Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #13 from Apprenticeships from the Somerset County Register of Wills (Indentures), 1864-1867

County Somerset
PDF page 38
Page # in Liber JJD No. 6 7
Justice of the Peace Edward F Duer
Child (Apprentice) Leah E Lankford
Child of Jane Lankford
Raised by Benjamin J Lankford
Awarded (blank)
White person to whom apprenticed (master) Benjamin J Lankford
Date of Apprenticeship Paper 3 Nov 1864
Age 6
Date of Attaining Said Age 1 Nov 1864
Age to Serve Until 18
Trade to Learn house servant
Receive at the end of the Apprenticeship 2 suits apparel & $20
Date of Final Papers 20 Apr 1865
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