The Kentucky Gazette

Mr. BRADFORD.

The public, whether partial, or impartial will I hope observe that literary fame is not the object of controversy between Mr. John Craig and myself; neither was it to attack Mr. Craig's reputation, or to shew my dexterity in Newspaper altercation, that I stated the report which Mr. Craig had raised and propagated on me; but it was simply to counteract the malicious intention of Mr. Craig and others who insidiously propagate that report. that I, procured and published the certificates, of Mr. J. Marshall. and Col. H. Brooke. From particular circumstances I knew that these gentlemen were enabled to connect the time of rejecting the bill in the senate with that of my getting to Richmond. And to a mind uninfluenced by prejudice their certificates will be perfectly satisfactory. But this subject will. admit of further proof. And if truth is Mr. Craig's object, I will furnish him a clue by which he will attain the highest moral certainty. The Senate keep regular journals of all its proceedings, and by applying to these Journals, the time of rejecting the bill may be fixed.. Mr. Craig may then trace me from Kentucky to Richmond, by the way of Staunton, Winchester, Fauquier Court House, and Dumfries-At the last mentioned place I took the public stage on Monday the 29th of November 1790-In company with Miss Lucy Marshall. Mr. Julius Dandridge of Richmond and a Mr. McCall: we lodged at the Bowling Green that night, and the next day Tuesday the 30th of November 1790 the Stage drove to Mr. John Marshall's door in Richmond where Miss Marshall and myself alighted.
If alighted and met with Col.
Brooke and a number of the members of Assembly, who after the
house had risen came to dine with
Mr. Marshall: it was a little before
sun set. To ascertain the time of
my taking the stage, if Mr. Craig
is not satisfied with the above ac-
count, he may apply to Mr. George
Brooke, Mr. Walter Graham, and
other ladies in Dumfries. To Mr.
Benson who then kept the store of
office in Fredericksburg who I believe
made an entry of my travelling, on
the same day. He may probably
get some information from the
Bowling Green. And I should sup-
pose that Col. Brooke and Mr. Mar-
shall and the company that travelled
with me in the Stage, can tell as well
as any body the time I got to Rich-
mond. Though this investigation
turn out in Mr. Craig's favour, he
may then go on to prove the rest
of his report. But as these two
points will admit of positive proof,
I hold Mr. Craig to the terms on
which he has so solemnly pledged
himself to the public, to bring the
most direct and unequivocal evi-
dence of the facts and must he will
not insult the public mind with the
hear-say, conjecture, or surmise of
any man, on this subject. I must
also request Mr. Craig to make all
his researches as soon as possible, and
bring forth all his proofs at the
same time; because I can neither
afford the time or expense of a long
newusus debate with him. And
I can assure him that I shall wait the
event with the most entire compo-
sure, convinced that truth will not
suffer by the enquiry. And ex-
pecting with all, that Mr. Craig at
length detected in the injustice.
he has done me, will either make
a public acknowledgment and re-
ceive my pardon, or patiently bear
the odium and contempt due the
most inveterate Slanderer. I have
no desire to precipitate the public's
opinion on this occasion and those
who can suspend theirs of Mr.
Craig will I hope do so.
While I remain
H. MARSHALL.
N. B. You printed the word favs,
days in the 26th line of my former
publication.
H. M.
January 13th 1792.