| Familysearch PDF Page Number | 176 |
|---|---|
| Original Liber Page Number | 311 |
| Date | 6 May 1851 |
| Type of Proceeding | Indenture - apprenticeship |
| Name and Freedom Status | John Thomas Blake [free] |
| Abstract | John Thomas Blake, Negro boy 2 yo on 24 December last, comes into Court & is represented to not being at service, learning a trade, or employed in service of his parents; he is without sufficient means for maintenance. He is bound to Purnell Armstrong until he is 21 yo to learn trade of a farmer. He is to be supplied with suitable clothing & maintenance during apprenticeship & at expiration of term to receive $15. |
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