Duplin County NcArchives Photo Document.....Spaight Hill 1866 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005225 February 26, 2024, 5:54 pm Source: Freedmen's Bureau Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/duplin/photos/documents/spaighth1497nph.jpg Image file size: 118.4 Kb Transcribed by Sloan Mason slomas7@comcast.net Duplin Co., NC U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878 Assistant Commissioner M843 35 The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands 19 May 1866 Spaight HILL INDENTURE OF APPRENTICESHIP State of North Carolina Duplin County This Indenture, Made the Nineteenth day of May, 1866 between H. H. FOSTER, Assistant Superintendent Bureau of R. F. and A. L., for the Counties of Duplin and Sampson, NC. of the one part, and Spaight HILL of the other part: Witnesseth, That the said H. H. FOSTER doth put, place and bind unto the said Spaight HILL, four orphans named Robert, aged 13 years, Peter, aged 10, Mary aged 6, Marsti? aged 6, to live after the manner of an apprentice and servant, until the said apprentices shall attain the age of twenty-one years; during all which time the said apprentices their master faithfully shall serve, and his lawful commands everywhere obey. And the said Spaight HILL doth covenant, and promise, and agree that he will teach and instruct the said apprenticeS, or cause them to be taught or instructed to read and write; and that he will constantly find and provide for said apprentices, during the term aforesaid, sufficient diet, washing, lodging and apparel, fitting for an apprentice; and also all other things necessary, both in sickness and health. In witness whereof, the parties to these presents have set their hands and seals, the day and year above written. H. H. FOSTER (Seal) Spaight HILL (Seal) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/duplin/photos/documents/spaighth1497nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb