2006-06
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An interesting ALS 1p. 4to., City Jail, April 29. 1831, in which a person accused of kidnapping writes an urgent letter to Congressman Moffett, in part:"…The execution against me for kidnapping has caused me to be brought to jail….Would you be so obliging as to come up to the jail and see me. I have some business of importance with you which induces me to make this request for you, knowing of your sympathetic feelings for all your fellow mortals I Confide in your granting this my humble request…". Perhaps the kidnapper was trying to bargain for his life through the congressman, revealing the location of his victim, alive or dead, in exchange for some sort of leniency. The letter is signed "Till death", and in this period of our history, if the accused gentleman does not do some very fancy talking, he does not have very long to wait. With integral address to the congressman on the back of the folded letter, showing that the letter actually went through the mails to the congressman with the kidnapper paying the local postage rate of 1 penny. Very good .
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