| Familysearch PDF Page Number | 158 |
|---|---|
| Original Liber Page Number | 274 |
| Date | 14 Jan 1851 |
| Type of Proceeding | Indenture - apprenticeship |
| Name and Freedom Status | James Purnell [free] |
| Abstract | James Purnell, Negro boy 8 yo on 20 Sept last, comes to Court & is represented that he is not at service, learning a trade, or employed in service to his parents; without means sufficient for his maintenance. He is apprenticed until 21 yo, to Elisha Collins to learn the trade of a farmer. He is to receive suitable clothing & maintenance during his apprenticehip & at its expiration to receive freedom suit to cost $20 & $20 in cash. |
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