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Source 1B is also from the Report of the Children's Employment Commission in 1842.

Study the document and answer the following questions.

Questions


1. Describe the work done by putters in the mines.

2. How useful is Source 1B as evidence of the work done by children in mines in 1842?
Royal Commission on Children's Employment  evidence
Glasgow City Libraries and Archives - Report of the Commissioners on Children's Employment (Mines) 1842.
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