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Indenture Documents of Servants

Historical documents certifying indentured servants, including details about masters and towns, shedding light on child labor practices in early America.

Document of indenture: Servant: Pattin, Sarah. Master: Robinson, Thomas. Town of Master: Hardwick. Selectmen of the town of Hardwick autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Robinson. , Indentured servants, Child labor
Document of indenture: Servant: Pattin, Sarah. Master: Robinson, Thomas. Town of Master: Hardwick. Selectmen of the town of Hardwick autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Robinson. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Bennet, Eleanor. Master: Gorham Goreham, Mary. 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 Mary Gorham. , 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: 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: 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: Perraway, Susanna. Master: Haward, Robert Jr. Town of Master: Bridgewater. Selectmen of the town of Bridgewater autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Robert Haward. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Gorden, Mary. Master: Howard, Daniel. Town of Master: Bridgewater. Selectmen of the town of Bridgewater autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Daniel Howard. , 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: Palfrey, William. Master: James, William Jr. Town of Master: St. Georges. Selectmen of the town of St. Georges autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William James, Jr. , 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: Burton, Margaret Margarett. Master: Warner, Jonathan. Town of Master: Hardwick. Selectmen of the towno of Hardwick autograph letter signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jonathan Warner. , 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: Foalke, Catharine. Master: Weld, William G. 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 William G. Weld. , 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: Bellman, Tamar. Master: Tupper, Jabez. Town of Master: Sandwich. Selectmen of the town of Sandwich autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for for Jabez Tupper. , 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: Franks, John. Master: Titterton, Gabriel. 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 Gabriel Titterton. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Nichols, Mary. Master: Marsh, Perez. Town of Master: Hatfield. Selectmen of the town of Hatfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Perez Marsh. , 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: Sharp, Mary Ann. Master: Hall, Warren. Town of Master: Buckston. Selectmen of the town of Buckston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Warren Hall. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Dunn, William. Master: Mandell, Paul. Town of Master: Hardwick. Mandell, Paul autograph letter signed to Capt. John Hastings, Hardwick, requesting that he go to the alms house to ask for the Indenture for William Dunn. Selectmen of the town of Hardwick autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Paul Mandell. , 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: 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: Franks, John. Master: Titterton, Gabriel. 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 Gabriel Titterton. , 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: 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: Dawson, Roseanah. Master: May, John. 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 John May. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Perraway, Susanna. Master: Haward, Robert Jr. Town of Master: Bridgewater. Selectmen of the town of Bridgewater autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Robert Haward. , 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: Akley, Samuel. Master: Merrill, John. 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 John Merrill. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Gally Legalley, Sarah. Master: Hall, Moses. 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 Moses Hall. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Jolly, George. Master: McLain McLean, Hugh. 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 Hugh McLain. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Newell, Ruth. Master: Snell, Josiah. Town of Master: Bridgewater. Selectmen of the town of Bridgewater autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Josiah Snell. , 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: 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: Flowers, Thomas. Master: Crooks, John. Town of Master: Westborough. Selectmen of the town of Westborough autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Crooks. , 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Monk, George. Master: Warner, Jonathan. Town of Master: Hardwick. Selectmen of the town of Hardwick autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jonathan Warner. , 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: Randol, George. Master: Langdon, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough Pownalboro. Selectmen of the town of Pownalborough autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Langdon. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Bradley, John. Master: Bigelo, Timothy. Town of Master: Worcester. Selectmen of the town of Worcester autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Timothy Bigelo. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Document of indenture: Servant: Hillman, Cornelius. Master: Bucknam, Nathan. 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 Nathan Bucknam. , 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: Clough, Abigail Abigal. Master: Skinner, Henry. Town of Master: Woolrich. Selectmen of the town of Woolrich autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Henry Skinner. , 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: Adams, Abigail. Master: Hatch, Crowel. 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 Crowel Hatch. , 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: Burkhart, Elizabeth. Master: Chase, William. Town of Master: Freeport. Selectmen of the town of Freeport autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for William Chase. , 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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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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Poorter Oed by Jean Bernard, Unknown, 1762 document  Amsterdam parchment (animal material). ink printing / writing (processes) / pen
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Document of indenture: Servant: Kisseth, Ann. Master: Packard, Joseph. Town of Master: Bridgewater. Selectmen of the town of Bridgewater autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joseph Packard. , Indentured servants, Child labor
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Paper Money. 1780. Money. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Paper Money. 1780. Money. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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$1 Colonial currency from the State of Rhode Island. The bill will increase in value by accruing interest over time. This Continental currency is denominated in Spanish dollars, with 1 dollar = 6 shillings  (BSLOC_2019_5_23)
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Art. IX. Monument of Eudo de Arsic (from, "The Topographer," no. XII, 1790) 1790 Anonymous, 18th century. Art. IX. Monument of Eudo de Arsic (from, "The Topographer," no. XII, 1790) 353860
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Paper Money. 1778. Documents. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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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
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