Punishments -1825 Two Leather Dressers

  • 15 Jan 2025
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In 1825, two leather dressers were imprisoned for supporting apprentices when a strike was on (Guildhall, Feb 9 1825)                                                                                                                                                             Charles Smith and Thomas Badgery, in the employ of Mr. Whitehouse of this City, were this day committed to solitary confinement for 3 months for disobedience to their masters orders. Berrows Worcester Journal corrected the impression that imprisonment formed part of an apprentices servitude, but 'he can be compelled to serve that time beyond the expiration of his indentures'.