Indenture of Apprenticeship

The Commonwealth of Kentucky

This Indenture made this _1_ day of _September_ one thousand nine hundred and _ten__ between _ESKEL  LEE OAKS____ by W.J. Justice, Clerk of the county court of Allen County, in the State of Kentucky, of one part, and __AMANDY  R. OAKS__ 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:

Upon information Given by AMANDA  K. OAKS mother of ESKEL LEE OAKS a minor boy child 3 yrs of age that said Minor is destitute of Support that she has never been married but that WALLACE CARTER the father of the child does not help support said child and that she has not the necessarys of life sufficient to support said child, and upon motion of said AMANDA  K. OAKS, It is ordered that said ESKEL  LEE OAKS be bound unto the Mrs. AMILAEE  JONES until he is 21 years of age and he is to be taught the business of farming whereupon said ANNIE  LEE JONES

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 __        ___ apprentice to and under the said ________ with _____ to dwell, and ___ to serve, in the condition, duty, and character of an apprentice, until the said __            ___ shall arrive at the age of _____ years, fully to be completed and ended--- that, during all the said period, the said _              __ shall faithfully serve the said __         __ master, in all lawful business, according to the best of ___ wit and ability, and in all things honestly, orderly and obediently demean and behave _____; and the said _____  doth for ____ heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant and agree with the said   _________ that he, the said __        __ will teach the said __         __ the trade, art, and business of __        __ and will find, provide for, and allow to the said __            ___  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 ____  with humanity --- that he the said __          __will___________________________________________________________

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In Witness Wherof, the said ________Eskel Lee Oaks_____  by the said W.J. Justice, Clerk as aforesaid, and the said _______Amanda K. Oaks______ have hereunto set their hand and seals, on the day and year first above written

 /s/ Eskel Lee Oaks

/s/ by W.H. Justice Ck

/s/ Amandy K. Oake