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

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Record #11 from Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings, 1848-1851

Familysearch PDF Page Number 21
Original Liber Page Number 11
Date 9 Jan 1849
Type of Proceeding Indenture - apprenticeship
Name and Freedom Status Lewis Benson [free]
Abstract Between Justices of the Peace and Jacob Johnson, farmer of Worcester County, for the apprenticeship of Lewis Benson who is not at service or learning a trade or employed in service of his parents and is without means sufficient for his maintenance. Benson is Negro boy 16 yo on 9 February last past and came into the County and is bound into apprenticeship until he is 21 yo. He is to learn the art of farming and will receive suitable clothing and maintenance during his apprenticeship & to receive $35 in cash at end of term.

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