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To these questions several Of the girls appended
marks. One girl, g. Middleton, had worked In a mill
nine years. She says, health quito ss good; has not
been sick in the time Miss Proctor sys have work
ed fourteen health great deal bettsr sick when
cut OF the mill Miss Lawrence says "have been Eve
years in miil health quite good not days sickness
in tho time" Miss Clark says, have been seventeen
years in the mill health quite good hasn't hurt her
mite" The Boot Mill employs nine hundred girls, not
half dozen Of whom are under fifteen years OF age.


In addition to which have been permitted 10 copy
the following memoranda, kept by John Clark, Esq,
agent ofthe Merrimack Mills =


May 9th lS4 81 have ascertained, by inquiries this
day. that l24 Of the females at wer in the Merri-
mack Mills have heretofore taught schools and that in
addition 30 have left within the last 80 days
gsge their schools for the summer making in all $50 or
also fnd,. by inquiries at boarding houses
that 200 Of girls attended school during the evenings
oil the last winter"


January Ist, Awe have this day in our FIVE mills
40 females including sweepers and other day hands, who
cannot write their names; of this number 80 Irish
The average wages Of 20 job hands of the above
pured with the same number OF the best writers in the
rooms, s over ls per cent below them. All our
wtavers sign their names, except eur, in No upper
room.n


February %, ls42.-"We have this day in our five
mills, so foreigners 81 Irish, Including lSsweepers)



The hours ofabor the Of March are less than in
February, even though the days arc little longer oe
cause 30 minutes allowed for breakfast from the t OF
March 70 the lot Of September