1 20 1 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/979f45fd8188c867c9ac7377f2171f00.pdf c90dcb2cd422fdb290216e96db113202 PDF Text Text �� https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/21f26d9322b886a4e6b816bcb60196f9.pdf c1c66200bd6d56cc48d36a10206364c3 PDF Text Text This indenture witnesseth that I James Quinn one of the overseers of the poor for the county of Rockingham agreeable of an order of court to me directed, July court 1795 doth by these presents put and bind Bethewel Williams a base born child who was formly bound to Robert Samples, to Archibald Rutherford for the term of five years to learn the art and trade of a gunsmith, to serve him as an apprentice in the said county and state of Virginia, which time the said apprentice his said master shall faithfully serve, his secrets keep, his lawfull commands everywhere obey he shall do no damage to his said master, nor willfully suffer it to be done by others, he shall neither buy nor sell, fornication he shall not commit, matrimony he shall not contract, at cards, dice, or any other unlawfull game he shall not paly, with his masters goods or the goods of others whereby his said master may receive damage, he shall neither haunt taverns or ale or playhouses, but in all things behave himself as a good and faithfull servant or apprentice out to do. In consideration whereof the said master shall provide sufficient meat washing and lodging for such an apprentice, during the said term to leave him to read and write and cypher through the rule of three, and at the expiration of a term pay or cause to be paid all freedom dues customary or as the law directs. In witness whereof we do bind ourselves to each other interchangeably by these presents unto with ourselves and dated this 25th day of October 1795 James Quinn � 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 1795 Title A name given to the resource Indenture of Apprenticeship, Bethewel Wiliams to Archibald Rutherford Description An account of the resource Gunsmith 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_028 Rutherford Wiliams