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This indenture made this 29th day of March in the year of one thousand eight hundred and in the
29th year of the Independence of the United States of America between David Rolston overseer
of the poor in the county of Rockingham of the one part and John Birer of the said county of the
other part Witnesseth that the said David Rolston overseer of the poor as aforesaid by virtue of
an order of court of the aforesaid county bearing date the 17th of September 1799 have put placed
and bound and by these presents do put place and bind Sarah or Sally Shumaker a poor girl of
the age of seven with him the said John Birer to dwell from the date of these presents until the
said Sally Shumaker shall come to the age of 18 years according to the act of General Assembly
in that case made and provided By and during all which time and term the said Sally Shumaker
shall the said John Birer her said master well and faithfully serve in all such business as the said
Sally Shumaker shall be put unto by her said master according to the power wit and ability of her
the said Sally Shumaker and honestly and obediently in all things shall behave herself towards
her said master and honestly and orderly towards the rest of the family of the said John Birer and
the said John Birer for his part for himself his executors and administrators doth hereby promise
and covenant to and with the said overseer of the poor and every of their successors for the time
being and to and with the said Sally Shumaker that he will teach and instruct or cause to be
taught or instructed the said Sally Shumaker to sew spin knit and do such other work as is
common for girls of her station and 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 also the said John Brier shall teach or cause to be taught to the said Sally
Shumaker reading and writing and will moreover pay the said Sally Shumaker the sum of twelve
dollars at the expiration of the aforesaid term in witness whereof the said parties to these presents
have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year above written
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Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship
Description
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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.
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The Overseers of the Poor of Rockingham County
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JMU Libraries
Date
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1766-1871
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PDF
Identifier
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Osp003_001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a>
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Date
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1800
Title
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Indenture of Apprenticeship, Sarah (Sally) Shumaker to John Biner
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sewing, knitting, spinning
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Overseers of the Poor
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JMU Libraries
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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>)
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PDF
Identifier
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Osp003_001_039
Biner