A case from 1824 records what happened when someone found his job just too hard. Although this is before Queen Victoria came to the throne, cases like this happened later, and it tells us how different times were in the early 19th century.
Today if someone hates their job it is fairly easy to leave and look for another. In the early 19th century if you left your job when you had agreed to service with an employer you could find yourself tracked down by your employer and brought to court.

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