Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Weeden, Henry, fl. 1850 to Watson Freeman

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09028.01 Author/Creator: Weeden, Henry, fl. 1850 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 December 1850 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): PDF of image and transcript

Weeden, a tailor with a shop at 10 Franklin Avenue in Boston, declines to repair Watson's coat by saying "With me Principle first - Money afterwards. Though a poor man I crave the patronage of no Being that would volunteer his services to arrest a Fugitive Slave...."

Weeden, Henry, fl. 1850
Freeman, Watson, fl. 1827-1857

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources