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

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Record #59 from Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings, 1848-1851

Familysearch PDF Page Number 81
Original Liber Page Number 125
Date 18 Dec 1849
Type of Proceeding Indenture - apprenticeship
Name and Freedom Status George Libert Collins [free]
Abstract George Libert Collins, Negro boy 9 yo on 10 December instant, is represented at Court that he is not at service, learning a trade, or employed in service to his parents & is without maintenance or support. He is bound out as apprentice by Court to Josiah Collins until he is 21 yo, to learn the trade of a farmer. Josiah Collins is to supply him with suitable clothing and maintenance during apprenticeship and at end of term to give him $15.

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