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

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Record #342 from Apprenticeships from the Somerset County Register of Wills (Indentures), 1864-1867

County Somerset
PDF page 203
Page # in Liber JJD No. 6 171
Justice of the Peace J B Stevenson
Child (Apprentice) boy Edward
Child of Amelia, a non resident
Raised by Isaac Johnson
Awarded $20 for raising child
White person to whom apprenticed (master) Joshua H Johnson
Date of Apprenticeship Paper 7 Nov 1864
Age 17
Date of Attaining Said Age 30 Jun 1864
Age to Serve Until 21
Trade to Learn farming business
Receive at the end of the Apprenticeship 2 suits apparel & $30
Date of Final Papers 8 May 1865
Transcriber Notes child selected master

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