Cumberland County, NC - Joseph Rountree, 1817

Fayetteville, NC - Dec. 26

A man by the name of Joseph Rountree, stating himself to have come
from Wake County, was committed to jail a few days since, as a 
counterfeiter.

It appears that he had in his possession and had passed to divers
persons in this town, a quantity of spurious due-bills of the
Raleigh Academy.

He rather anticipated his fate too seriously, and on Friday hung
himself in the prison.

Source: Commercial Advertiser - January 7, 1817

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