Existing comment:
Outsourcing 1862
To Hon. Edwin M. Stanton,
Secy of War
We the undersigned formerly ??? ???
for the United States Arsenal at Philadelphia
most respectfully remonstrate against the action
of Col. Crossman in taking the work from
us and giving it to Contractors who will not
pay wages in which we can live -- many of us
have husbands, fathers, sons & brothers now
in the army and from whom we derived our
support; deprived of that as we are, our only
mode of living was by sewing and we were able
by unceasing exertions to barely live at the
prices paid by the Arsenal -- the Contractors |