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American Civil War
Rebel Raiders from Canada
A person named Captain Bell was of the prisoner's party, and gave some orders. He told Ashley he wanted him in the office. Ashley went there with him and the prisoner. Ashley requested permission to take off the boat's books. They refused. Ashley then said he had some private promissory notes, amounting to about two thousand dollars. The prisoner took thorn, looked at them, and said he could not collect them, and returned them to Ashley. Bell then said to Ashley: ' We want your money. ' He and the prisoners then had revolvers in their hands. Ashley swore he was in bodily fear, but did not consider his life in danger if he did their bidding. He opened the money drawer. There was very little money there. The prisoner then said: ' You have got more money; let us have it. ' Ashley took a roll of bills from his vest pocket and laid it on the desk. Bell took part and the prisoner took part, and they took the money in the drawer (about $10) between them. In In the roll of bills taken by them there was a twenty-dollar note of the United States, commonly called greenbacks, issued by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Michigan in the Civil War
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