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

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Record #81 from Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings, 1848-1851

Familysearch PDF Page Number 94
Original Liber Page Number 150
Date 21 Feb 1850
Type of Proceeding Indenture - apprenticeship
Name and Freedom Status Charles Truitt [free]
Abstract Charles Truitt, Negro boy 3 yo on 1 January last past, comes to court; he is not at service or learning a trade or employed in service of parents & is without sufficeient means for maintenance. He is bound by court as apprentice until he is 21 yo to William C. Mumford to learn trade of common laborer. He is to receive suitable clothing & maintenance through apprenticeship & when free to receive $15 in cash.

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