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

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Record #501 from Apprenticeships from the Somerset County Register of Wills (Indentures), 1864-1867

County Somerset
PDF page 283
Page # in Liber JJD No. 6 251
Justice of the Peace William P Smith
Child (Apprentice) Benjamin Wilson
Child of A Maria Bounds
Raised by Nelley Bounds
Awarded Benjamin to James Shockley
White person to whom apprenticed (master) James M Shockley
Date of Apprenticeship Paper 27 Feb 1865
Age 7
Date of Attaining Said Age 14 Mar 1865
Age to Serve Until 21
Trade to Learn common labourer
Receive at the end of the Apprenticeship 2 suits apparel & $25
Date of Final Papers 4 Jul 1865
Transcriber Notes child & parent voluntarily before Justice

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