Historical Indenture Documents

Collection of historical documents related to indentured servants, showcasing endorsements from selectmen of various towns, detailing apprenticeships and service agreements.

Document of indenture: Servant: Malborn, Samuel. Master: Cunningham, Williams William. Town of Master: Lunenburg. Selectmen of the town of Lunenburg autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Cunningham. , Indentured servants, Child labor
Document of indenture: Servant: Malborn, Samuel. Master: Cunningham, Williams William. Town of Master: Lunenburg. Selectmen of the town of Lunenburg autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Cunningham. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Boston. Endorsement Certificate for Sam Cartwright, Charlestown. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Erving, Henry. Master: Mears, John. Town of Master: Bristol. Selectmen of the town of Bristol autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Mears. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Penny, Barnaby. Master: Sewall, Samuel. Town of Master: Marblehead. Selectmen of the town of Marblehead autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Sewall. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Truan, Sophia. Master: Sprague, Samuel. Town of Master: Charlestown. Selectmen of the town of Charlestown autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Sprague. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Malborn, Samuel. Master: Cunningham, Williams William. Town of Master: Lunenburg. Selectmen of the town of Lunenburg autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Cunningham. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Chapman, Charles. Master: Forbes, Aaron. Town of Master: Brookfield. Selectmen of the town of Brookfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Aaron Forbes. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Ramsdale, Joseph. Master: Weld, David. Town of Master: Roxbury. Selectmen of the town of Roxbury autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for David Weld. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Cromwell, Ann. Master: Hunnewell, Richard. Town of Master: Penobscot. Selectmen of the town of Penobscot autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Richard Hunewell. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Stretch, John. Master: Johannot Johnnot, George S. Town of Master: Beverly. Selectmen of the town of Beverly autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for George S. Johannot. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Ramsdell, Catherine. Master: Payne Payn, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Camden. Selectmen of the town of Camden autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ebenezer Payne Payn. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Hurley, George. Master: Stratton, Aaron. Town of Master: Littleton. Selectmen of the town of Littleton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Aaron Stratton. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Davies, Isaac. Master: Erskin, George. Town of Master: Baker Town. Selectmen of the town of Baker Town Bakerstown autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for George Erskin. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Furr, Thomas. Master: Storer, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Portland. Selectmen of the town of Portland autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ebenezer Storer. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Legalley, William. Master: Ives, Thomas. Town of Master: Great Barrington. Partridge, Sam autograph letter signed to Rev. Parker asks about the age of William Gally. Selectmen of the town of Great Barrington autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomes Ives. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Benall, Thomas. Master: Hatch, Mark. Town of Master: Castine. Selectmen of the town of Castine autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Mark Hatch. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Chew, Maynard. Master: Tyng, William. Town of Master: Gorham. Selectmen of the town of Gorham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Tyng. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Newell, Sally. Master: Cook, Stephen. Town of Master: Watertown. Selectmen of the town of Watertown autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Stephen Cook. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Larence, Elizabeth. Master: Henderson, William. Town of Master: Cushing. Selectmen of the town of Cushing autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate forWilliam Henderson. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Carr, Robert. Master: Stone, John. Town of Master: Concord. Selectmen of the town of Concord autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Stone. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Smith, Mary. Master: Ruggles, Nathaniel. Town of Master: Roxbury. Selectmen of the town of Roxbury autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Nathaniel Ruggles. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Smith, Lewis. Master: Price, James. Town of Master: Concord. Selectmen of the town of Concord autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for James Price. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Roges, William. Master: Stearns, John. Town of Master: Waltham. Selectmen of the town of Waltham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Stearns. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Galley Legalley, Richard. Master: Wellington, Daniel. Town of Master: Newburyport. Selectmen of the town of Newburyport autograph document signed to the Selectmen of the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Daniel Wellington. Selectmen of the townof Newburyport autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston} states that Daniel Wellington wishes to keep Richard Galley as his apprentice. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Bennet, Elizabeth. Master: Shephard, Levi. Town of Master: Northampton. Selectmen of the town of Northampton autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Levi Shephard. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Pierce, Nathaniel. Master: White, Jonathan. Town of Master: West Springfield. Selectmen of the town of West Springfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Johathan White. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Covel, Mary. Master: Child, Thomas. Town of Master: Falmouth. Selectmen of the town of Falmouth autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Child. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Legally, John. Master: Bell, Walter. Town of Master: Colrain. Selectmen of the town of Colrain autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Walter Bell. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Pool, Betsey. Master: Child, Stephen. Town of Master: Roxbury. Selectmen of the town of Roxbury autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Stephen Child. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Mangent, Moses. Master: Otis, Joseph. Town of Master: Barnstable. Selectmen of the town of Barnstable autograph document signed to the Overseers of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joseph Otis. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Mcperson, Elizabeth. Master: Cumming, Thomas. Town of Master: Portland. Selectmen of the town of Portland autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Cumming. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Loring, Sarah. Master: Tyler, David. Town of Master: Boston. Selectmen of the town of Boston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for David Tyler. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Going, William. Master: Boies, Jeremiah Smith. Town of Master: Milton. Selectmen of the town of Milton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jeremiah Smith. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Cox, Eleanor. Master: Bayles Baylies, Hadijah. Town of Master: Brighton. Selectmen of the town of Brighton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Hadijah Bayles. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Henly, Mary. Master: Gibbs, Caleb. Town of Master: Berry. Selectmen of the town of Berry autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Caleb Gibbs. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Gosling, Samuel. Master: Tedder, Valentine. Town of Master: Marblehead. Selectmen of the town of Marblehead autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Valentine Tedder. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Jolly, Charles. Master: Danby, Alexander. Town of Master: Mansfield. Selectmen of the town of Mansfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Alexander Danby. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Garrison, Peggy. Master: McClintock, Joseph. Town of Master: Mendon. Selectmen of the town of Mendon autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joseph McClintock. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Memorial notice to Lord Frederick Cavendish (1836-1882) an English liberal politician and Thomas Henry Burke (1829-1882) Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office. Both Cavendish and Burke were killed during the Phoenix Park Murders by members of the rebel group Irish National Invincibles. Dated 19th century