Abstract
This chapter assesses John Roy Lynch's experience looking for employment. He first succeeded in securing employment as a dining-room waiter in a private boarding house at a monthly salary of five dollars. However, his work at the boarding house was not at all satisfactory to him, so he decided to remain there but one month; when he was paid off at the end of the first month, he received four dollars instead of five because he was accused of being responsible for the disappearance of one or two knives and forks. Lynch then found employment as a cook for a company of the Forty-ninth Illinois Volunteers Regiment of Infantry. He remained there until the regiment was ordered away, which covered a period of about six weeks. Lastly, he secured employment as pantryman on the government transport Altamont, at a stipulated monthly salary of twenty-five dollars.
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