15 20 340 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/691bbef06fa477a68e7f0b4a192efd52.pdf d0b90f08ec4ab9bc9004ccac4696fd8d PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4acb25a755ce26ffdcafc725af6825e6.pdf e63ff6fe9f4872f01e87833ea014f3bc PDF Text Text This indenture made the first day of January 1807 between John Baxter overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Josiah Harrison of said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of the court of said county baring date November one thousand and eight hundred and five Doth put place and bind Jane Miller of said county a poor girl being about thirteen years of age unto the said Josiah Harrison to dwell with and serve him until she shall arrive to the age of 18 years In consideration whereof the said Harrison doth bind himself to the said John Baxter or his successor overseer of the poor to teach or cause to be taught to the said child to read and rite and to furnish said child with meat drink and lodging fit and convenient and when the said Jane Miller shall arrive to the age of twenty one years the said Josiah Harrison is to furnish her with all such freedom dues as the law directs In witness whereof each of us have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1807 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Jane Miller to Josiah Harrison Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_060 Harrison Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ce2c497dda81dae5d91d0d790d80dcc7.pdf 19cf7b93aece6f0f1968cb4a91a9b608 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/26e526aafa1126f0eb2a5bc5e91310cc.pdf 53e2492b02136a65b9767922f3533fa3 PDF Text Text This indenture made the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and seven between John Baxter overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Josiah Harrison of said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of court of the said county baring date at November one thousand eight hundred and five doth put place and bind Elizabeth Miller a poor girl of said county being ten years old the first of July eighteen hundred and six unto the said Josiah Harrison to dwell with and serve him until she shall arrive at the age of eighteen In consideration whereof the said Josiah Harrison doth bind himself to the said John Baxter or his successor overseer of the poor to furnish said girl with clothes meat drink and lodging fit and convenient and to teach or cause to be taught said girl to read and rite and at the end of her servitude to furnish her with all such freedom dues as the law directs in witness whereof each of us have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1807 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Elizabeth Miller to Josiah Harrison Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_059 Harrison Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/61e36a54087dac1b375cb488e718983d.pdf 6a257d786d6a95a8f117dd121b067029 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e333b75634af9738b871c3e0704fe912.pdf db25363b5bfe472c82a4077382d67af6 PDF Text Text This indenture made the 17th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven between John Boyde of Rockingham County and state of Virginia of the one part and James Craig of said county and state of the other part Witnesseth that the said John Boyde by these presents doth put place and bind his daughter Pegy Boyde aged sixteen years against the fourth day of December next as an apprentice until she arrive to the age of eighteen years and that she shall duly and faithfully serve the said Hames Craige as a good and faithfully apprentice aught to do during the said term and not to absent herself day nor night without her said masters leave In consideration of which service the said Craige doth covenant and agree to and with the said John Boyde to find the said Pegy Boyde in good wholesome decent cloathing meat drink washing and lodging During the said term and to give her three months regular schooling and a good feather bed and furniture with a deacent suit of cloaths at the expiration of the said term and to teach or cause her to be taught to nit sew and spin to the true performance of each and every of the above covinants and agreements the parties bind themselves to each other In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and seals the day and year first above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1807 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Peggy Boyde to James Craige Description An account of the resource sewing, knitting, spinning Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_058 Boyde Craige https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c5de365f4f31e8a3beb25c592ef6e1c4.pdf bc9a522f705a19e288b6242875b30790 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/428eb47067c8d06ea22d4e367a4f2913.pdf 195edc3fc33062cfdcac820f85b97a21 PDF Text Text This indenture made this 16th day of May one thousand eight hundred and five between Alex Graham overseer of the poor of the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and John Burkholder of said county of the other part Witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of the court of said county bearing date of April court last doe put place and bind John Shitler a poor boy seven years old the seventeenth day of December last past as an apprentice unto the said John Burkholder to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years In consideration whereof the said Burkholder on his part doth bind himself to the said Graham or his successor overseer of the poor to teach and instruct or cause to be taught the said apprentice the art and mistery of a cooper within the time above mentioned and to find the said apprentice in cloaths meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such apprentice and to teach or cause him to be taught to read and wright and common arithmatick including the rule of three and at the end of his apprenticeship shall give unto said apprentice all such freedom dues as the law directs in witness whereof each of us hath here unto set our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, John Spitler to john Burkholder Description An account of the resource Cooper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_057 Burkholder Spitler https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8784714ffe0634d14064592ffcd7681e.pdf 2f1bd8cb19aea6da97ca7a77b59cac80 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f930632b3e175ed7e178d6e5aa0eb788.pdf 0ad911b9d499d24f49fa418462448e31 PDF Text Text This indenture made the 15th day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and five between Alexander Graham overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and William Donavan of said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an of order of court bearing date at March court last past doe put place and bind Ralph Smith a poor boy aged eleven years the 13 th day of January last past as and apprentice unto the said William Donavan to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years In consideration whereof the said William Donavan doth bind himself to the said Graham or his successor overseer of the poor to teach and instruct or cause to be taught the said apprentice the art and mistery of a house joiner within the time above mentioned and to furnish the said apprentice with cloathes meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such apprentice and to teach or cause him to be taught to read wright and common arithmatick including the rule of three and at the end of his apprentice ship shall give unto said apprentice all such freedom dues as the law directs in witness whereof each of us hath here unto set our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Ralph Smith to William Donovan Description An account of the resource House joiner Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_056 Donovan Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b502ffa161c99011534eb81185cccb10.pdf 71c56d3983ab2ebe579eb3fbd4cde3d8 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/90c58743d1a17838bc3380fb2209e344.pdf 720308889bb9a098d089c9a4e3fb267b PDF Text Text This indenture made this eight day of September one thousand eight hundred and four between John Baxter overseer of the poor for the couth district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Josiah Harrison of the said county of the other witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of the court of said county baring date November court one thousand eight hundred and three doe put place and bind James Miller of said county a poor boy being nine years old last Jan as an apprentice to the said Josiah Harrison to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years In consideration whereof the said Josiah Harrison doth bind himself to the said John Baxter or his successor overseer of the poor to teach or cause to be taught the said James Miller the art and mistery of the milling business within the time above mentioned and to furnish the said apprentice with clothes meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such an apprentice and to teach or cause him to be taught to read and right and common arithmatick including the rule of three and at the end of his apprenticeship shall give unto the said apprentice all such freedom dues as the law directs In witness where of each of us hath hereunto set out hands and seals � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, James Miller to Josiah Harrison Description An account of the resource Milling Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_055 Harrison Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/11b95887086f9adac2af166576ace89b.pdf 3e9bc7f8f7f515c0260c175da57ef7c5 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f924b6318cdba6ac8ee740eabc348490.pdf bdb54fcb918cb75e88557810d4d6f22a PDF Text Text This indenture made this seventeenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and five between Thomas Hopkins overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Samuel Miller of said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of the court of said county bearing date at November court last doth put place and bind Ezekel Miller of said county a poor boy being fourteen years of age the twelth day of Aprile last unto the said Samuel Miller to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years In consideration whereof the said Samuel Miller doth bind himself to the said Thomas Hopkins or his successor overseer of the poor to teach said boy or cause him to be taught the cooper trade perfectly within term above mentioned and to furnish said boy with cloaths meet drink and lodging convenient for him and to teach or cause him to be taught to read and wright and common arithmetic including the rule of three shall give unto said boy all such freedom dues as the law directs In witness whereof each of us have set our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Ezekiel Miller to Samuel Miller Description An account of the resource Cooper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_054 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/66d4e18f2f496719e2da2d0f7e9de452.pdf 903ffd55522de0caee6541f1cc34cf10 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/15837c922555c475a21928ac90833b55.pdf 51955edc606e0f2eac657af82e3764ff PDF Text Text This indenture made the 29th day of January one thousand eight hundred and five between Alexander Graham overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and John Litener of said county of the other part Witnesseth that the said Overseer in pursuance of an order of the court of said county bearing date at January court last doe put place and bind Elizabeth McDonald of said county a poor girl being four years old the 10th day of June last past unto John Litener to dwell with and serve him until she shall arrive to the age of Eighteen years In consideration whereof the said John Litener doth bind himself to the said Graham or his successor overseer of the poor to teach or cause to be taught the said Elizabeth McDonald the business of housekeeping within the time above mentioned and to furnish the said girl with meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such person and to teach or cause her to be taught to read and wright and at the end of her servitude shall pay unto said girl all such freedom dues as the law directs in witness whereof each of us hath hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Elizabeth McDonald to John Litener Description An account of the resource housekeeping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_053 Litener McDonald https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/89f6030afcd0e6f9b6f8acd6648bba48.pdf d0ed633e3d598f4165db7f827726022a PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5d2714817b3148c8a92956f976272583.pdf 81a7b74b696bc7e1773c3892b5d811ce PDF Text Text This indenture witnesseth that we the overseers of the poor of County of Rockingham and state of Virginia hath by an order from the county court of Rockingham do Bind the said said Samuel Jewel otherwise called Samuel Taylor a base born child of the age of twelve years last March an apprentice to David Harrison to larn the trade of a shoemaker of the county and state of aforesaid to serve him until he arrives at the age of twenty one years during which time the said apprentice his said master faithfully shall serve his lawful commands every where obey he shall do no damage to his said master nor willfully suffer it to be done by others he shall neither buy nor sell without his masters leave fornication he shall not commit matrimony he shall not contract at cards dice or any other unlawful game he shall not play nor frequent ale hauses taverns nor play hauses he shall not waste his masters goods nor lend them without his masters consent but in all things behave himself as a good and faithful apprentice ought to do In consideration whereof the said master shall provide sufficient meat drink washing lodging and apparel fit for such apprentice during the said term and teach him to read rite and sipher as the law directs and learn him in the said term of time the shumaking business and at the expiration of said time the said master shall give his said apprentice his freedom dues as the law directs On witness whereof each party bind themselves to the other firmly by these presents sealed with there seals this fourteenth day of Desember in the year eighteen hundred and five � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Samuel Jewels (Taylor) to David Harrison Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_052 Harrison Jewels https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/21473e2e518501bad925238b72579ab2.pdf 6bd4272c2d63259d059303c6730fd0b9 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3312789e383c0c1f4cc4ecc63262c4a8.pdf f4379f0b0a605ca8695f0b828726f620 PDF Text Text This indenture made this 10th day of February one thousand eight hundred and five between Thomas Hopkins overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Alexander Graham of said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of court bearing date at September court last doe put place and bind Christian Donovan a poor boy of said county being ten years old the 23 day of June last past as an apprentice unto the said Alexander Graham to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years In consideration whereof the said Alexander Graham doth bind himself to the said Thomas Hopkins his successor overseer of the poor to teach or instruct or cause to be taught the said Christian Donovan the art and mistery of a saddler within the time above mentioned and to furnish the said apprentice with meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such apprentice and to teach or cause him to be taught to read and wright and common arithmatick including the rule of three and at the end of his apprenticeship shall give unto said apprentice all such freedom dues as the law directs in witness whereof each of us haith hereunto sett our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Chester Donovan to Alexander Graham Description An account of the resource Saddler Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_051 Donovan Graham https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/45af9e338f2364fbc77da7205fe0633f.pdf 1a55a1a79b6b68aff3197196545e710e PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5a4b3fd5554c57143376b9da04d9a17b.pdf 5616db563c63d8acd0ce5377076de66d PDF Text Text This indenture made the 24th day of July one thousand eight hundred and five between Alexander Graham overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Abraham Whitmore of said county of the other part Witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of the court of said county bearing date at July court last do put place and bind Westley Calhoon a poor boy of the age of as an apprentice unto the to the said Abraham Whitmore to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive unto the age of twenty one years In consideration where of the said Abraham Whitmore doth bind himself to the said Graham or his successor overseer of the poor to teach and instruct or cause to be taught the said apprentice the art and mistery of a blacksmith within the time above mentioned and to furnish the said apprentice with cloaths meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such apprentice and to teach or cause him to be taught to read and wright and common arithmatick including the rule of three and at the end of his apprenticeship shall give unto said apprentice all such freedom dues as the law directs in witness whereof each of us haith here unto sett our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Westley Calhoon to Abraham Whitmore Description An account of the resource Blacksmith Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_050 Calhoon Whitmore https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1e241cd7b61a2acde12321f9549ac5cc.pdf b8d40cb9799504fb57238fa17469ebd3 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/64fb098638baa1dcdfed70e5ef0f01fa.pdf 8f85d9a150e65f28445b0eaf4c4c1259 PDF Text Text This indenture made this 24th day of July one thousand eight hundred and five between Alexander Graham overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Joseph Graves of said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of court bearing date at July Court last do put place and bind John Calhoon a poor boy of the age of as an apprentice unto the said Joseph Graves to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years In consideration whereof the said Joseph Groves doth bind himself to the said overseer of the poor to teach and instruct or cause to be taught the said apprentice the art and mistery of a Blacksmith within the time above mentioned and to furnish the said apprentice with cloaths meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such apprentice and to teach or cause him to be taught to read and wright and common arithmatick including the rule of three and at the end of his apprenticeship shall give unto the said apprentice all such freedom dues as the law directs in witness whereof each of us haith here unto sett our hands and seal the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, John Calhoon to Joseph Groves Description An account of the resource Blacksmith Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_049 Calhoon Groves https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8ae9e856e65220566164d1d64948319b.pdf 3480b910cfbd191c8978893523dc449d PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f8e842f1d254b7fa1efa86a192092edb.pdf 128aa779791a326e110eb449bc4dea4d PDF Text Text This indenture made this 31 day of August in the year of our Lord 1805 between Peter Nicholas and overseer of the poor in the county of Rockingham of the one part and George Shaver of the same county of the other part witnesseth that the said Peter Nicholas and overseers of the poor as aforesaid by virtue of an order of the court of the said county bearing date the November court in the year of 1803 have put placed and bound and by these presents do put place and bind Caty Baggs a mulattoe girl born of a white woman of the agree of three year to be an apprentice with him the said George Shaver and as an apprentice with him the said George Shaver to dwell from the date of these presents until the said Caty Baggs shall arrive to the age of eighteen years according to the act of the General Assembly in that case made and provided. By and during all which time and term the said Caty Baggs shall the said George Shaver her master well and faithfully serve in all such lawful business as the said Caty Baggs shall be out unto by her said master according to the power wit and ability of her the said Caty Baggs and honestly and obediently in all things shall behave herself towards her master and honestly and orderly towards the rest of the family of the said George Shaver. And the said George Shaver for his part, for himself his executors and administrators doth hereby promise and covenant to and with the said overseers of the poor and every of them their and every of their ex, and adm, and their and every of their successors for the time being and to and with the said Caty Baggs that he the said George Shaver shall and will instruct and teach or cause to be instructed and taught the said Caty Baggs knitting, spinning, and housewifery after the best manner as much as thereunto belongeth or in any wise assertaineth And that the said Geoge Shaver shall also find and allow unto the said apprentice sufficient meat drink apparel washing lodging and all other things needful or nect for an apprentice during the said term and will moreover give unto the said apprentice a new suit of cloathes and the sum of twelve dollars at the expiration of the said term. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1805 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Caty Baggs to George Shaver Description An account of the resource African American, knitting, spinning, housewifery Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_048 Baggs Shaver https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5700140f03638eff48d012df86f8a75b.pdf 871304a062918ffa561afc9fbe20a8f3 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/73bdcc3aa755ab3ea21914c00a5510f8.pdf 573df34dab57cd45e15eecaae041d50e PDF Text Text This indenture made this 17th day of January one thousand eight hundred and four between Alexander Graham overseer of the poor for the county of Rockingham of the one part and Ezekiel Logan of the county aforesaid a millwright, of the other part Witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of the court of said county made this day doth by these presents put and bind Patrick Raines of the county aforesaid aged fifteen years the twentififth day of December last past as an apprentice to the said Logan with him after the manner of an apprentice to dwell and serve until he shall arrive at the age of twenty one years and that the said Logan on his part doth covenant and agree to and with the said overseer of the poor that he will teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed the said Raines in the art and mystery of a millwright aforesaid and moreover that during the term aforesaid the said Logan shall find and provide for the said Raines sufficient clothes meaet drink washing and lodging fit and convenient for such an apprentice and teach him to read write and common arithmetic including the single rule of three and also at the expiration of said term to give him a sett of tools and the lawful freedom dues In witness whereof the said overseer of the poor to the counter part of these presents hath set his hand and affixed his seal and the said Logan hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1804 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Patrick Raines to Ezekiel Logan Description An account of the resource Millwright Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_047 Logan Raines https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a6368a519c81f90dda7647d9314dc302.pdf 55ce9899dd9e55ab6131237ad9d6c8b9 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/066686f548ab9480b9a393944bea9d33.pdf 9e2bb2aa1441bf2712695ed2d8d6bf0e PDF Text Text This indenture witnesseth that I, John Krotzer overseer of the poor for the parish and county of Rockingham by an order of the court of the said county made at September last to me directly hath and by these presents doth put and bind Mary Helbert daughter of Brret Helbert of the age of 6 years the 23rd of July 1804 an apprentice to Daniel Showalter of the said county to serve him as an apprentice until she shall arrive to the age of eighteen years, during which term the said apprentice her said master faithfully shall serve his secrets his lawful commands obey she shall do no damage to her said master nor willfully suffer it to be done by others and shall in all other respects obey her said master during the term aforesaid In consideration whereof the said master shall provide and procure sufficient meat drink washing and lodging fitting for such apprentice during the said time and teach the said apprentice to read the bible and write tolerable well and learn her or cause to be learned to knit sew and spin and at the expiration of the said term to pay or cause to be paid her twelve dollars and give her a bed and spinning wheel the freedom dues allowed by law. In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the 19th day of October 1804 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1804 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Mary Helbert to Daniel Showalter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_046 Helbert Showalter https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6190f34328ed79f18fb090a6d4321ed3.pdf d3bbf3fff98358bec5fabdb97e57e8fe PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ff4d88aeb0d3b9b4b1712a4f210bf3fa.pdf 0cd33ce1a0d2b789cbc57ceb2a33ecd6 PDF Text Text This indenture made the 28th day of August one thousand eight hundred and fore between Alexander Graham overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Martin Burkholder of said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of cort of said county bearing date April coart last doe put place and bind Rudy Fry a poor boy age eight years old in February last as an apprentice unto the said Martin Burkholder to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive to the age of 21 years In consideration whereof the said Burkholder doth bind himself to the said Graham or his successor overseer of the poor to teach and instruct or cause to be taught the said apprentice the art and mistery of a wheel right within the time above mentioned and to find the said apprentice cloath meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such an apprentice and to teach or cause him to be taught to read wright and common arthimatick including the rule of three and at the end of his servitude shall give unto the said apprentice such freedom dues as the law directs in witness wherof each of us haith hereunto sett our hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1804 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Rudy Fry to Martin Burkholder Description An account of the resource Wheelwright Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_045 Burkholder Fry https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d583c53d6572db54918ebf7b612bb9b8.pdf b5582f66debee0884fefc2a06f07c0cb PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7b92c97d5e3799bceac10126c1973edb.pdf ea64f5cd3eab76717830039cbc1a03b0 PDF Text Text This indenture made this 18th day of April eighteen hundred and four between Alexander Graham overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and John Landis of the said county of the other part Witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of the court of said county of Rockingham made this day do put and bind Joseph Fry (a poor child of John Fry aged twelve years old in may next) with him after the manner of an apprentice to dwell and serve until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years to learn the art trade and mistery of a blacksmith In consideration of which the said Landis binds himself to the said Graham or his successor overseer of the poor to teach instruct or cause to be taught and instructed the said Joseph Fry the art and mistery aforesaid during said term and moreover to find him in good and sufficient meat drink washing and lodging and apparel fit and convenient for such apprentice and teach or cause him to be taught reading writing and common arithmetic including the rule of three and also at the end of his service shall pay and satisfy to the said Joseph all such freedom dues as he shall have a right to demand in Witnesseth whereof the said overseer of the poor and the said Landis hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day first above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1804 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Joseph Fry to John Laneriz Description An account of the resource Blacksmith Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_044 Fry Laneriz https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/04d5091ce69cb0a4b16f91e06bbcf457.pdf 2e90ceb1ca7c847ecbc7cc9faa2ae046 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6d22199f152350d1ebe390a85cf743a3.pdf 9e7c70d295bba4e8d6ca511d351f77ae PDF Text Text This indenture made the 22nd day of December one thousand eight hundred and four between Alexander Graham overseer of the poor for the south district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and George Berry of the said county of the other part Witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an order of the coart of said county bearing date of September coart last doe put place and bind William Black of said county a poor boy being eighteen years of age the twenty fourth day of January last past as an apprentice unto the said George Berry to dwell with and serve him until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years In consideration whereof the said George Berry doth bind him self to the said Graham or his successor overseer of the poor to teach or instruct of cause to be taught the said William Black the art and mistery of a blacksmith within the term above mentioned and to furnish the said apprentice with cloath meat drink and lodging fit and convenient for such an apprentice and to teach or cause him to be taught to read and wright and common arithmatick including the rule of three and at the end of his apprenticeship shall give unto the said apprentice such freedom dues as the law directs in witness whereof each of us hath hereunto sett hour hands and seals the day and year above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1804 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, William Black to George Berry Description An account of the resource Blacksmith Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_043 Berry Black https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/88ef167cef4555a6cc5b5876362b0e0f.pdf 29a5dd26052dff3c48afe1c4766ebcdc PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9a6eec66af49f4f772a5601c4ed3fd21.pdf d91ba16ffa8585ac0c2fedef461014ba PDF Text Text This indenture made the 18th day of July in the year of our Lord 1803 between Jacob Nicholas and Henry Cook overseers of the poor in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Philip Long of the same county aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said Jacob Nicholas and Henry Cook by virtue of an order of the court of the said county in June last have put placed and bound and by these presents do put place and bind William Long a natural child of Catharine Rhinehart of the age of eight years to be an apprentice with him the said Philip Long and as an apprentice with him the said Philip Long to dwell from the date of these presents until the said William Long shall come to the age of twenty one years according to the act of General Assembly in that case made and provided By and during all which term and time the said William Long shall the said Philip Long his master well and faithfully serve in all such lawful business as the said William Long shall be put unto by his said master according to the wit power and ability of him the said William Long and honestly and obediently in all things behave himself towards his master and honestly and orderly towards the family of the said Philip Long. And the said Philip Long for his part for himself his ex and adm doth hereby promise and covenant to and with the said overseers of the poor and their successors for the time being and to and with the said William Long that he the said Philip Long shall cause to be taught and instructed the said William Long in the craft mystery and occupation of a tanner and currier after the best manner and in everything that belongeth thereunto or in any wise assertaineth and that the said Philip Long shall also find and allow unto the said apprentice sufficient meat drink apparel washing lodging and all other things needful or nect for an apprentice for the said term. And also that the said Philip Long shall teach or cause to be taught to the said William Long reading, writing, and common arithmetic including the rule of three; and will moreover pay unto the said William Long the sum of twenty dollars at the expiration of the said term. In witness whereof the said parties have interchangeably set hereunto their hands and seals the day and year first above written � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1803 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, William Long to Philip Long Description An account of the resource Tanning and currying Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_042 Long https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/78e8f3672d0dfd1af8dcd1f12caa68f4.pdf 91f366255daaf8f8dbaab86b4fed3236 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9d33b720e7b59c46b393f9a2e1b1972e.pdf dc226d49e415b8279e0020c73352809e PDF Text Text This indenture made this 12th day of October in the year 1802 and in the 20th year of the independence of the United States of America between John Graham and David Rolsten overseers of the poor of the south district of the county of Rockingham of the one part and alexander Graham of said county of the other part Witnesseth that the said overseers aforesaid by virtue of an order of the court of the aforesaid county bearing date the September Coart last past have put placed and bound and by these presents doe put place and bind William Donovan a poor boy of the age of ten years and six months to be an apprentice with him the said Alexander Graham to dwell with him until he the said William Donovan shall come to the age of twenty one year According to the act of Assembly in that case made and provided during all which time the said William Donovan shall the said Alexander Graham faithfully serve in all lawfull business as the said apprentice shall be directed to doe by said master and shall honestly and faithfully behave himself towards the said masters fammelly and the said Alexander Graham on his part his heirs executors doth hereby promise to and with the said overseers of the poor and every of their successors for the time being to and with the said apprentice that he the said master shall the said apprentice teach or cause to be taught the art and mistery of the sadling business after the best manner and that he the said master shall furnish the said apprentice with sufficient deit and cloathing during the term above mentioned and also that the said master shall cause the said apprentice to be taught reading and righting and common arithmatick including the rule of three and will pay unto said apprentice the sum of twelve dollars at the expiration of the aforesaid term in witness whereof the partys have here unto sett their hands and seals the day and year above mentioned � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship Description An account of the resource Series III is comprised of Rockingham County Indentures of Apprenticeship, which were formal contracts created by the overseers to bind poor or orphaned children to a "master" with who they would learn a trade. Their term generally lasted until the age of twenty-one for males and eighteen for females. Trades were typically determined by the apprentice's sex as well. Active labor and semi-skilled artisan positions were reserved for males, while females often served their term learning to sew, spin, knit, or domestic labor. For more information on the Overseers of the Poor collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aid</a>" tab in the menu above. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766-1871 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1802 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, William Donnovan to Alexander Graham Description An account of the resource Saddler Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Overseers of the Poor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Osp003_001_041 Donnovan Graham