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                    <text>This indenture made the 15th day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventeen between
Philip Brenner overseer of the poor for Rockingham County of the one part and Henry Kline of
the said county of the other part witnesseth that the said overseer of the poor in pursuance of an
order of the court of the poor in pursuance of an order of the court of said county of Rockingham
bearing date last January court to put and bind Jacob Coffman orphan of Jacob Coffman dec’d of
the said county sixteen years of age the 17th as an apprentice to the said Henry Kline to dwell and
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twenty dollars for his freedom. In witness whereof the said overseer of the poor to the counter
part of these presents set his hand and seal and the said Henry Kline hath set his hand and affixed
his seal the day and year above written
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hundred and eighteen between Aaron Solomon one of the overseer of the poor for the western
district of Rockingham County of the one part and George Kline of the county aforesaid 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 June term of one thousand eight hundred and seventeen doth put
and bind Lydia (a girl of colour four years old the fifth day of October one thousand eight
hundred and sixteen to George Kline as an apprentice to the said George Kline with him after the
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cause her to be taught cooking, spinning, knitting, and sewing, during the said term. In
consideration of which the said George Kline binds himself to the said Solomon or to his
successor overseer of the poor to teach the said Lydia the above mentioned mystery of
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washing and lodging fit and convenient for such an apprentice during said term and at the end of
her service shall pay and satisfy to the said Lydia twenty dollars that being the freedom dues
allowed by the court. In witness whereof the overseer of the poor aforesaid hath hereunto set his
hands and seal and the said Kline hath set his hand and seal the date above written.
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                    <text>This indenture made the thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and nineteen between Aaron Solomon one of the overseers of the poor for the west
district of Rockingham County of the one part and Samuel Kline of the county aforesaid of the
other part witnesseth.
That the said overseer of poor in pursuance to an order of the court of the county aforesaid held
at the last June term, doth put and bind Thomas Glass (orphan of Robert Glass) seven years old
the fourteenth day of last month, as an apprentice to Samuel Kline; with him to dwell and serve
until he shall arrive to the aide of twenty one years: to learn the art trade and mystery of a shoe
maker. In consideration of which the said Kline binds himself his heirs executors administrators,
to the said Solomon or his successors overseers of the poor to teach or instruct or cause to be
taught or instructed the said Thomas Glass in trade and mystery of a shoe maker during said
term. And more over to find the said Thomas in good and sufficient clothing, meat, drink,
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three. And at the end of his service shall pay and satisfy to the said Thomas Glass twenty dollars
that ending the freedom dues allowed by the court.
In witness whereof the overseer of the poor aforesaid hath hereunto set his hand and seal and the
said Samuel Kline hath set his hand and seal the day above written.

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