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This indenture made this 26th day of February in the year of our Lord 1812 and in the 37th year of
the independence of the United States of America, between Joseph Cravens overseer of the poor
of district, in the county of Rockingham and state of Virginia of the one part and Felix Sheltman
of the same county and state of the other part, witnesseth that the said Joseph Cravens overseer
of the poor as aforesaid by virtue of an order of the court of the aforesaid county, bearing date
the day of in the year have put placed and bound and by these presents do put place and bind
Robert Travis a poor boy of the age of fifteen years the 2nd July last to be an apprentice with him
the said Felix Sheltman, to dwell from the date of these presents until the said Robert Travis shall
come to the age of 21 years according to the act of the general assembly in that case made and
provided. By and during all which time and term, the said Robert Travis shall the said Felix
Sheltman, his said master well and faithfully serve, in all such lawfull business as the said
Robert Travis shall be out unto by his said master, according to the power with and ability of him
the said Robert Travis and honestly and obediently in all things shall behave himself towards his
said master and honestly and orderly toward the rest of the family of the said Felix Sheltman and
the said Felix Sheltman for his part for himself, his executors, administrators doth hereby
promise and covenant to and with the said overseer of the poor, his heirs executors and
administrators and his successors for the time being, and to and with the said Robert Travis, that
he the said Felix Sheltman, shall the said Robert Travis in the art, mystery, and occupation of a
shoemaker which the said Felix Sheltman, now useth, after the best manner that he can or may
teach instruct and inform or cause to be taught instructed and informed as much as thereunto
belongeth or in any wise assertaineth, and that the said Felix Sheltman shall also find and allow
unto the said apprentice sufficient meat, drink, apparel, washing, lodging, and all other things
needful, or necessary for an apprentice during the term aforesaid, and also that the said Felix
Sheltman shall teach or cause to be taught to the said Robert Travis reading, writing, and
common arithmetic including the rule of three and will moreover pay to the said Robert Travis
the sum of twelve dollars, at the expiration of his aforesaid term, In witness whereof the parties
to these presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above
written
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Overseers of the Poor: Indentures of Apprenticeship
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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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PDF
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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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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4525"> Overseers of the Poor Finding Aid</a>
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1812
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Indenture of Apprenticeship, Robert Travis to Felix Sheltman
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Shoemaker
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Overseers of the Poor
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JMU Libraries
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Osp003_002_016
Sheltman
Travis