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LETTER XXI. 



I Was no where more dirappointed than 

 at Birmingham 'y where I could not 

 gain any intelligence even of the mod 

 common nature, through the exceffivejea- 

 loufy of the manufadturers. It feems the 

 French have carried oif feveral of their 

 fabricks, and thereby injured the town 

 not a little : this makes them fo cautious, 

 that they will fhew Grangers fcarce any 

 thing; it was even v/ith fome difficulty that 

 I gained the following flight intelligence. 

 Manufatfturers of all forts. 



Men earn 'js. to 3/. per week. 

 Women, zs. 6d. to js. 

 Children, i s 6d, to 4 j. 6 ^. 

 About 28,000 fouls calculated in the 

 town. 



The manufacfture more flourifhing thani 

 ever in the war ; fell upon the peace, and 

 has of late arofe again, but not near equal 

 to its former height. 



From ihis tr vvn I pointed my way to the!' 

 Lca/swes, the iccd of the late Mr. Shenftone, 



now 



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