1 20 1 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/469828019b288bad11a58c1e7e83572d.pdf f5b7bad5467a80b78e9eb322fb504a96 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/40498b01311580118976d4d24b9103fc.pdf f8bcb9e42bc3f4551109a78c98b93b7e PDF Text Text This indenture made the sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, between Aaron Solomon one of the overseers of the poor for the west district of Rockingham County of the one part and Isaac Burner of the aforesaid county of the other part witnesseth. That the said overseer of the poor in pursuance to an order of the court of the county aforesaid held at the last April term doth put and bind Henry Ellinger four years old the twenty fourth day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixteen to Isaac Burner as an apprentice to the said Isaac Burner with him after the manner of an apprentice to serve and dwell until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years to learn the art trade and mystery of a weaver. In consideration of which the said Burner binds himself to the said Solomon or his successor overseer of the poor to teach or instruct or cause to be taught or instructed the said Effinger the art and mystery of a weaver during said term. And moreover to find the said Henry Effinger in good sufficient meat, drink, cloathing washing and lodging fit and convenient for such an apprentice and also to teach or cause to be taught the said Henry Effinger English reading correctly to write a good fair hand and arithmetic through the single rule of three during the term of his apprenticeship. And at the end of his service shall pay and satisfy to the said Effinger twenty dollars, that being the freedom dues allowed by the court. In witness whereof the said overseer of the poor aforesaid hath hereunto set his hand and seal and the said Burner hath set his hand and seal the date above written Signed and sealed in the presence of � 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 1817 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Henry Ellinger to Isaac Burner Description An account of the resource Weaver 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_002_038 Burner Ellinger