Question

On the Testimony of Matthew Crabtree, Sadler Commission, 18 May 1832,

This is the source: (answer by using this source only).
Source 2: Testimony of Matthew Crabtree, Sadler Commission, 18 May 1832
- What age are you? – Twenty-two.
- What is your occupation? – A blanket manufacturer.
- Have you ever been employed in a factory? – Yes.
- What age did you first go to work in one? – Eight.
- How long did you continue in that occupation? – Four Years.
- Will you state the hours of labour at the period when you first went to the factory, in ordinary times? – From 6 in the morning to 8 at night
- Fourteen hours? – Yes.
- With what intervals for refreshment and rest? – An hour at noon.
- Then you had no resting time allowed in which to take your breakfast, or what is in Yorkshire called your ‘drinking’? – No.
- When trade was brisk what were your hours? – From 5 in the morning to 9 in the evening.
- Sixteen hours? – Yes.
- With what intervals at dinner? [lunch] – An hour…
- During those long hours of labour … how did you awake? – I seldom did awake spontaneously; I was most generally awoke of lifted out of bed, sometimes asleep, by my parents.
- Were you always in time? – No.
- What was the consequence if you had been too late? – I was most commonly beaten.
- Severely? – Very severely, I thought.
Matthew Crabtree was a Yorkshire textile worker who appeared before the parliamentary Select Committee into conditions and hours of work in textile factories, out of which came the 1883 Factory Act. The committee was chaired by Sadler in 1832.



Using the TADPOLE Analysis answer these questions in paragraph format:


T- Type:

- Primary or Secondary?

- How does this effect the reliability?

- How does the type of publication (book, website, report) affect the reliability?


A- Author:

- Is it a professional historian?

- Is it balanced or biased?

- Does the person have a particular point to promote?

- How does their specialized knowledge, position to observe the event or opinion affect the reliability of the source?


D- Date:

- Was it written at the time or soon after the event so the memory hasn't faded?

- Is any bias the result of the time of writing?


P- Purpose:

- Persuade or inform?

- Was it written for the purpose of recording or education (most reliable)

- Or written to persuade (less reliable)


O- Opinion or Fact:

- Is it statement of fact (reliable)?

- Or is it an opinion (not reliable)?

- How well does the author support any claims with factual details?


L- Language:

- Emotive or neutral?

- What is the tone of the language?

- Are non-emotive words used (reliable)?

- Or are loaded words, or exaggerated expressions being used (not reliable)?


E- Evidence:

- Does it provide detailed examples or evidence (reliable)?

- Or does it lack in evidence and not supported by other sources (not reliable)?


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Answer 1

T- Type: PRIMARY

The source is direct testimony from an industrial worker named Matthew Crabtree during hearings held in Britain by the Sadler Commission. The reliability of the commission testimony comes from the first-hand experience of the witness, Mr. Crabtree.

A- Author:

The author is not a professional historian. There is bias, certainly, because Mr. Crabtree is telling of his personal experience. However, he does not give his testimony with an intent of bias, but simply to provide the objective facts of what happened. The position Mr. Crabtree held in factory work gives him authority to speak firsthand about what happened there.

D- Date:

The Sadler Commission testimony is dated May 18, 1832. Matthew Crabtree was 22 years old at the time, and is recalling factory work he did beginning at age 8. There is possibility of memory fading or exaggerating in the intervening years. However, his experience was very visceral and vivid, so it's likely these memories were etched firmly into his mind.

P- Purpose:

The purpose of the Sadler Commission and the witnesses called forward (such as Mr. Crabtree) was to get at the facts of what factory life was like. It was meant to inform the government of the truth about factory conditions and child labor.

O- Opinion or Fact:

The statements made are taken as reliable fact. Mr. Crabtree was testifying before a government commission, so adherence to the truth was expected, and facts were asked for.

L- Language:

The experiences of child labor in a factory could have provoked very emotional testimony, but Mr. Crabtree presented the facts of his working life in factory labor in a neutral way, giving matter-of-fact answers to questions he was asked.

E- Evidence:

The evidence Mr. Crabtree provided were detailed, personal examples from his own experience.