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Indenture
of Apprenticeship
The
Commonwealth of Kentucky
This Indenture made this _ninth_ day of _April_ one
thousand eight hundred and _sixty-six__ between __TAYLOR a Free boy
of color who was 17 years old the 2nd day of March 1866____ by J.H. COLLINS,
Clerk of the county court of Allen County, in the State of Kentucky, of one
part, and __JAS A. BRITE__ 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 J.A. BRITE it is ordered that TAYLOR a Free boy of color who was 17
years old the 2d day of March 1866 be bound as an Apprentice to said J.A. BRITE
his former and who is a suitable person until he arrives to the age of 21 years
to be taught the art and business of farming And that the said clerk of this
county prepare and enter into suitable indenture with sd
Brite in behalf of sd boy TAYLOR
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 __boy Taylor free boy of
color___ apprentice to and under the said ___J.A. Brite__
with _him_ to dwell, and __him _ to serve, in the condition,
duty, and character of an apprentice, until the said __Taylor___ shall
arrive at the age of __Twenty one___ years, fully to be completed and
ended--- that, during all the said period, the said _boy Taylor__
shall faithfully serve the said __James A. Brite__
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 ___J.A. Brite__ doth for __himself__ heirs, executors,
and administrators, covenant and agree with the said ___J.H. Collins__
that he, the said __J.A. Brite__ will teach
the said __boy Taylor__ the trade, art, and business of __farming__
and will find, provide for, and allow to the said __boy Taylor___ 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 __J.A. Brite__will__
At the end of the Apprenticeship of said boy to give him a new good suit of
clothes and pay him one hundred dollars: Provided however that is sd Brite shall teach sd boy to read & write then he shall not be bound to
pay him $100
In witness whereof, the said _______________ by the said J.H. COLLINS,
Clerk as aforesaid, and the said ___________________________ hever
hereunto set their hands and seals, on the day and year first above written
/s/ J.H. Collins Clerk ACC
/s/ James A. Brite