APPRENTICE BOND: Abraham Kaughanour, 1799 Muhlenberg Co ----------------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: E-mail Registry submittor: Rick Girtman Date: Sunday, September 22, 2002 11:42 AM ------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** Kaughanour, Abraham to Henry Keath, 1799 This Indenture made this 27nd day of August One Thousand seven hundred and ninety nine between John Caughanour of the County of Muhlenberg and State of Kentucky of the one part and Henry Keath of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John Kaughanour hath this day bound unto the said Henry Keath his son Abraham Kaughanour to serve the said Henry after the manner of an apprentice until he attains to the age of twenty one years, which will be on the twenty first day of May One Thousand eight hundred and fourteen. The said Henry obliges himself to learn the said Abraham the art of farming and find him in good & sufficient diet, lodging and apparel fitten for an apprentice during his said Abrahams apprenticeship during which time the said Henry is to give him twenty four months schooling after he is ten years of age.But if the said Henry should die before the said Abraham comes of age he is to serve Rachel Keith wife of said Henry until he attains the age of twenty one years, if she should live that long. If not then the said Abraham is to live with Alex Keath, son of Henry Keath the remaining part of his time and the said Alex shall also find him in good and sufficient apparel, diet and lodging fitten for an apprentice and at the expiration of his said apprentice-ship the said Henry is to give said Abraham one decent new suit of home made Cloths and fifteen pounds in current money. Witness our hands and seals the day and year within written. Jon L. Yost -Seal Henry Keath -Seal Muhlenberg County Sct I Charles F o x W i n g Clerk to the County Court of said County being duly authorized by law to receive ------- and record deeds and other writing in my office do certify that the within Indenture was produced to me on the 27th day of August One Thousand seven hundred and ninety nine and acknowledged by John Kaughanour and Henry Keath parties thereto to be their act and deed and that the same is truly recorded. A Copy Teste C. F. W i n g Source: Microfilm of Deed Book 1, page 15