CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 866

instance of two creditors who had obtanied judgments against him, one for over $200, and the other for $148 and when in custody he wrote ini urgent entreaty to relieve

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hein. This I was led to do on the

strength or his asseverated statement

that he was possessed of private &

would immediately

means and world

were home for such, and in recieving him I involved myself

with a

-antee for the payment quaran of $100 to one and $70.550,

550 to the

Berkeley has

other creditor. Now as

broken faith with me in a most discreditable manner, failing in his promises to obtain money from home and further involving himself

necessitating

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his

severance from the department

I have had to pay these quarantees

and burdened as I am with

a

large family I feet severely the loss,

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therefore venture to enquire

will be good enough

whether

you

to transmit this letter with the

account to a brother

accompanying

of Mr. Berkeley, who I learn is in the Civil Service. Ato doubt this.

good enough

gentleman will be

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say

whether the statement

regarding private means has

any

foundation and whether there is

any probability of my being repaid. I must

an excuse for taking the fact that it was

this

urge

liberty

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entirely through Berkeley's connection with the department that I became

involved.

You will note from

the account that I have recovered a small amount from wages.

Berkeley left in my

due and

hands several articles, including

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private papers &e in an iron box, which I will be glad to hand over,

meantime.