1 20 4 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d07190eead4dce1cb66303712d1d03e7.pdf 894984389a9e0c1bf73b33578d3bafda PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b5be0f72296a2a182921c6f4efd591e4.pdf 798ada19dcee9b1bcc6b57fa09833100 PDF Text Text This indenture witnesseth that I Jacob Custer overseer of the poor of the County of Rockingham by virtue of an order of court from Rockingham dated the December court 1797 hath and by these presents doth put and bind Norton Gum born the 15 day of August 1789 an apprentice to William Bryan of the said county of Rockingham to serve him in said county till he arrives to the aid of twenty one years during all the said term of time the said apprentice his master faithfully shall serve his secrets keep his lawfull commands everywhere obey he shall do no damage to his said master neither suffer it to be done by others he shall neither buy nor sell commit fornication or contract matrimony or play at cards dice or any other unlawfull game with his own or his said masters goods or the goods of others whereby his said master may have damage Neither haunt alehouses taverns or play houses he shall not waste his masters goods or lend them unlawfully to any neither absent himself day nor night from his said masters service without his leave but in all things behave himself as a faithfull servant and apprentice ought to do In consideration whereof the said master shall provide and procure sufficient meat drink washing lodging and appearal fitting for such an apprentice during the said term and time and to teach the said apprentice or cause to be taught to read the bible well also to wright and cypher to the rule of three and to learn him the questions and answers of his faith Likewise to learn him the powdermaking trade with all its branches and at the expiration of said term of time to pay or cause to be paid to the said apprentice the freedom dues customary and according to law for such apprentice in witness whereof each of us hatch here unto set our hands and affixed our seals this twelfth day of April 1800. Signed sealed and delivered In the presents of us Jason Beggs John Lockard � 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 1789 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Norton Gum to William Bryan 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_011 Bryan Gum https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2b2dfe854d8d1c6a442b1bcf52886f89.pdf c5b91780d2669a6dac9f2c1882b9b07b PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/372619fefc239f61dc9b24960954f746.pdf 27362e5ad9574af9cbf418fc58cd1c02 PDF Text Text This indenture witnesseth, that I Jacob Riffe one of the overseers of the poor for parish and county of Rockingham in the State of Virginia by virtue of an order of court, made the July court one thousand seven hundred and ninety six do put and bind Agnes Gum, orphan of Norton Gum aged twelve years the eleventh day of this instant June, apprentice to John Vance of the same county, to serve him in said county until she arrives at the age of eighteen years during which term the said apprentice her said master faithfully shall serve, his secrets keep, his lawful commands every obey, she shall do no damage to her said master nor willfully suffer it to be done by others, she shall neither buy nor sell without her said masters leave, fornication she shall not commit, matrimony she shall not contract, at cards, dice, or any other unlawful game she shall not play, nor haunt alehouses, taverns, or playhouses; she shall not waste her said masters goods, nor lend them to any without his consent but in allthings behave hereof as good and faithful servant or apprentice out 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 and write a tolerable hand, to knit, sew and spin and at the 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 firmly by these presents. Sealed with their seals, this twenty fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven. Signed, sealed, and delivered 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 1796 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Agnes Gum to John Vance 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_031 Gum Vance https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b0ff8d234d91b97ab2512c9fd6eb3677.pdf 3b71815b63c056b22c20b060c2eb44ff PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6ecf8a073e8d3582dc12ef65b541f9d3.pdf 76247d4b2aab2d61bba0fc8d983ca824 PDF Text Text This indenture witnesseth that I Jacob Custer overseer of the poor of the county of Rockingham by virtue of an order of court from Rockingham dated the September court 1799 hath and by these presents doth put and bind Jehu Gum born the 14th day of May 1787 an apprentice to William Bryan of the said county of Rockingham to serve him in said county till he arrives to the age of twenty-one years. During all the said term of time the said apprentice his master faithfully shall serve his secrets keep his lawfull commands everywhere obey he shall do no damage to his said master neither suffer it to be done by others he shall neither buy nor sell commit fornication or contract matrimony or play at cards, dice, or any other unlawful game with his own or his said masters goods or haunt alehouses, taverns, or playhouses he shall not waste hi masters goods or lend them unlawfully to any neither absent himself day nor night from his said masters service without his leave but in all things behave himself as a faithfull servant and apprentice out to do In consideration whereof the said master shall provide and procure sufficient meat, drink, washing, lodging, and apparel fitting for such an apprentice during the said term and time and to teach the said apprentice or cause to be taught to read the Bible well also to wright and cypher to the rule of three and to learn him the questions and answers of his faith-Likewise to learn him the powder making trade in all its branches and at the expiration of said term of time to pay or cause to be paid to the said apprentice the freedom dues customary and according to law for such required. In witness whereof each of us hath hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this twelth day of April 1800. Signed, sealed, delivered � 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 1799 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Jehu Gum to William Bryan Description An account of the resource Powder maker 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_038 Bryan Gum https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cea82e86389005bd1c5cb36574f2fbef.pdf 24b930340fcb0a2f4e94ecefb57d67fa PDF Text 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/. 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 1822 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Nelly Stuart to Zehn Gum Description An account of the resource seamstress 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_003_039 Gum Stuart