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The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Stewart detected in Georgetown passing counterfeit U.S. bank notes worth nearly $150,000, confesses to accomplices in Washington, Richmond, Baltimore, and Canada origin.
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Extensive Forgeries Detected
A person named Stewart has been detected in Georgetown in passing Counterfeit Bank Notes. On examination, he confessed he had an accomplice in Georgetown, another in Washington, two in Richmond, and two in Baltimore. The bills were of almost all the banks in the United States, and those found in his trunks amounted to nearly 150,000 dollars. He says the notes were executed in Canada—some of them so well as almost to deceive the nicest observer.
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Georgetown
Event Date
January 11
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detected and confessed; nearly 150,000 dollars in counterfeit bills found in his trunks.
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A person named Stewart has been detected in Georgetown in passing Counterfeit Bank Notes. On examination, he confessed he had an accomplice in Georgetown, another in Washington, two in Richmond, and two in Baltimore. The bills were of almost all the banks in the United States. He says the notes were executed in Canada—some of them so well as almost to deceive the nicest observer.