Pearson Freeman, First Edition (1 results)

Self-wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Disbound House Bill from the 23rd Congress on December 18, 1833. The Bill concerned Pearson Freeman, an elderly African-American man who was seeking a pension for his service in the American Revolution. The document first states that Freeman, "being a Black man, . did not serve in the ranks" but was in the wagon department. The document references soldiers from the Revolution who witnessed Freeman in service at West Point, the Highlands and the Connecticut Huts. Another deponent said that Freeman was in Capt. Roswell Ransom's department. The pension was granted. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2 pages.