Indentured Servant Documents

Historical records from the 18th century documenting indentured servitude, reflecting social practices and family lineage in early America.

Document, 1763-01-17, Hamoze, England, D. S. 8o

Document of indenture: Servant: Ethridge, William. Master: Kittridge, William. Town of Master: Conway. Selectmen of the town of Conway autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Kittridge. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Roberts, Patty. Master: Stratton, Josiah. Town of Master: Holden. Selectmen of the town of Holden autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Josiah Stratton. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Melvin, Hannah. Master: Ferre, Jonathan. Town of Master: Brimfield. Selectmen of the town of Brimfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jonathan Ferre. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Jones, Mary. Master: Fletcher, Thomas. Town of Master: New Braintree. Selectmen of the town of New Braintree autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Fletcher. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document, 1763-01-17, Hamoze, England, D. S. 8o

Document of indenture: Servant: Gordan, Sarah. Master: Bartlett Bartlet, John. 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 John Bartlett. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Camell Cambell, William. Master: Guild, Benjamin. Town of Master: Attleboro. Selectmen of the town of Attleboro autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Benjamin Guild. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Pool, Mary. Master: Gee, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Westhampton. Selectmen of the town of Westhampton autograph document signed to the autograph document signed to the Overseers of the alms house Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ebenezer Gee. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Prince, Samuel. Master: Field, John. Town of Master: Amherst. Selectmen of the town of Amherst autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Field. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Swan, Josiah. Master: Mosley, Jeremiah. Selectmen of the town of Westfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: endorsement Certificate for Jeremiah Mosley. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Bager, Rose. Master: Farnham, William. Town of Master: Newburyport. Selectman of the town of Newburyport autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Farnham. Selectman of the town of Newburyport autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Franham. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Den Hollandse Boer over the 25th medal, Anonymous, 1775 - 1800 poem Poem written on blue-like paper: "What lightning ....... ex tempore". Schrimpproof on the 25th medal and the house of Orange. paper. ink writing (processes)

Certifications of Church Membership: Congregational, 1824 ,. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Document of indenture: Servant: Harris, Samuel. Master: Rose, Zebulon. Town of Master: Norwich. Selectmen of the town of Norwich autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Zebulon Rose. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Willet, John. Master: Trowbridge, John. Town of Master: Waldoborough. Selectmen of the town of Waldoborough autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Trowbridge. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Anderson, Joseph. Master: Brooks, James. Town of Master: Pepperell. Selectmen of the town of Peppernell autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for James Brooks. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document, 1785-05-23, A. D.S. Endorsed. 1/2 page. 4o

Document of indenture: Servant: Goslin, Thomas. Master: White, Nathan. Town of Master: Murrayfield. Selectmen of the town of Murrayfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Nathan White. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Woods, William. Master: Cristy, John. Town of Master: Wenham. Selectmen of the town of Wenham autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for John Cristy , Indentured servants, Child labor

Town Meetings, 1758 , Town meetings. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Document of indenture: Servant: Harris, Samuel. Master: Rose, Zebulon. Town of Master: Norwich. Selectmen of the town of Norwich autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Zebulon Rose. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Washington, George. Master: Hathway, Levi. Town of Master: Spencer. Selectmen of the town of Spencer autograph document signed to the Oversers of the Poor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Endorsement Ceritifcate for Levi Hathway. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Timberlake, Elizabeth. Master: Bramhall, Joshua. Town of Master: Plymouth. Selectmen of the town of Plymouth autograph document signed to the Alms House, Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joshua Bramhall. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Fothergill, Joseph. Master: Dickinson, Nathaniel. Town of Master: Deerfield. Selectmen of the town of Deerfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Nathaniel Dickinson. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Greenough, Thomas. Master: Lee, Joseph. Town of Master: Royalston , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Adams, Nathaniel. Master: Emerson, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Topsham. Selectmen of the town of Topsham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ebenezer Emerson. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Anderson, Joseph. Master: Brooks, James. Town of Master: Pepperell. Selectmen of the town of Peppernell autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for James Brooks. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter to George Simpson, dated August 16, 1794, from Newport, R.I. The letter is a handwritten document consisting of one page in quarto format (4o)

Document of indenture: Servant: Bernard, John. Master: Dix, John. 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 John Dix. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Forssey, William. Master: Sargeant, Samuel. Town of Master: Leicester , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter to William Maxwell, 1777-02-24, Newark, N.J. A. L. S. Endorsed at Westfield, Feb. 27, 1777, by General Maxwell, recommending the certificate to Commissary Irwin; with an order to pay the same, signed by Tench Tilghman. 1 page. 4o

Document of indenture: Servant: Gorden, William. Master: Ballard, Asa. Town of Master: Holliston. Selectmen of the town of Holliston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Asa Ballard. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Higgins, William. Master: Carter, James. Town of Master: Sudbury. Selectmen of the town of Sudbury autograph document signed to the Freeman Masters of the alms house in Boston: endorsement Certificate for James Carter. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Edwards, John. Master: Fobes, William. Town of Master: Norwich. Selectmen of the town of Norwich autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Wiliam Forbes. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Pace, Henry. Master: Stone, Isaac. Town of Master: Oakham. Selectmen of the town of Oakham autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Isaac Stone. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Rush, Silverster. Master: Barrett, John Jr. 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 Barrett, Jr.. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Engerson, Mary. Master: Bacon, Thomas. Town of Master: Wrentham. Selectmen of the town of Wrentham autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Bacon. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter to John Hancock, Boston., October 22, 1778., Philadelphia, PA. A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o

Letter to Alexander James Dallas, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania., October 11, 1796. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The document is an autograph letter signed, endorsed, and consists of one page in quarto format

Woedtke, Friedrich Wilhelm von, 1775 - 1779

Document of indenture: Servant: Rea, Nancy. Master: Bridge, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough. Selectmen of the town of Pownalborough autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Bridge. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Baker, James. Master: Lambard, Luke Jr. Town of Master: Bath. Selectmen of the town of Bath autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Luke Lambard, Jr. , Indentured servants, Child labor

1776 April 6, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Document of indenture: Servant: Rhodes, Jeremiah. Master: Sprague, Samuel. 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 Samuel Sprague. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Town Meetings, 1802 , Town meetings. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Document of indenture: Servant: Fosdike, Ann. Master: Ashley, Israel. Town of Master: Westfield. Selectmen of the town of Westfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Israel Ashley. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Carr, Mary. Master: Morse, Ezra. Town of Master: Dedham. Selectmen of the town of Dedham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ezra Morse. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Wharff, Robert. Master: Snow, Samuel Sam. 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 Snow. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Buckley, Mary. Master: Wilcox, Samuel. Town of Master: Partridgefield. Selectmen of the town of Partridgefield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Wilcox. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Murry, James. Master: Hathway, Levi. Town of Master: Spencer. Selectmen of the town of Spencer autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Levi Hathway. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Pitts, Samuel. Master: Taylor, Edward. Town of Master: Westfield. Selectmen of the town of Westfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Edward Taylor , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Badger, Parmelia. Master: Hichborn, Robert. Town of Master: Prospect. Selectmen of the town of Prospect autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Robert Hichborn. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Miscellaneous household receipts , Home economics. Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of the Winsor Family 1820-1915

Names of soldiers from Hannover, 1845 Page 2 Recto from a sketchbook with 61 sheets. paper. ink pen

Document, 1778-10-10, A. D. S., William Henry, Treasurer for Lancaster County. 1 page. 4o

Document of indenture: Servant: Farrier, George. Master: Sale, John Jr. Town of Master: Chelsea. Selectmen of the town of Chelsea autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for John Sale, Jr. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Smith, Martha. Master: Stedman, Joseph. 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 Joseph Stedman. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Wallis, Charles Dix. Master: Wilder, Caleb. Town of Master: Ashburnham. Selectmen of the town of Ashburnham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Caleb Wilder. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Loan; 1802 (1802-00-00-1802-00-00);

Letter to James Warren, 1775, Cambridge, Mass., A. L. S. 1/2 page. 4o

Deed of property in Barnstable sold to John Bursley of Barnstable by Joseph Bodfish of Wells, VT ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

King Street 1793. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Town Meetings, 1776 , Town meetings. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Document of indenture: Servant: Smith, Peter. Master: Sinnet, John. Town of Master: Blanford. Selectmen of the Poor of Blanford autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Peter Smith. , Indentured servants, Child labor

George Coffin to Charles Jarvis, 18 November 1823 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Letter to Nathaniel Heard, Brig. Genl., 1777-04-21, New York. A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o

Letter to Siwert Haverkamp, Frans van Mieris (II), 1735 letter Leiden paper. ink writing (processes) / pen Leiden

Document of indenture: Servant: Barber, Elizabeth. Master: Thurber, James. Town of Master: Rehoboth. Selectmen of the town of Rehoboth autograph letter signed to the Overseers of the town of Boston, requesting that the Overseers allow Elizabeth Barber to remain with James Thurber. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Hofors ironwork chronology.ur Carl Sahlin mountain historical collection.

Document of indenture: Servant: Whaland, George. Master: Winchester, Gulliver. Town of Master: Brookline. Selectmen of the town of Brookline autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Gulliver Winchester. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Harris, Charlotte. Master: Bullard, Asa. Town of Master: Holliston. Selectmen of the town of Holliston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Asa Bullard. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Milton, William. Master: Cushing, Charles. Town of Master: Pownalborough. Selectmen of the town of Pownhalborough autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Charles Cushing. Autograph letter signed from John Milton to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston requesting that they bind out his son, William Milton, to Charles Cushing. , Indentured servants, Child labor

A single-page document dated September 1, 1707, from New York, endorsed by D. S. Cornbury. Size 8o

Kinsey, James. To 'Respected Friend', July 11, 1787, 1 page

John and Cliff Streets 1804. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Document dated November 8, 1783, created in Concord, endorsed by Josiah Bartlett, President PT. Narrow strip format

Town Meetings, 1776 , Town meetings. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Miscellaneous household receipts , Home economics. Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of the Winsor Family 1820-1915

Document, 1753-04-09, A. D. S. Receipted, on the back, for £16.19s. 1d. by Tho. Fisher, July 1753; witnessed by Robt. Richardson. Endorsed '3 July 1753 Colo Wolfe £16.19.1' Small strip of paper

Rutledge, John. Cheraws. To Col. Harden., 1781-01-25., 1 page

Document of indenture: Servant: Harris, Charlotte. Master: Bullard, Asa. Town of Master: Holliston. Selectmen of the town of Holliston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Asa Bullard. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Miscellaneous household receipts , Home economics. Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of the Winsor Family 1820-1915

Certification of Military Duty, 1830 , Military service. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Deed of property in Harwich sold to by M(illegible) Dimock of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: Smith, Peter. Master: Sinnet, John. Town of Master: Blanford. Selectmen of the Poor of Blanford autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Peter Smith. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Mann, George Washington. Master: Parker, David Jr. Town of Master: Reading. Selectmen of the town of Reading autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for David Parker, Jr. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Newton, Rebecca. Master: Savit Savet, Elisha. Town of Master: Braintree. Selectmen of the town of Braintree autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Elisha Savit. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Sturges, Mary. Master: Dean, Jeremiah. Town of Master: Dedham. Selectmen of Bedham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jeremiah Dean. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Receipt for Aernout van Beeftingh, Dirk Langendijk, 1789 paper. ink writing (processes) / pen money. drawing

Rufus Wilmot Griswold, University., autograph letter signed to Elizabeth (Lummis) Ellet, 30 December 1848? , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Document, 1806-09-22, A. D. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o

Document of indenture: Servant: Cole, Abigail. Master: Shaw, John. Town of Master: Raynham. Selectmen of the town of Raynham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Shaw. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Shirley, John. Master: Fraser, John. Town of Master: Eastham. Selectmen of the town of Eastham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town on Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Fraser. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Miscellaneous household receipts , Home economics. Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of the Winsor Family 1820-1915

Document of indenture: Servant: Walker, Peter. Master: Buck, Samuel. Town of Master: Murrayfield. Selectmen of the town of Murrayfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Buck. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Trainhorne, Ann. Master: Stevens, William W. Town of Master: Charlestown. Selectmen of the townof Charlestown autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William W. Stephens. , Indentured servants, Child labor

George Coffin to Oliver Herrick, 31 January 1828 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Document of indenture: Servant: Roads, Mary. Master: Buckingham, Jonas. Town of Master: Rutland. Selectmen of the town of Rutland autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Jonas Buckingham. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter to Christiaan Kramm, Jacobus Ludovicus Godinau, 1856 letter Ghent paper. ink writing (processes) / pen travelling; tourism. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). drawing. workshop, studio of the artist (in general). exhibition ~ art Italy

Poem on the Stokske van Oldenbarnevelt, Joachim Oudaen, 1747 document Handwriting, poem on a double sheet, described on all four sides; text; p. 1: 'So drinks ... ... from the body beaten'; p. 2: "If my mind ... ... in Hene steps"; p. 3: 'Already shines ... ... Give inn'; p. 4: 'show ... ... den Vrijheit'. In folder of paper with inscription 'No 164'. Dated. Reverse: 17 3/4 47. Signed. Rail of: Joachim Oudaen J. Netherlands paper. ink writing (processes) Germany

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