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This indenture made the 2nd day of June 1818 between Joseph Fawcett overseer of the poor for
the South district in the county of Rockingham of the one part and William Cherryholmes of the
said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an
order of the county court of Rockingham made at December court 1808 doth put and bind
Thomas Auberry orphan of Lewis Auberry of the said county four years old on the 1st day of
April 1809 as an apprentice to the said William Cherryholmes with him after the manner of an
apprentice to dwell and serve until he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years to leanr the art
and mystery of a weaver In consideration of which the said William Cherryholmes binds himself
to the said Joseph Fawcett or his successor overseer of the poor to teach and instruct or cause to
be taught and instructed the said Thomas Auberry the art and mystery aforesaid during said term
and moreover to find the said Thomas Auberry in good and sufficient clothing meat drink
washing and lodging fit and convenient for such apprentice and teach him reading writing and
common arithmetic including the rule of three and also at the end of his service shall pay and
satisfy the said Thomas Auberry the sum of twenty dollars In witness whereof the said Joseph
Fawcett to the counterpart of these presents hath set his hand and affixed his seal and the said
William Cherryholmes hath set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of
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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
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1766-1871
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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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1818
Title
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Indenture of Apprenticeship, Thomas Auberry to William Cherryholmes
Description
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Weaver
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Overseers of the Poor
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JMU Libraries
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Osp003_003_001
Auberry
Cherryholmes
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This indenture witnesseth that I John Lincoln one of the overseers of the poor for the parish and
county of Rockingham in the state of Virginia, by an order of said county court to me directed,
held the fourth Monday of July 1794, hath and by these presents doth, put and bind George
Cherryholmes, (base born child of Elizabeth Cherryholmes of the age of ten years the twentyfifth day of December last past in year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four) apprentice
to John Flora, of the James Place to serve him in the said county or parish until he arrives at the
age of twenty-one years, during which term the said apprentice, his said master faithfully shall
serve, his secrets keep, 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
said masters leave; fornication he shall not commit, matrimony he shall not contract; at cards,
dice, or any other unlawful game he shall not play with his own goods, or the goods of others,
whereby his said master may have damage, no haunt alehouses, playhouses, or taverns; he shall
not waste his said masters goods, nor lend them to any without his consent but in all things
behave himself as a good and faithful servant or apprentice ought to do.
In consideration whereof, the said master shall provide and procure for said apprentice sufficient
meat, drink, washing, lodging, and apparel, fitting for such apprentice, during the said term and
teach the said apprentice to read the Bible well, to write, and cypher through the rule of three and
learn him or cause him to be learned the art and mystery, trade, science or occupation of a
Waggonmaker.
And at the end of expiration of said term, pay or cause to be paid to said apprentice the freedom
dues customary for such apprentice.
In witness whereof each partie bind themselves to the other. Sealed with their seals, this
twentieth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.
Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of
John Harrison
Jacob Rimell
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Title
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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.
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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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Osp003_001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/11">Overseers of the Poor: Minutebooks and Correspondences</a>
Is Referenced By
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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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1795
Title
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Indenture of Apprenticeship, George Cherryholmes to John Flora
Description
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Wagon maker
Creator
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Overseers of the Poor
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
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Identifier
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Osp003_001_024
Cherryholmes
Flora