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Indenture of Apprenticeship

The Commonwealth of Kentucky

This Indenture made this _14th_ day of _August_ one thousand eight hundred and _sixty-six__ between __SAM  a Free Boy of color who was three years old the     day of January 1866____ by J.H. COLLINS, Clerk of the county court of Allen County, in the State of Kentucky, of one part, and __WM. A. BROWN___ 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:

On motion  of  WILLIAM A. BROWN and at the request of MARY J. BRUCE she being the former owner It is ordered that  a free boy of color  be bound  an apprentice to said  WM. A. BROWN who is a suitable person until he arrives to the age of twenty one years to be taught the art and business of Farming and that the  clerk of the county  prepare and enter into suitable Indenture with said BROWN in behalf of said boy SAM conditioned according to law.

Now, therefore, this Indenture Witnesseth, that the said J.H. COLLINS, clerk of said Court, as above recited, hath put, place dna bound, and by these presents, doth put, place and bind the said __Sam___ appretice to and under the said ___ Brown__ with _him_ to dwell, and __him _ to serve, in the condition, duty, and character of an apprentice, until the said __Sam___ shall arrive at the age of __Twenty one___ years, fully to be completed and ended--- that, during all the said period, the said _Sam__ shall faithfully serve the said __ Brown__ master, in all lawful business, according to the best of __his_ wit and ability, and in all things honestly, orderly and obediently demean and behave ___himself__; and the said  _Wm A. Brown__  doth for __himself__ heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant and agree with the said

  _J.H. Collins__ that he, the said  __. Brown__ will teach the said __boy Sam__ the trade, art, and business of _a Farmer__ and will find, provide for, and allow to the said __Sam___  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 __him__  with humanity --- that he the said __W.A. Brown__ will __ at the end of the apprenticeship of said Boy Sam to give him a new good suit of clothes and pay him One Hundred dollars: Provided however that is said Brown shall teach said boy  to read & write then he shall not be bound to pay said $100

In witness whereof, the said __boy Sam__ by the said J.H. COLLINS, Clerk as aforesaid, and the said __Wm. A. Brown___  hever hereunto set their hands and seals, on the day and year first above written

/s/ J.H. Collins Clerk ACC

/s/ Wm. A. Brown