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Poster reminding workers of the severance terms in their contracts, Dowlais Ironworks, 1853
Letter from workers at the Dowlais Ironworks asking for more money, 21 July 1901
  • In this letter, a teacher at Dowlais School asks the Dowlais Ironworks for an advance on his salary in consequence of the costs he has incurred since moving to take up his position.
Letter from a teacher at Dowlais School, 1820 [page 1 of 3]
Petition from the puddlers employed by the Dowlais Ironworks calling for more pay, 1824
  • William Lewis, from Sebastopol near Pontypool, worked as a steel smelter at the New Russia Company's works in Hughesovka, Russia, from 1880 until 1895. His wife, Mary Jane, and his family, accompanied him to Russia. This document is the articles of agreement which he signed in January 1880, agreeing to work for the Company for three years.
Articles of agreement of William Lewis for employment as a steel smelter in Hughesovka, 1880, front cover [image 1 of 4]