Yours, in great haste,

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[This letter bears upon its face the following ciphers, which interpreted read as follows:—­The bearer is BOLD, CUNNING, TEMPERATE, LARGE, and TALL; by profession a LAWYER, and has been a CONVICT, he is marked upon the face; his age is from THIRTY to FORTY, and QUICK in speech.  The cross (+) upon the number 9 designates the bearer to have been a convict, and that he is entitled to much respect among the Brotherhood.  This, however, the Grand Masters teach their subordinates to acknowledge, for the purpose of finding out among them such as they can have confidence in in carrying out any desperate scheme; and likewise to prevent them from exposing others, through their associations; and thus it is that they, as brethren, feel no delicacy in acknowledging to a brother, the honour of having been a martyr.]

No. 2. 
    Lawrenceburgh, October 13, 1825.

Friend Brown,—­According to our agreement, I was at the place appointed, where I remained until three o’clock, much distressed on account of your absence; and my situation was very little better when I learned you had been detained through the negligence of our friend in Boon county.  I have no confidence in him, nor ever will have, so long as he makes use of so much whisky.  I exchanged the coney I had for four hundred pounds of feathers, and left them subject to your order at friend ——­ ——­, grocery store, Lower Market street.  I called and took breakfast with the judge, and he tells me times have never been so close upon the coney trade since he resided in the city.  I likewise called upon the Irish friend, and the first word he spoke was an oath that Cincinnati was bankrupted; that constant calls were continually made by the boys, and not one dollar to accommodate them with.  I hope you will be at home before I leave for Indianapolis, as I cannot remain long upon the way, and I have many calls to make, and be there by the 20th, as that is the day appointed.  Raise all the funds you can, and I have no doubt every thing will come out right.  This will be handed you by one whom I recommend strictly honest, as I have had recommended.  Though he has lived in the burgh ten years, I never knew him until our old friend told me that he was a member.  He knows you only by sight.

Yours, ——­ ——­,

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[The figures of this letter describe the bearer as follows:  ACTIVE, TEMPERATE, DILATORY, TALL, AND SLENDER, DARK-COMPLEXIONED, WEALTHY, without any particular occupation.  That he is CONSUMPTIVE; his age is between TWENTY-ONE and THIRTY; his speech SLOW and INDISTINCT.]

No. 3. 
    Greensburgh, October 20, 1825.