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Indentures Collection, 1666; 1750-1850
Contents List
Folder
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| 1 |
1666 February 1 |
Binds Thomas Austin to seven years service for passage
to
New England |
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| 2 |
1750/51 January 18 |
Joiner apprenticeship; binds Daniel Thomson, of
Bellingham,
Mass., to Ebenezer Holbrook, of Mendon, Mass. |
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| 3 |
1756 July 7 |
Printer apprenticeship; binds Isaiah Thomas
(1749-1831) to
Zechariah Fowle (1726-1776), both of Boston, Mass. |
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1761 September 7 |
Apprenticeship; binds Hannah Child to Jonas and Hannah
Brown,
both of Sutton, Mass. |
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1765 November 25 |
Housewright apprenticeship; binds Samuel Gearfield to
David
Baldwin, both of Spencer, Mass. |
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1766 July 21 |
Obligation; between David Baldwin, Asa Baldwin, and
John Brown,
of Leicester, Mass., to Thomas Hubbard, of Boston, Mass. |
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1771 August 8 |
Printer apprenticeship; binds Anthony Haswell
(1756-1816)
to Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), both of Boston, Mass. |
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1778 March 23 |
Lease; between Jonathan Stoddard, of Templeton, Mass.,
to
William White, of Bolton, Mass. |
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1779 March 31 |
Lease; between Samuel Gardner Jarvis, of Boston,
Mass., and
Increase Sumner, of Roxbury, Mass. |
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1782 December 17 |
Husbandry apprenticeship; binds Artimus Pratt (poor
child),
of Westborough, Mass., to Joseph Carryl and his wife Elizabeth and
their
heirs, of Hubbardston, Mass. |
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| 11 |
1803 August 1 |
Husbandry apprenticeship; binds King Allen to Samuel
Pine,
both of Petersham, Mass. |
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1803 September 3 |
Agreement to judgment between William Campbell, of St.
John,
New Brunswick, and James Putnam, of London, Great Britain, against
Daniel
Murray, of York Co., New Brunswick |
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1807 December 5 |
Hatter apprenticeship; binds George Plumb, of East
Haddam,
Conn., to Gibbons Mather, of Chatham, Conn. |
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1809 August 15 |
Marriage agreement; between Thomas Lincoln and
Elizabeth Lincoln
& David Rice, of Fayette Co. |
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| 15 |
1815 January 7 |
Housekeeping apprenticeship; binds Hetty Clark
(colored) to
William Reeves, both of Randolph, N.J. |
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1815 March 14 |
Blacksmith apprenticeship; binds Jesse H. Brown to
William
Vangordon, both of Wallkill, N.Y. |
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| 17 |
1829 April 14 |
Release of notes in favor of Susannah Taft, of
Worcester,
Mass. |
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| 18 |
1832 |
Housekeeping apprenticeship; binds Sally Graves, of
Westminster,
Mass., to George W. Cowen, of Gardner, Mass. |
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1832 January 6 |
Housekeeping apprenticeship; binds Claramon Sawin, of
Westminster,
Mass., to Thomas Damon |
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1832 March 23 |
Manufacturing agreement; between William Hovey, of
Boston,
Mass., and John Simmons & Albert Curtis, of Worcester, Mass. |
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1834 November 20 |
Apprenticeship; binds John McVeagh to Jotham B. Pratt
and
John Pratt, all of Worcester, Mass. |
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1835 July 30 |
Copartnership agreement; between David Harris and
Harrison
Bliss, both of Worcester, Mass. |
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1838 March 27 |
Copartnership agreement; between William Barker and
Edwin
Conant, both of Worcester, Mass. |
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1850 January 22 |
Bound servant; binds John Henry Smith (colored) to
Jacob Carpenter,
of Jamaica, N.Y. |
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1850 May 18 |
Obligation; between Enoch Flagg & Patrick O'Rouke and
James
McCloskey, all of Worcester, Mass. |
Oversize Folder
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1796 October 10 |
Lease; between John Watkinson and Thomas Nicholson,,
both
of Scarbrough, England |
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1848 October 21 |
Lease; between Samuel Mendum, of Kennebunk, Me., and
James
Clarke, of West Cambridge, Mass. |
An indenture is a contract binding a person to work for another for a
given length of time, as an apprentice to a master, or an immigrant to
service in a colony. An indenture can also be an official, authenticated
list, inventory, and etc.
This collection is made up of indentures securing various agreements. They
are generally handwritten and/or partially printed, originating in various
locations. One indenture, dated 1 February 1666, contracts passage for a
boy from England to Boston, Mass., in exchange for seven years of his
service. There are indentures for apprenticeships for a joiner,
housewright, husbandman, hatter, and blacksmith, as well as for
housekeepers. One indenture, dated 22 January 1850, binds a black child as
servant in exchange for an education. There are two photostats of
printer's apprenticeships; one dated, 7 July 1756, that binds Isaiah
Thomas (1749-1831) to Zechariah Fowle (1726-1776), and another, dated 8
August 1771, that binds Anthony Haswell (1756-1816) to Isaiah Thomas. All
the indentures state conditions of the agreement including behavior of the
apprentice, length of term, etc.
The collection also contains an indenture for a lease for household
furnishings, listing all items included, as well as indentures for leases
of land. There are two indentures for obligations, in addition to
indentures of various agreements (e.g., judgment, marriage, release of
note, manufacturing, and copartnership).
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