This Indenture witnesseth, That I, Isaac Wilkins a free Mulatto Hath put, and by these presents doth put, place and bind my son Charles Coleman Wilkins a minor, who was born on the fifteenth day of april in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty five to Andrew J. Shadd of NewCastle County, in the State of Delaware, to learn his Art, Trade and Mystery, and after the manner of an apprentice, to serve him his Executors, Administrators from the day of the date hereof, for and during, and to the full end and Term of five years next ensuing, or until he the said apprentice shall be 17 yrs 1 mo. 22 day, years of age; during all which Term, the said Apprentice his said Master faithfully shall serve, his secrets keep, his lawful commands every where readily obey, and in all things behave him= self as a good, faithful and dutiful apprentice ought to do and the said Master shall use the utmost of his endeavors, to teach, or cause to be taught or instructed, the said Apprentice, in the Trade or Mystery of of a Barber & Hairdresser and shall well support and clothe him and provide for him good and sufficient Meat, Drink, Lodging and Washing, suitable for him during the said apprenticeship, and the said Master shall give the Said Minor, reasonable Education in Reading and Writing, within said term viz nine months schooling and shall at the regular expiration of said Apprenticeship, furnish the said apprentice with two good suits of clothes, suitable to his condition, one of which shall be new, For the true performance of all and singular the Covenants and agreements aforesaid, the said Parties bind themselves each unto the other, firmly by these presents. In Witness, whereof the said Parties have interchangeably set their hands and Seals hereunto. Dated the sixth day of June Annoque Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. Isaac Wilkins {seal}. Andrew J. Shadd {seal}.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of A. Macbeth   Charles C. Wilkins

NewCastle County Ss. This Indenture was executed in the presence and with the approbation of the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for NewCastle County aforesaid, this sixth day of June 1837

“New Castle, Delaware, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSB7-8SPM-6?view=explore : Jun 12, 2026), image 147 of 659; Delaware Public Archives (Dover).

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Transcribed 12 Jun 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky