1 20 1 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d7bc727bedba38356b94b2f79d8e2cd3.pdf 57a4c02ef75af447994942764a0c716b PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fb1a74b177f2b5e225882d37896ecda3.pdf 83a8fa2443b59d85de3fc02002a25306 PDF Text Text This indenture made the 21 st day of Febraury in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine By and between Jacob Bear overseer of the poor of the county of Rockingham and state of Virginia of the one part and William Beland of the County and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Jacob Bear overseer as aforesaid have put placed and bound and by these presents do put place and bind Patsy Dear daughter of Polly Dear of the age of eight year the 18th of last August to be an apprentice with him the said William Beland to dwell from the date of these presents until she attain the age of eighteen years. During all which time the said Patsy shall the said William her master well and faithfully serve in all such lawful business as she shall be put to by her said master according to her power and skill and honestly and obediently in all things shall behave herself towards her said master and the rest of his family and the said William Beland for his part doth hereby covenant with the said Patsy that he the said William Beland shall have the said Patsy taught to read and to write to spin sew and knit in the best manner Also find and allow unto the said Patsy such meat drink washing lodging and apparel and all other things needful for an apprentice during the said term And will moreover pay or cause to be paid unto the said Patsy eighteen dollars at the expiration of the aforesaid term In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals this 21st day of February 1809 � 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.<br /><br />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 1809 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Patsy Dear to William Beland 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_068 Beland Dear