When was it published?

November 21, 1827 in The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser

Domestic News November 21, 1827

The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser

Q: What keywords are associated?

Snellson, Bank Cashier, Embezzlement, Montreal, Quebec, Flight, Alias Maxwell

Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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What is this article about?

Snellson, late cashier of the Branch Bank of Virginia at Petersburg, fled via Quebec to Liverpool on the Mary Cummings, using the alias Maxwell in Montreal where he exchanged $1,800 in bills at Horatio Gates & Co., and made inquiries suggesting guilt.

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The Montreal papers mention that Snellson, the late cashier of the Branch Bank of Virginia at Petersburg, embarked at Quebec in the Mary Cummings for Liverpool. While at Montreal, where he remained nearly two days, under the assumed name of Maxwell, he exchanged $1,800 of the bills at the counting house of Messrs. Horatio Gates & Co. On his passage in the Chambly to Quebec, he made repeated enquiries concerning the value of American bills, the means of conveyance to the West Indies, and other questions which left no doubt of his being a guilty person.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime

What keywords are associated?

Snellson Bank Cashier Embezzlement Montreal Quebec Flight Alias Maxwell

What entities or persons were involved?

Snellson Maxwell

Where did it happen?

Montreal, Quebec

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Montreal, Quebec

Key Persons

Snellson Maxwell

Outcome

exchanged $1,800 of bills at horatio gates & co.

Event Details

Snellson, the late cashier of the Branch Bank of Virginia at Petersburg, embarked at Quebec in the Mary Cummings for Liverpool. While at Montreal under the assumed name of Maxwell, he exchanged $1,800 of the bills at the counting house of Messrs. Horatio Gates & Co. On his passage in the Chambly to Quebec, he made repeated enquiries concerning the value of American bills, the means of conveyance to the West Indies, and other questions which left no doubt of his being a guilty person.