Thursday, 3 November 2011

The Workhouse Day !

This is an entry from November 1839, Spotland Workhouse Diary:

Pensioner Butterworth goes out when he will
he thinks he is above asking leave
and says he pays for his Meate
but he as had a deal of Clothing
we have a very useful lad that goes out
with Sand and other jobs
last night he beat him unmercyfully that
the lad is not fit for work
our Number is on the increase

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