Category: Apprentice Indenture
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Indenture Hetty Turner (n) To Robert O Pennewill 1849
This Indenture made this eleventh day of July A.D. 1849 between John B. Smith and Thos Stevenson two of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County in the State of Delaware of the one part and Robert O. Pennewill of the said County and State of the other part. Whereas the said John B.…
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Indenture Major Huffington (N) to John Bell 1854
This Indenture made this twenty sixth day of January A.D. 1854 between Trustin L. Davis and James L Smith two of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County in the state of Delaware, of the one part, and John Bell of the said County and State, of the other part: Whereas the said Trustin…
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Indenture John Whitaker To John Bell (n) 1849
This Indenture made the third day of July A.D. 1849 Witnesseth: That Catharine Whitaker, Mother of John Whitaker a minor in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars lawful money of the State of Delaware advanced and paid to the said Catharine Whitaker by John Bell Colored man of Kent County in the said State…
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Apprentice Indenture James Whittaker to John Bell 1849
This Indenture made the third day of July A.D. 1849 Witnesseth that Catharine Whitaker Mother of James Whitaker a minor in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Catharine Whitaker by John Bell colored man of Kent County in the said State,…
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Manumission Israel Allston to Negroes John & Lydia Beckett 1776
I Israel Allston of Kent County on Delaware having under Me two young Negroes Witt a Negro Boy named John that I bought till he should arive to twenty five years of Age, from Thomas Nock Junr (& then by his Father’s Will, he was to be free) also a negro girl named Lydia Beckett,…
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Indenture Daniel L. Hazzard from George Burton (neg) 1858
This Indenture made this seventh day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty eight Witnesseth that Dagworth Derickson and Robert B. Robinson Trustees of the Poor of Sussex County have put and bound and by these presents do put and bind George Burton negro now the age of…
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Indenture Letitia Trusty to Jacob Stout 1841
This Indenture made the eleventh day of August A.D. 1841 Witesseth That Jacob Trusty (n) father of Letitia Trusty a minor in consideration of the Sum of one dollar dollar lawful money of the state of Delaware, advanced and paid to the Said Jacob Trusty by Jacob Stout of Kent County, in the Said State…
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Apprentice Indenture Rachel Trusty to Jacob Stout 1841
This Indenture made the eleventh day of August A.D. 1841 Witnesseth That Jacob Trusty (n) father of Rachel Trusty a minor consideration of the sum of one dollar lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Jacob Trusty by Jacob Stout of Kent County, in the said State, hath, in…
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1855 Indenture John W Fountain to Wm Hill
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,…
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Indenture John & Robert Fountain to William Roe 1842
This Indenture made this third day of January A.D. 1842 Witnesseth That John & Robert Fountain of Murderkill hundred minors hath in the presence and with the approbation of George Walston a justice of the peace for Kent County in the State of Delaware, and in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars each lawful…
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