The children of John Meiskell; Scope and content: The children of John Meiskell. They are now 2, 5, 8, 10 and 11 years old. In winter of 1907, all of them (except baby, who was taken care of in the shacks where they worked because company allowed no one to stay home) worked at oyster shucking for Peerless Oyster Co. They were then 1, 3, 6, 8, and 9 years old and were routed out by the boss at 3 , working until 4 Mr. and Mrs. Meiskell both reported bad treatment by the company, and a brother says worse things about Biloxi, Miss. Mrs. Meiskell says, This is worse than the days of s
The children of John Meiskell; Scope and content: The children of John Meiskell. They are now 2, 5, 8, 10 and 11 years old. In winter of 1907, all of them (except baby, who was taken care of in the shacks where they worked because company allowed no one to stay home) worked at oyster shucking for Peerless Oyster Co. They were then 1, 3, 6, 8, and 9 years old and were routed out by the boss at 3 , working until 4 Mr. and Mrs. Meiskell both reported bad treatment by the company, and a brother says worse things about Biloxi, Miss. Mrs. Meiskell says, This is worse than the days of slavery. Baltimore, Md.
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