Talk:Parkman–Webster murder case

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This article has some inconsistencies
1. "On November 22, 1849, a week before Thanksgiving, Parkman went to Cambridge to look for Webster and asked Mr. Pettee, the Harvard cashier, to give him the money from the sale of Webster's lecture tickets to repay Webster's debt."

'''If this fact is going to be mentioned, it should also be said what the result was. Did the cashier give him the money from Dr. Webster's lecture tickets or not?

2. "Webster first borrowed $400 from Parkman in 1842. In 1847, with little of this repaid, he gave Parkman a note for $2,432 (equivalent to $40,000 in 2016)."

'''According to inflation calculators, $400 in U.S. dollars in 1842 is equivalent to about $10,000 U.S. dollars in 2017. (See https://westegg.com/inflation/) '''

'''3. Also, it is strange that Parkman would again loan money to someone who hadn't paid him back yet for a prior loan, and this fact begs the question as to why Parkman would again lend money to someone who was already in his debt. Why would Webster borrow money again from someone he already owed? Why would Parkman loan him money again when the original debt had not been settled?'''

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4. "They asked him if he had seen Parkman. That afternoon, he also visited George's brother, the Reverend Francis Parkman, and informed him and his family that he had met the missing man after obtaining $483.64 to pay a debt installment, and that the latter promised that he would go right away to have the payment recorded by the city clerk to clear the debt. Webster then left without inquiring about the search." ''

'''However, it was first stated in this article that Webster had borrowed $400, not $483.64. Even if we're rounding, $483.64 should be rounded to $500, not $400.

5. "Webster first borrowed $400 from Parkman in 1842. In 1847, with little of this repaid, he gave Parkman a note for $2,432 (equivalent to $40000 in 2016), which represented the unpaid balance and a further loan."

'''Odd that Webster's second loan would be for $2,032 when accounting for his first loan that was supposedly in the round amount of $400. $2,432-$400=$2,032. It is more logical that the first and second loans would total $2,483.64.  Why is the total debt that Webster owed to Parkman calculated at $2,432 instead of $2,483.64?'''  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Subject Matter Expert Supreme (talk • contribs) 03:50, 5 February 2019 (UTC)