In article , ASmith1946
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I have not seen it in a primary source. My memory of the account I did
see was that it was a contract in which A was borrowing B's indentured
servants, and agreeing not to feed them lobster more than X days a week.

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I've heard a similar story for sturgeon, i.e. loggers signing contracts for
eating sturgeon only three days a week. Don't recall seeing a primary source
on
this story either...

Andy Smith
I'm afraid that this exists as a tale in the Uk, too, with both salmon
and oysters.

Lazarus

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