| Familysearch PDF Page Number | 58 |
|---|---|
| Original Liber Page Number | 83 |
| Date | 14 Aug 1849 |
| Type of Proceeding | Indenture - apprenticeship |
| Name and Freedom Status | Henry Beckett [free] |
| Abstract | Henry Becket, Negro boy of 14 yo on 6 Dec last, comes to Court & it's represented that he is not at service or having trade or employement in service of his parents, that he is without means sufficient for maintenance. He is bound out as apprentice by Justices of Court to George W. Tilghman until he is 21 yo. Tilghman to teach him trade of a farmer, to supply him with suitable clothing & maintenance during apprenticeship & when free to give him $40. |
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