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

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Record #43 from Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings, 1848-1851

Familysearch PDF Page Number 58
Original Liber Page Number 83
Date 14 Aug 1849
Type of Proceeding Indenture - apprenticeship
Name and Freedom Status Henry Beckett [free]
Abstract Henry Becket, Negro boy of 14 yo on 6 Dec last, comes to Court & it's represented that he is not at service or having trade or employement in service of his parents, that he is without means sufficient for maintenance. He is bound out as apprentice by Justices of Court to George W. Tilghman until he is 21 yo. Tilghman to teach him trade of a farmer, to supply him with suitable clothing & maintenance during apprenticeship & when free to give him $40.

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