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Letter: Correspondence from Annie Marie Young (A.M.Y) to Minnie Spurling {July 24, 1903}
Seal Harbor, me.
July 23, 1903.
My dear Minnie E.
As there is a lull in the
work for a few
minutes, l will begin
your letter. Work?
Well, l guess l do.
The woman who
was helping Mrs. Saunders
had to go home, and
l was helping her
what little l could.
when she suggested
that l help her all ...
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Letter: Correspondence from Annie Marie Young (A.M.Y) to Minnie Spurling {July 24, 1903}
This is a letter from Annie Marie Young to Miss Minnie Spurling. It was sent from Seal Harbor on July 24, 1903. It was contributed by Susan Krasnow.
The letter details the work and drama between staff at a Seal Harbor hotel where Annie is assistant to a woman she refers to as Mrs. Saunders. The letter is told from Annie's point of view. It goes over daily tasks and relationships between employees. She works from 5:00am to 7:30pm (A 14.5 hour day) and makes $5.00-$5.50 per week.
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The envelope has been cut along the edges and the letter sits outside of the envelope.
There are small holes along the folds. The letter is torn. All text is clearly legible.
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $5 in 1903 would be an equivalent purchasing power to $184 in 2025.
According to the U.S. Census of Manufacture (1908), in 1905, the average weekly earnings of all classes of workers was $11.16 for men, $6.17 for women, and $3.63 for children.
A. M. Young worked 14 hours per day for $5 to $5.50 per week.
Sources:
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
https://www.google.com/books/edition/U_S_Census_of_Manufactures/uI0u3cQ13ZcC?hl=en&gbpv=0
According to the U.S. Census of Manufacture (1908), in 1905, the average weekly earnings of all classes of workers was $11.16 for men, $6.17 for women, and $3.63 for children.
A. M. Young worked 14 hours per day for $5 to $5.50 per week.
Sources:
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
https://www.google.com/books/edition/U_S_Census_of_Manufactures/uI0u3cQ13ZcC?hl=en&gbpv=0
