A Refutation of the Reply of Robert Stewart, Esq; By James Fraser, Esq (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1787 Excerpt: ...and, on the other hand, if the.charge that I meant to fend a falfified account, be juft, what becpmes of the charge 8"' that tiat I never intended to fulfil my promife, that is, that I never intended to fend any account? The author of this curious riddle can alone refolve it. Suffice it, however, to fay, that, though he reprefents me as having, from the beginning, forefeen that I might be required to produce ibme account, and as having refolved to fend an account with the articles tranfpofed, fo as to difguife how the balance llood at the time the note was granted, notwithftanding this fuppofed forefight and determination, when applied to by the executors, I am fo much at a lofs what to do, that, after having actually promifed to fend the account, 1 am driven to the awkward neceflity of revoking my promife, and of withholding the account altogether. And this is faid to be exquifite caution it is defcribed as a deep plot it is painted as a fubtle contrivance, deliberately formed and craftily executed and I am a man of dark defign, fmgular cunning, and accurate forefight Let the reader judge whether this is a true picture of what may really exift, or a miferable daubing, that violates every rule of probability and nature. Mr. Stewart goes on to ftate--" Mr. Frafer, it will be "obferved, claimed, not only the note, but the balance of "the account current open: at the time of Colonel Han"nay's death, .31. 9s-I am furprifed that, catching "at every twig to fupport himfelf in his anfwer, he has "omitted to take merit from this double claim, and to "argue--that, if he, had meditated a fraud, he would have "funk the claim for theaccountcurrent altogether, the/um "he was to gat by it being a trifle, and the c...