note paper, and can only be detected by the numbers; that is, Government in printing its biijs has numbered them from one upward, We printing from the same platea of course our issue will be the same, from One upward, and as fast as we issue our bills there becomes two bills of the same number in circulation, one of which must be bogus.

The plan is then to sell a few thousand of the bills to one man only in each town where we can get a suitable agent, so that it Will be impossible for the two bills of the same number to come together, for nothing else will ever detect them, and even then who is to tell which is genuine V We will sell $5,000 of the money for $500; but to begin with will let you have SSOO for SSO, or even S2OO for S2O, if you agree to buy the balance as sooa as you dispose of the first lot, which you can do easily and safely, as no one will think of comparing numbers in. your locality! where the met of the Treasury plates being stolen is not known, as it is herd in Washington. ’ The plates cost ns SIOO,OOO, but we will soon make ten 'times that, with the aid of a few true men, amassing a fortune for themselves and as. When you write, order silver spoons; T dozen fbr each SIOO that you want of the money, and say size 1,3, 5, or assorted, according to the kind you want. If you prefer, we will send the money by express C. O. D., and you can pavfor the box of jewelry (money) at the office of the express company. . We ship the goods from a well-known establishment with which we are connected, and by that means, they will paas through unsuspected, the same as goods. If you wish to save us trouble and yourself express charges, you can send money direct by mail) but suit youself. We trust von will speak of this to no one else, ana please do not delay answering, for we wank to get our Whole stock in circulation as soon as possible. Address, in perfect confidence, ' llrlmkb C. Lokolabd, Washington, D. 0. P. B.—A few days ago we directed a letter to your name at , street Having since ascertained that the number was wrong, we respectfully ask you to get that letter, as it may get into som® Pf£ son’s hands with whom we do notaestre to haVe any dealings. H. 0. L. The Reason Why— “ Grandma, tend me your specs V “ What for ? For half a minute 1" •