Source 1b

Detail of The New Poor Law poster 1837 (EXT 6/1)

Transcript

[Worker #1:]

Beating this here hemp is worser than breaking stones. Lord ha’ mercy on us poor.

 

[Worker #2:]

Our heads shaved and no shirt allowed us to wear; talk of Vest Ingy slaverys, indeed vy they’re expectable mechanics to us.

 

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