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Indenture of Apprenticeship

The Commonwealth of Kentucky

 

This Indenture made this _25_ day of ___Nov_ one thousand nine hundred and _5__(1905)__ between __the infant JOHNEY  HELSON__________ by D.A. Oliver, Clerk of the county court of Allen County, in the State of Kentucky, of one part, and ____J.B. WITCHER__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:

Upon motion J.B. WICHER  next friend of JOHNY  HELSON, ordered that the said JOHCY  HELSON  aged 10 years old be & she is hereby apprenticed to the said J.B. WITCHER until she arrives to the age of 18 years. Said J.B. WITCHER appeared in open court and mad executed bond according to law.

 

Now, therefore, this Indenture Witnesseth, that the said D.A. Oliver, clerk of said Court, as above recited, hath put, place dna bound, and by these presents, doth put, place and bind the said ___Johney Helson__ apprentice to and under the said __J.B. Witcher___ with _him_ to dwell, and _him_ to serve, in the condition, duty, and character of an apprecntice, until the said __Johny Helson___ shall arrive at the age of ___18___ years, fully to be completed and ended--- that, during all the said period, the said ___Johney Helson____shall faithfully serve the said __J.B. Witcher__ master, in all lawful business, according to the best of _her__ wit and ability, and in all things honestly, orderly and obediently demeand and behave __herself__; and the said ___J.B. Witcher___  doth for __his__ heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant and agree with the said ___Johney Helson__ that he, the said __J.B. Witcher___ will teach the said __Johney Helson__ the trade, art, and business of __Housekeeping_ and will find, provide for, and allow to the said ___Johcy Helson_  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 _her_  with humanity --- that he the said __J.B. Witcher_will  __teach the said Johncy Helson to read & to write the English Language but if he shall so to teach said chld as stated upon he agreed and bind himself to pay to said child $50 when she arrives at 18 years old.

 

In witness whereof, the said _Johncy__ by the said R.B. Justice, Clerk as aforesaid, and the said __J.B. Witcher__  have  hereunto set their hands and seals, on the day and year first above written

 

/s/ Johney Helson by

/s/ D.A. Oliver clk

/s/ J.B. Witcher