Weeden, Henry, fl. 1850 to Watson Freeman
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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 ; 24.5 x 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...."
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