1 20 1 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cd0e7e3094a96912d66eb3202b85c46c.pdf d714f3d98809208f85a6b4453892af29 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/efe922dbfa412c0d39ed3e5a513de8e7.pdf 21bfd38394a5ebc59ee3e231d79dcc3d PDF Text Text This indenture made the twentyth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six between John Rush one of the overseers fore the poor of the county of Rockingham parish of the one part and Peter Miller of the parish aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that whereas at a court helt and contint for Rockingham County July the twenty fifth it was ordered that the overseers of the poor should bind out a child named Danpary Ireslon. This indenture therefore witnesseth that in compliance of the above order the said John Rush one of the overseers as afore said do hereby bind out the said Danpary Ireslon to the said Peter Miller to serve him from the date hereof till she be of the age of eighteen years during which time the said Danpary Ireslon shall faithfully honestly and truly serve his master all his lawfull commants gladly obey she shall not let nor suffer any damage to be done to his said masters goods without giving him notice nor shall she at any time absent herself from his said masters service without leave but always as a true and honest servant ought to due serve his said master diligently honestly and truly the term In consideration of which service the said Peter Millon doth Covenant grant and agree to and with the said overseers in behalf of the said Danpery Ireslon to provide goof and wholesome meat drink washing and lodging with linen and woolen and woolen clothes fit for an apprentice and to teach her or cause he to be taught to read and sew knit and spin and at the expiration of said term to give her the usual allowance besites three pounts Sealed and delivered in the presence of Peter Rush � 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 1786 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Danpary Treslar to Peter Miller 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_003 Miller Treslar