Blackburn, John | Day 15
Engaged as a messenger receiving £1 for 12 days during the election going to and fro between Deal and Sandwich. Normal wages as a shipwright to Mr Pain was 4s a day or 24s a week. Work was slack which is why he took a job that paid half as much as his normal wage.
Witness Type: Other
Witness Testimony:
- 17635.
(Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A shipwright.
- 17636.
Where do you live ? — Knightrider Street, Sandwich.
- 17637.
What did you receive at this election ? — 1L.
- 17638.
From whom ? — Mr. Slaughter.
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Was that for your vote ? — It was for being a messenger.
- 17640.
You were a messenger ? — Yes.
- 17641.
How many days were you a messenger ? — 12 days ; 11 days before the election, and one day upon the polling day,
- 17642.
Did you receive nothing else ? — No.
- 17643.
Nor the promise of anything else ? — No.
- 17644.
Who canvassed you ? — No one.
- 17645.
(Mr. Jeune.) When were you engaged as a messenger ? — 12 days before the election.
- 17646.
What did you do as a messenger; did you carry any messages ? — Yes, I came to and fro to Deal.
- 17647.
From Sandwich to Deal ? — Yes.
- 17648.
How often did you go in the course of the day ; more than once ? — No.
- 17649.
What is your ordinary occupation ? — A shipwright.
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For whom do you work ? — Mr. Pain.
- 17651.
Did you give up working for him during those days ? — Yes, we were slack of work at the time.
- 17652.
You had no other occupation at that time at all ? — No.
- 17653.
What are your ordinary wages as a shipwright 4s. a day.
- 17654.
That would be 24s. a week ? — Yes.
- 17655.
Here you see you got more than twice as much for about the same time ? — We were slack of work at the time.