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24 April 1812 letter from "Mr Twist" to "Mssrs McConnell & Kennady," Manchester

A copy of another letter to McConnel and Kennedy, in William Hay's handwriting, addresses the issue of the employment of women in the spinning factories--again, without much malice or menace toward McConnel and Kennedy. Twist is a type of cotton thread spun by McConnel, Kennedy and Company.

Mssrs McConnell & Kennady
Henry Street
Cotton Spinners
Manchester

Sirs,
This is intented with greatest respect to give you notice that your men is employing girl's at spinning—it is against law and equite equity and this is to ask you direct your men to employ men at wages enough for bread as their family's are starveing and the manufactureing is depresst beneath their abilities to meet with the necessarie's of life.
Your respectfull servant
Mr Twist
Lud's Boroughreeve
Aprill 24 1812