Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Issues 604-607U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934 - Labor |
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... according to the court records , 2s . 6d . ( 61 cents ) per day . With legal restraints removed skilled workers commanded 3s . ( 73 cents ) a day , perhaps more in specific instances . Colonial authorities recognized that their legisla ...
... according to the court records , 2s . 6d . ( 61 cents ) per day . With legal restraints removed skilled workers commanded 3s . ( 73 cents ) a day , perhaps more in specific instances . Colonial authorities recognized that their legisla ...
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... According to the plaintiff , that price " was then overvalued £ 5 [ $ 24.30 ] at least . ' The carpenter had to pay his workmen £ 9 ( $ 43.75 ) in money for their work on the job . Later , when he tried to market his cattle , the price ...
... According to the plaintiff , that price " was then overvalued £ 5 [ $ 24.30 ] at least . ' The carpenter had to pay his workmen £ 9 ( $ 43.75 ) in money for their work on the job . Later , when he tried to market his cattle , the price ...
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... according to the measure and quantity of the offence.28 This law was enacted in 1637. In 1639 Virginia fixed the price of a meal at an " ordinary " at 12d . " Five years later , the charge for a meal at an inn was not allowed to exceed ...
... according to the measure and quantity of the offence.28 This law was enacted in 1637. In 1639 Virginia fixed the price of a meal at an " ordinary " at 12d . " Five years later , the charge for a meal at an inn was not allowed to exceed ...
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... according to Warden , who says that " board is about $ 1 a day ; in some of the best houses , twice that sum . ' As early as 1808 " the common price of French boarding houses was $ 45 a month without supper or wine ; American boarding ...
... according to Warden , who says that " board is about $ 1 a day ; in some of the best houses , twice that sum . ' As early as 1808 " the common price of French boarding houses was $ 45 a month without supper or wine ; American boarding ...
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... according to the terms of the contract . " i Importation of servants was largely an individual matter at first . The planters who were in need of workers requested their represen- tatives in England to send men out as needed , and the ...
... according to the terms of the contract . " i Importation of servants was largely an individual matter at first . The planters who were in need of workers requested their represen- tatives in England to send men out as needed , and the ...
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