| Familysearch PDF Page Number | 21 |
|---|---|
| Original Liber Page Number | 11 |
| Date | 9 Jan 1849 |
| Type of Proceeding | Indenture - apprenticeship |
| Name and Freedom Status | Lewis Benson [free] |
| Abstract | Between Justices of the Peace and Jacob Johnson, farmer of Worcester County, for the apprenticeship of Lewis Benson who is not at service or learning a trade or employed in service of his parents and is without means sufficient for his maintenance. Benson is Negro boy 16 yo on 9 February last past and came into the County and is bound into apprenticeship until he is 21 yo. He is to learn the art of farming and will receive suitable clothing and maintenance during his apprenticeship & to receive $35 in cash at end of term. |
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