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Lynchburg Star
Lynchburg, Virginia
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In Lynchburg, a known river runner impostor sold counterfeit tobacco notes to a local merchant on July 25, 1806, escaping with over $100 cash and $30 in goods before the fraud was detected; pursuit failed.
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THURSDAY JULY 31, 1806.
A daring act of imposture was successfully practiced upon a merchant of this place last Friday. A fellow who sometimes runs the river hence to Richmond, and who is sufficiently known to many of our citizens, offered three tobacco notes for sale. The parties agreed about the price, and the bargain was instantly struck. Soon after the departure of the impostor, the fraud was detected—the notes were discovered to be counterfeit—and a fruitless pursuit was commenced. This scoundrel was counterfeit all over: he passed by a false name, and carried off one hundred and odd dollars cash, and about thirty in goods. If caught and convicted, the humanity of our laws (in room of a halter) will only treat him to Penitentiary—dry lodgings for ten or a dozen years. Can such flagrant offenders come within the power of reclamation?
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Lynchburg
Event Date
Last Friday
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impostor escaped with over one hundred dollars cash and about thirty dollars in goods; fruitless pursuit commenced; if caught, faces penitentiary for ten or a dozen years.
Event Details
A fellow known to some citizens for running the river to Richmond offered three tobacco notes for sale to a local merchant, agreed on a price, and departed; the notes were later found to be counterfeit, revealing the imposture including a false name.