1810 Apprenticeship - Joshua Stockton Clk to Jabez Reeve
Introduction
Fleming County, KentuckyDeed Book D, p76
7 May 1810
Transcript
This Indenture made this 7th day of May 1810 between Joshua Stockton Clerk of Fleming County Court of the one part and Jabez Reeve of the County aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said Joshua Stockton in consideration of the Covenant and agreement herein expressed and by virtue of an order of the worshipful Court of said County made in persuance of an act of the general Assembly of Kentucky act concerning the poor doth put William Bradford an apprentice to the said Jabez Reeve him faithfully to serve and obey in all lawful commands from and after the date of these presents till the full & term of 18 years from the day of the date hereof and the said Jabez Reeve for himself and his heirs doth covenant and agree to and with the said Joshua Stockton that he will well and Truly teach the said apprentice the trade and mistery of Farming and will cause the said Apprentice to be taught to read write and common arithmetic including the rule of three during the term aforesaid and shall provide the said apprentice with good wholesome neat clothing lodging and diet fit for an apprentice to have and at the expiration aforesaid shall pay to the said William Bradford a decent new suit of clothes and three pounds ten shillings in cash at its present value. In Testimony whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set there hands and seals the date above writtenAttestJoshua Stockton LS
Jabez Reeve LS
State of Kentucky Fleming County May Court 1810
This Indenture binding William Bradford to Jabez Reeve was this day produced in court acknowledged by the parties thereto and is ordered to be recorded.
Joshua Stockton C