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Anthony lost no time that I can remember.

Jourdin was very slack wristed about losing time  he never went with us to the field, in the morning when the hands went. when he did come he would set down and make combs. Jourdin did not work ^[[insertion]] more than [[/insertion]] two thirds [[strikethrough]] more [[/strikethrough]] of the time.

Louise lost only two days that I remember. The children in Rosa's gang would do half as much ^[[insertion]] work [[/insertion]] as grown hands.

Hampton lost little over a month.
Solomon lost four days.
Andrew lost two months as near as I remember.
Monroe lost three days as near as I remember.
Caswell lost near onto three months.

Shop Peter is about thirty (30) years old  he lost about a month. I dont know how his family was supported. 

Bob the old foreman staid there a month or a little better after [[insertion]] we [[/insertion]] was set free.

John Stephen was pretty [[underlined]] slack wristed [[/underlined]]  he would take up a good deal of time in talking, and would not obey orders.

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Solomon or Soloman?