£IOOO FOR WORKHOUSE MAN.
24-YEAR-OLD DEBT PAID. A letter lately went from Philadelphia to England addressed: "John Latham, c.o. The Workhouse, Barnstaple. Devon." It contained a cheque for 3598 dollars, which is approximately £IOOO at the present rate of exchange. This cheque is in settlement of arrears of pay earned 24 years ago from a man who employed Latham as his coachman Mr. Latham, who has been in the workhotiso with his 10-year-old son for five years, explained that he was at one time employed by Mr. Charles W. Mayer, of Philadelphia, as a coacli-horn blower. After a time Mr. Mayer got into financial difficulties, and Mr. Latham left his employ with £6OO wages owing. He recorded his debt in the Philadelphia courts and then returned to England. " I knew he was a good sport, and would pay if he could," added Mr. I,at ham.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320227.2.170.32
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21118, 27 February 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
Word Count
145£1000 FOR WORKHOUSE MAN. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21118, 27 February 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.