Bertie  COUNTY  NC    Indenture Papers Richard Dillon

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		This Indenture made the Twenty Sixth day of January in the year of our 
Lord One Thousand Seven ~ hundred and fifty nine Between John Brown Esquire One of 
the Justices of the County Court of Bertie and his Succefsors of the one Part: And 
Christopher Harrison of the same County and ~ Province Cooper (the word cooper is 
written in above on the original document.) of the other Part

Witnefseth that the said John Brown by Virtue of the Power and Authority in him by 
Law Vested.  Do Put and Bind unto the said Christopher Harrison as an apprentice 
Richard Dillon son of James Theophilus Dillon about the age of Twelve years: The said 
Richard Dillon with the said Christopher Harrison to Live until he shall Accomplish 
the age of Twenty one years: during all which Term or time the said Richard Dillon 
his said Master he shall faithfully Serve and all his Lawfull Commands every where 
Gladly obey: Neither shall he the said Richard Dillon Frequent Publick Houses, 
Contract Matrimony or Commit fornication during the said Term: and the said 
Christopher Harrison doth Covenant Promise and agree to and with the said John Brown 
and him succefsors that he will Teach or Cause to be Taught and Instructed the said 
Richard Dillon in the Art and History of a Cooper in the Best manner that he Can: And 
also that he will find and Provide for the said Richard Dillon Suficient Meat Drink 
Apparall Washing and Lodging in Sickness and in Health for and during the said Term: 
and the said Christopher Harrison Doth further Covenant and Oblige himself to Cause 
the said Richard Dillon to be, Taught to Read and Write: And also at the Expiration 
of the said Term Pay to the said apprentice what the Law in that Case doth allow.

In Testimony where of the Parties to these present have hereunto Interchangeably Set 
their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of                        John Brown  

                                                            Christopher 
                                                                Harrison        

NOTE:  I HAVE LEFT ALL SPELLINGS AS THEY WERE ON THIS DOCUMENT. THE PLACEMENT OF THE 
SIGNATURES IS AS NEAR TO THE ORIGINAL SPOT AS I COULD GET THEM. PUNCTUATION IS ALSO 
LEFT AS IT WAS. THE PAPER OF THIS DOCUMENT APPEARED AS IF IT HAD BEEN FOLDED IN 
THIRDS LONG WISE AND THEN IN HALF AT THE TIME IT WAS WRITTEN.  IN WHAT WOULD HAVE 
BEEN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK WAS WRITTEN AS FOLLOWS:

Richard Dillon
Indenture 
      1758  




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