Deborah Higgins, Letter, copy 1, 1840

Deborah Higgins, Letter, copy 1, 1840 To the Public - It was with no little suprise that I saw in the Spirit of Times of February 25th 1840 an Advertisement Signed J. McGlathery, charging my Son William R. Haffelfinger, with having runaway away from him. The truth is, my son was never bound to Mr. McGlathery - consequently he cannot be termed an Apprentice. He was with Mr. McGlathery, about fourteen months on trial only - & had he been treated as he was justly entitled to be treated [?] while with him I should have bound him, but as my Son was unwilling to remain any longer with Mr. McGlathery, I called upon Mr McGlathery, February 22, 1840, and after a full mutual understanding it was agreed that my Son should go home with me. Mr. McGlathery’s wife sending him aided to get ready to pack up my Son’s Cloths: After which we parted as I thought friends fully & fairly satisfied with each other. How true indeed is the saying that “the heart of man is deceitful above all things, & desperately wicked” — very respectfully Deborah Higgins Writer Deborah Higgins (handwriting suggests the writer may or may not be the same as the person signing the letter) Date written 1840 Paper x in x x in Pen Penmanship Style back hand Collection Historical Society of Pennsylvania Cadwalader family papers Collection 1454 Box 579, Folder 4 File name Deborah Higgins, copy 1, 18xx-00x-00x-00x