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(Hi In regard to (he kdtlvmcnt of iho amount OuoU) Iholiolnof Mr H.uty, my wife being onu of Km heir*. I well! lt;0 Mr. Folger'a offlco, accompanied by uiy wife Kiri Mia lUfUti Browo. for an explanation, June *„*)(h, 1873; Mrs. flaxy having •lied and loft a will and appoint© 1 Mr. Wanot Richards executor. Mr. Richards Informal mo that Mr. Folder told him that there vvrm only tb or WO In the estate and that It w^m.t worth whilo to bother about It. I wont to Now Philadelphia where the money had been In the baud* of the comity treasurer. laaw lawyer Neeley and ho copied the record* lor mo and at the same Ume showed me a loiter from Folgcr, telling him l.Veoloy) to do what ho could for the poor girl and make your fetn an light a* possible. That was when my wife Ur-t learned what wan coming to her, fCTT 71. nod bUyerhadcollect'tl Uand had ilfnr fit'0 or (hrrr year* without even notlfyimj her aI all. The time that I went m hi* office, «a IndohJ men* Honed, ho wa* there and received un with, “What tho bell do you want here? I hud been Informed by a prominent lawyer beforehand that Folgcr would prutmoly offer mu his note to Millie, but not to lake It without good Hecurlty as It was worth nothing. Sure enough, he did offer mo hla note, Urit for $200, then for and l«*r!y for WtO. A» he couldn't wnire btl note I would not t*kQ II and turned tho claim over to Asa (hitler.Mr. Folger falls to explain the mode and manner In which ho adjusted It with Mr. Cutlor. The fact U Folger wugiad toruooipt hUSTiOD judgment agHlnht Culler for Uiln busy claim 1 Mr. Cutler's lawyer very plaluly told Mr. Folger If ho (Folger) did not gfvo Mr. Cutter a receipt In full and accept the. Busy claim therefor be would bavo him lt;Fol#wr) disbarred for his conduct lu thla matter. Mr. Folger vory readily compiled! Thla honorable (?) gentleman, thla noble (7) dUintcrest-cd (?) active i?) advnrato of the poor, Ignorant, colored people, only charged thla “poor girl— Mr. Neely, make your fees a* light as poolblo-Ihtct huniiwt dotlanfur cnlketlng j77,71 awl winy it near three yean. Ho claims I hat Mr*.Uaxy told h'ra to reUIn one half of all that ho collected That I know nothing about. What ! do know Is, that the money I *pe*k about was left In I rust at Now Philadelphia, by *tr limy fur hi* four children and Mr* Busy had nothing to do with It Not winhiiig to occupy more of your apace at this Umo I will drop the “colored man's friend (?1 for the proMinL assuring uiy friends that I kuow whereof 1 apeak. ti. Ni Pobteju
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Canton Stark County Democrat
Canton, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 27, 1877
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