Henry, Charles (fl. 1837) [Pay receipt]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09028.25 Author/Creator: Henry, Charles (fl. 1837) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 27 October 1837 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12. 5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Received of Watson Freeman $337.66 "being the full amount of execution in favour of Seth Fuller against David T. Brigham taken out of Court of Common Pleas" on 16 August 1837. Signed by Charles Henry for Samuel D. Parker, Attorney of Seth Fuller.
Watson Freeman was the U.S. Marshal of Massachusetts charged with enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act.
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