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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09028.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents relating to U.S. Marshal, Watson Freeman |
| Title | Henry Weeden to Watson Freeman declining to repair his coat |
| Date | 4 December 1850 |
| Author | Weeden, Henry (fl. 1850) |
| Recipient | Freeman, Watson |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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 or that 'would hang 100 Niggers for 25 cents each." |
| Subjects | Fugitive Slave Act Abolition African American History Slavery Law Runaway Slave Slave Life Merchants and Trade |
| People | Weeden, Henry (fl. 1850) Freeman, Watson (fl. 1827-1857) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Freeman was the U.S. Marshal of Massachusetts charged with enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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