April 22nd, 1824 To whom this may concern: My name is Joseph Brown and I am writing on behalf of my current status of unemployment. I was a professional shoemaker with a small business to myself; doing very well financially. However, recently, my family's stability has been spiraling downward. Close to 18 months ago, I was replaced with heavy and expensive machinery in large work areas and a great loss of customers. Because of this I was …showed first 75 words of 452 total…

…showed last 75 words of 452 total…opportunities to all people at equal pay. In such a prospering country that we live in, these problems shouldn't exist. Citizens of this country should not be unemployed and have difficulty keeping their job, in fear that they will be laid off. We [the unemployed] shouldn't have to protest and start riots. Please, I ask of you, act upon these problems. If nothing is done, rest assured, unions will be formed. Yours truly, Joseph Brown