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

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Record #639 from Apprenticeships from the Somerset County Register of Wills (Indentures), 1864-1867

County Somerset
PDF page 426
Page # in Liber JJD No. 6 390
Justice of the Peace not on form
Child (Apprentice) James Simms
Child of Biddy Simms, dead
Raised by Jesse Simms
Awarded [blank]
White person to whom apprenticed (master) Jesse Simms
Date of Apprenticeship Paper 10 Nov 1864
Age 10
Date of Attaining Said Age 1 Nov 1864
Age to Serve Until 21
Trade to Learn farming
Receive at the end of the Apprenticeship 2 suits apparel & $15
Date of Final Papers N/A due to different form used
Transcriber Notes James, orphan, selected master

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