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

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Record #481 from Apprenticeships from the Somerset County Register of Wills (Indentures), 1864-1867

County Somerset
PDF page 273
Page # in Liber JJD No. 6 241
Justice of the Peace James Gilliss
Child (Apprentice) Gordon H Coulbourn
Child of orphan chlld
Raised by Elizabeth Venables
Awarded said child [Gordon]
White person to whom apprenticed (master) Elizabeth Venables
Date of Apprenticeship Paper 26 Dec 1864
Age 13
Date of Attaining Said Age 15 Nov 1864
Age to Serve Until 21
Trade to Learn farming & milling
Receive at the end of the Apprenticeship 2 suits apparel & $25
Date of Final Papers 4 Jul 1865
Transcriber Notes justice selected master

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