1 20 1 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8494f32ba5f53013064c8115d7c8ee76.pdf 10638e9e80f0bc3322253d230c2aced6 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3103e4653f9c334fc9fdf94b02e0d878.pdf 56c066d7805bec3a4c11d246f2be332a PDF Text Text This indenture made the 21 st day of September 1819 between Peter Nicholas overseer of the poor in the county of Rockingham of the one part and Charles Hederick of the said county of the other part witnesseth that the said Peter Nicholas overseer of the poor as aforesaid hath, in conformity with an order of the court of the aforesaid county put, placed, and bound, and by these presents do put, place, and bind Jacob Brown a bastard child of Caty Stikeleather whose parent is not able to maintain him who is now about six years of age to be an apprentice to him the said Charles Hederick from the date aforesaid these presents until he attains the age of twenty one years according to the act of Assembly in that case made and provided. During all which time the said Jacob Brown shall the said Charles Hederick well and truly serve in all such lawfull business as he shall be out unto by his said master according to the power wit and ability of him the said Jacob Brown and honestly and obediently shall himself behave towards his said master and honestly and obediently shall behave himself towards the family of his said master. And the said Charles Hederick on his part, for himself his exuc. And administrators doth hereby promise and covenant with the said overseer of the poor and his successors for the time being and to and with the said Jacob Brown, that he the said Charles Hederick shall the said Jacob Brown in the craft and occupation of a cooper which trade the said Charles Hederick now followith after the best manner he can, or may teach and instruct and inform as much as belongs to said trade of a cooper aforesaid, And the Charles Hederick shall moreover find and allow unto the said Jacob Brown good and sufficient food, washing, lodging, and apparel and all other things necessary for an apprentice during said term. And shall also cause to be taught the said Jacob Brown reading, writing, and common arithmetic including the rule of three, and also pay unto the said Jacob Brown at the expiration of his time twenty dollars, In witness the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year aforesaid � 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. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1819 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Jacob Brown to Charles Hederick Description An account of the resource Cooper 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_012 Brown Hederick