Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #127 from Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings, 1848-1851

Familysearch PDF Page Number 150
Original Liber Page Number 260
Date 10 Dec 1850
Type of Proceeding Indenture - apprenticeship
Name and Freedom Status Josiah Jones [free]
Abstract Josiah Jones, Negro boy 7 yo on 1 February last past comes to Court & is represented as not at service, learning a trade or employed in service of his parents. He is bound as apprentice, until he is 21 yo, to Joseph Richardson to learn trade of a farmer. He is to receive suitable clothing & maintenance during apprenticeship & when free to receive a suit of clothes worth $10 & $15 in cash.

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