Lewis Hayden
Mar 31, 1846
“Lewis Hayden has just informed me that he intends leaving for Detroit this afternoon… Lewis Hayen has won the esteem and friendship of all with whom he has become acquainted, and is a rare young man. Should he conclude to return, and take up his abide in New Bedford, I think he can be made very serviceable to our cause. He needs to be more with us, fully to understand the position that we occupy, in regard to Church and State; but he is an apt scholar, and has made very good progress in a very short time. I have not had a good opportunity to hear him speak in public; but I believe he has generally acquitted himself to good acceptance. His chief embarrassment seems to be, to find language to express the facts of his history, and the thoughts and emotions of his mind. ” 1