79 Indenture of Apprenticeship
The
Commonwealth of Kentucky
This Indenture made this _______ day of __________ one thousand eight
nine hundred and _Eleven_ between
______LOULLA M. MEADOR___ by J.H.
Collins W.H Justice, Clerk of the county court of Allen County, in the
State of Kentucky, of one part, and __________HOMER TRACEY___________ 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:
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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 Louella
M. Meador_____ apprentice to and under the said ____Homer Tracey________________
with him_ to dwell, and him_ to serve, in the condition, duty,
and character of an apprentice, until the said _______________________ shall
arrive at the age of __eighteen____ years, fully to be completed and
ended --- that, during all the said period, the said __Lou Ella M. Meador__
shall faithfully serve the said ___Homer Tracey_ master, in all lawful
business, according to the best of __her__ wit and ability, and in all
things honestly, orderly and obediently demean and behave __herself_____;
and the said __Homer Tracey____
doth for _his__ heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant
and agree with the said _Lou Eller M. Meador__ that he, the said Homer
Tracey will teach the said Lou Eller M. Meador ___ the trade, art,
and business of __housekeeping__ and will find, provide for, and allow
to the said __Lou Eller M. Meador_
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 __her__
with humanity --- that he the said __Homer Tracey___ will teach the said Lou Eller M. Meador to read
and write__________________________________________________________________
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In witness whereof, the said _Lou
Eller M. Meador__ by the said J.H. Collins, Clerk as aforesaid, and the
said ____W.H. Collins___ have hereunto set their hands and seals, on the day
and year firth above written
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