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Letter to Editor
April 16, 1822
The Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Joseph Robey responds to Samuel Hattersley's advertisement accusing him of clandestinely leaving employment, denying the claims and asserting he left legally after discovering an illegal extension of his apprenticeship beyond age 21. He mentions seeking legal redress for withheld education.
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Mr. Snowden:
HAVING seen in your paper of the 4th inst. an advertisement signed by Samuel Hattersley, calculated to injure me, I must take the liberty, through the same medium of informing the public, that its contents are altogether false. I did leave Mr. Hattersley's employ on or about the 6th Feb. last, but not clandestinely, nor until I had fully ascertained that I had been bound for two years longer than a legal apprenticeship, which I found to be the case by having my age proved to be 21 years. I have never from that time secreted myself from Mr. Hattersley, but have passed the streets almost every day, without molestation; therefore, he could not in truth say I had ran away, and I believe his sole object has been to wound my feelings. Mr. Hattersley did not do his duty in withholding from me, that education which my indentures required, but I shall say no more on the subject, but seek redress in a legal way.
JOSEPH ROBEY
West End, Fairfax county Virginia.
April 11
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HAVING seen in your paper of the 4th inst. an advertisement signed by Samuel Hattersley, calculated to injure me, I must take the liberty, through the same medium of informing the public, that its contents are altogether false. I did leave Mr. Hattersley's employ on or about the 6th Feb. last, but not clandestinely, nor until I had fully ascertained that I had been bound for two years longer than a legal apprenticeship, which I found to be the case by having my age proved to be 21 years. I have never from that time secreted myself from Mr. Hattersley, but have passed the streets almost every day, without molestation; therefore, he could not in truth say I had ran away, and I believe his sole object has been to wound my feelings. Mr. Hattersley did not do his duty in withholding from me, that education which my indentures required, but I shall say no more on the subject, but seek redress in a legal way.
JOSEPH ROBEY
West End, Fairfax county Virginia.
April 11
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What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Emotional
What themes does it cover?
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Apprenticeship Dispute
False Advertisement
Legal Apprenticeship
Indentures
Fairfax County
What entities or persons were involved?
Joseph Robey
Mr. Snowden
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Joseph Robey
Recipient
Mr. Snowden
Main Argument
the advertisement by samuel hattersley falsely accuses joseph robey of clandestinely leaving employment; robey left legally upon discovering his apprenticeship was illegally extended beyond age 21 and plans to seek legal redress for withheld education.
Notable Details
Proved Age 21 To Invalidate Extra Two Years Of Apprenticeship
Withheld Education As Required By Indentures
Passed Streets Openly Without Hiding
Date: April 11
Location: West End, Fairfax County, Virginia