Newhanover County NcArchives News.....Rogers Charges Pearce May 9, 1804
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Tues., May 9, 1804, Wilmington Gazette May 9, 1804

NOTICE AGAINST TRADING ROGERS’ NOTE WITH PEARCE
   Notice is Hereby Given that THEOPHILUS PEARCE of  New Hanover County, holds 
a note of hand against me (if not sold) bearing date of the 17th March 1804, 
wrote in the following manner: Due in 20 dates from the date the sum of seven 
Dollars, which sum, I agreed to give him for a saddle he had formerly left 
with me. The note was written by myself, and he called his little son, WESLY 
PEARCE, to witness the same. I have been credibly informed that he has offered 
a note for sale of the amount of eighty-seven dollars, ($87) against me. I 
went to him the 3rd of May, took sufficient witness and tendered the amount of 
the note I gave him for seven dollars: he swore he would not satisfy either of 
us so far as to show the note, for he had sold it. I asked him who he let have 
it, but he could not tell.
   I,  therefore, forewarn any person from purchasing any note of hand against 
me more than seven dollars, as there never was any other contract between us 
under any expectation of recovering it from me.  The above mentioned gentleman 
(if I may take the liberty to style him such) has not been worth $87 in any 
kind of property at one time which he dares call his own, for five years, as 
is evidently known by all who are acquainted with him; and if he can produce a 
note against me of that amount, he has erased the cross strokes which I put 
across the mark thus ($) and turned the tails of the S together, if it is the 
note I gave. It could not be done any other way; and it is the general opinion 
of his acquaintance, that, were it not for the laws of this country, he would 
not hesitate to do anything whereby he would reap an advantage, even to commit 
forgery, which I think he has done, as appears by circumstances, as to all 
intents and purposes.
   If I have stated anything in the above, but the facts, let MR. PEARCE say 
to the contrary.
                                                          JAMES ROGERS



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