Indenture of Apprenticeship

The Commonwealth of Kentucky

This Indenture made this _8th_ day of _October_ one thousand eight hundred and _sixty-six__ between __ASA  SETTLEe  a free boy  of color who is 5 years old the 15h  day of  November 1866____ by J.H. COLLINS, Clerk of the county court of Allen County, in the State of Kentucky, of one part, and __G M. SETTLE___ of the other part;

Whereas, by an act of the General Assembly, the Judge of said Court is empowered to bind out orphans and poor children, which parents are incapable of bringing them up in moral courses, therefore the Court made the following order, to-wit:

On motion and at the request of the Plaintiff G.M. SETTLE who was the former owner of the defendant LOUISA SETTLE a woman of color and her children and the said defendant LOUISA having been duly summoned appeared in court and gave her consent for her children who are of color (vis) SARAH E. SETTLE aged 10 years, CHRISTOPHER SETTLE aged 8 years and ASA SETLE aged 5 years be bound as apprentices to G.M. SETLE their former owner and a suitable person  the girl S.E. SETTLE until she arrives to the ages of 18 years to be taught the art and business of house keeping and the boys vs Christopher and Asa SETTLE until they arrive to the age of 21 years to be taught the art and business of                         and that the clerk prepare and enter into suitable indentures with said Settle on behalf of sd Children vis SARAH E. , CHRISTOPHER and ASA conditioned according to law

Now, therefore, this Indenture Witnesseth, that the said J.H. COLLINS, clerk of said Court, as above recited, hath put, place and bound, and by these presents, doth put, place and bind the said _Asa  as an___ apprentice to and under the said _G M. Settle__ with _him_ to dwell, and __him _ to serve, in the condition, duty, and character of an apprentice, until the said    Asa ___ shall arrive at the age of __Twenty one ___ years, fully to be completed and ended--- that, during all the said period, the said _G.M. Settle__ shall faithfully serve the said __G.M. Settle as his__ master, in all lawful business, according to the best of __his_ wit and ability, and in all things honestly, orderly and obediently demean and behave ___himself__; and the said ___G.M. Settle__  doth for __himself__ heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant and agree with the said __J.H. Collins__ that he, the said __G.M. Settle__ will teach the said _Asa__ the trade, art, and business of __             __ and will find, provide for, and allow to the said __Asa  sufficient diet, wearing apparel, washing, lodging, proper medical attention, and all other things usually allowed to apprentices by good and just masters, and will treat __him__  with humanity --- that he the said __G. M. Settle__will__ At the end of said apprenticeship of said boy Asa  to give him a new good suit of clothes and pay him One Hundred Dollars: Provided however that of the said G.M. Settle  shall teach said boy Asa  to read & write then he shall not be bound to pay said One Hundred dollars

In witness whereof, the said __boy Asa Settle__ by the said J.H. COLLINS, Clerk as aforesaid, and the said _G M. Settle____  have hereunto set their hands and seals, on the day and year first above written

/s/ J.H. Collins Clerk Allen Co Court

/s/ George M. Settle