This Indenture made this 20th day of Sept. A.D. 1855, Witnesseth That, Nehemiah Fountain, father of John W. Fountain a minor, in consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars lawful money of the state of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Nehemiah Fountain by William Hill of Kent County, in the said State, hath, in the presence and with the approbation of Jno H Denning a justice of the peace for the said County of Kent, put and bound, and by the presents doth put and bind the said Jno W Fountain a negro Boy who is now of the age of nine years and five days, as nearly as can be ascertained, as a servant to the said Wm. Hill his executors administrators and assigns for and during the term of Eleven years, Eleven months and twenty five days from the day of the date hereof the said Jno W. Fountain to serve the said Wm Hill his executors, administrators and assigns as a servant, for the term aforesaid, or until he shall arrive at the age of twenty one years, if that shall happen sooner than the expiration of the term aforesaid and no longer, And the said Wm Hill for his executors and administrators, doth hereby Covenant and contract to teach, or cause the said Jno W Fountain to be taught the art trade and business of Farming to the best of his skill Knowledge and ability: to well support and clothe the said John W Fountain and at the regular expiration of his servitude to furnish him with two suits of clothes suitable to his condition, In Witness Whereof the said Wm Hill and Nehemiah Fountain father of the said boy have hereunto set their hands and seals respectively the day and year aforesaid. Wm Hill {seal}. Nehemiah Fountain his mark {seal}

signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Jno H Denning Wm B Stephen

Kent County SS. This Indenture was executed in the presence, and with the Approbation of the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for Kent County aforesaid, this 20th day of Sept AD 1855. John H Denning Jus Peace

I recd. this Indenture for record this 22nd of October AD 1855. G. W Collier Rec

A true Copy Attest G. W. Collier Rec

“Kent, Delaware, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSB7-891G-1?view=explore : Dec 23, 2025), image 190 of 362; Delaware Public Archives (Dover).

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Transcribed 23 Dec 2025 by Nancy Maliwesky