Category: Apprentice Indenture
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Indenture Jas H Parker from Moses Mifflin 1850
Know all me by these presents that I Moses Mifflin of Georgetown Sussex County and State of Delaware being a free negro of the age of twenty five years and upwards for and in consideration of the sum of seventy nine dollars and eighty cents lawful money of the State aforesaid advanced and paid by…
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Apprentice Indenture Stephen Ellis to John H. Eccleston 1838
This Indenture made this thirty first day of October A.D. 1838 Witnesseth, That Dorcus Ellis mother of Stephen Ellis a minor, hath in the presence and with the approbation of Thomas Stevenson a Justice of the Peace for Kent County in the State of Delaware and in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars lawful…
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Apprentice Indenture James McNatt n to James L Heverin 1851
This Indenture made this Twenty fifth day of November A.D. 1851 between Trustin S. Davis and James S. Smith two of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County, in the State of Delaware, of the one part, and James McNatt of the said County and State, of the other part: Whereas, the said Trustin…
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Indenture Thomas Brinkley to Betsey Brinkley 1846
This Indenture, made the fifth day of August A.D. 1846. Witnesseth: That Caroline Miller mother of Thomas Brinkley a minor, in consideration of the sum of one dollar lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Caroline Miller by Elizabeth Brinkley of Kent County, in the said state hath, in…
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Apprentice Indenture Sarah Elizabeth Richardson to Margaret Thompson 1844
[Thanks to Cecilia Ann Morris for her excellent research on this family.] This Indenture witnesseth, That Jonas Richardson colored man of the City of Willmington in the State of Delaware Hath put, and by these presents doth put, place and bind his Daughter Sarah Elizabeth Richardson a Minor, who was born on the first day…
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Apprentice Indenture Henry Dobson to Abraham D. Shadd 1828
[cordwainer is an archaic term for shoemaker] This Indenture Witnesseth That Henry Dobson, free man of color of Salem county in the State of New Jersey, Hath and by these presents Doth put place and bind his son Henry Dobson aged Seventeen years and four months, Apprentice to Abraham D. Shadd of the Borough of…
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Apprentice Indenture John Alston to Abraham D Shadd 1830
[cordwainer is an archaic term for shoemaker] This Indenture Witnesseth that Christann Alston a free woman of colour woman of the City of New York widow hath and by these presents doth put and Bind her son John Alston a minor aged fifteen years and one month apprentice to Abram D. Shadd of the Borough…
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1859 Indenture, Daniel Green To Moses America
This Indenture made this twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine, Witnesseth, that Selina Johns mother of Daniel Green a minor in consideration of the sum of one dollar & fifty cents lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said…
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Indenture John W. Macklin to Moses America 1856
This Indenture made this twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six. Witnesseth that Rebecca Macklin in Dover hundred mother of John Wesley Macklin hath in the presence and with the approbation of Thos. Stevenson a Justice of the Peace for Kent County in the…
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1857 Indenture Richard America to Moses America
This indenture made this Twenty fifth day of September A.D. 1857 Witnessseth that Charles G America Father of Richard America a minor hath in the presence and with the approbation of This Stevenson a Justice of the Peace for the County of Kent put and bound and by these presents doth put and bind the…
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