The whole county, and in fact the adjoining counties, were all ransacked to find him.

He cannot have found asylum there; so he must be either between here and Sevenoaks, or must have gone into the woods beyond.
There's a trapper there, one Jim Fenton.

He may have come across him in the woods, alive or dead, and I want you to go to his camp and find out whether he knows anything.

My impression is that he knew Benedict well, and that Benedict used to hunt with him.

When you come back to me, after a faithful search, with the report that you can find nothing of him, or with the report of his death, we shall be ready for decisive operations.
Write me when you have anything to write, and if you find it necessary to spend money to secure any very desirable end, spend it." Then Mr.Belcher put into the hands of his agent a roll of bank-notes, and armed him with a check that might be used in case of emergency, and sent him off.
It took Yates six long weeks to reach Sevenoaks.