Rollit & Son to H. J. Atkinson, September 12, 1887

American government vs. Hoffman.

Dear Sir: Our inquiries in Bremen tend so strongly to the conclusion that the prisoner Hoffman was an innocent utterer of the counterfeit notes, that we have thought it our duty to assent to his discharge. The charge against Meana Jackson was also withdrawn. I enclose you copies of the information on which we have acted, which was corroborated by inquiries made through another source. The guilty party is most probably a sailor on board the Atlantic steamship trading to Bremen, and it will be for your government to consider the expediency of prosecuting further inquiries there with a view to the apprehension of the sailor who gave the notes to Hoffman.

The inquiry here will in all probability be the means of stopping the further circulation of the counterfeit paper in this country. Yours, truly,