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I\u2019ve been lax in posts recently, so time to get back into some for the new year.<\/p>\n

As some of you may know, I do accounting history research. A lot of my time has been \u2013 and likely will be \u2013 occupied by the archives at the Guinness brewery in Dublin. Recently I had the pleasure to explore ledgers dating between 1792 and 1886. These ledgers are meticulously kept and very detailed. I examined a sample of the ledgers, as there are too many to explore in a single day visit.<\/p>\n

While turning over pages of the ledgers, certain things caught my eye. One was a \u201cdonations\u201d account from 1843. The account included an entry for payment of \u201csuperannuation\u201d to \u201clabourers\u201d. While the amount was not substantial, it shows Guinness was paying pensions to some labourers at this time.<\/p>\n

So what you may ask? This payment, as revealed in an accounting ledger, changes the accepted narrative that pensions were paid to labourers from the 1870s. Future research by myself (or others) may establish the actual first time such payments were made. The joys of accounting history!<\/p>\n

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