Robeson County, NC - Lewis Woodell - Apprenticeship, 1852

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State of North Carolina
	Robeson County
This Indenture made this the 3rd day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred
and fifty two between Thomas A Norment Chairman
of the County of the County and State aforesaid on
behalf of the Justices of Said County and their
SucceSsors on the one part and Enoch McNeill of the
other part WitneSseth that the said Thomas A Norment
pursuant to n order of the Said County Court made
the 25th day of May 1852 and according to the
Direction of the act of aSsembly in such Cases
made and provided doth place and bind unto the
said Enoch McNeill a free boy named
Lewis Woodell an Infant of the age of nine
years with the said Enoch McNeill to Live after
the manner of an apprentice shall attain to the
age of twenty one years during all which 
Time the said apprentice Shall faithfully Serve
the Said Enoch McNeill ~ and his lawful Comman=
=ds Readily obey and the said apprentice
Shall not at any time absent himself from the
Service of the said Enoch McNeill without
leave but in all Lawful thing as a good and faithful
Servant shall behave towards the said Enoch Mc
Neill and the Said Enoch McNeill doth Covenant
promise and agree ~ too and with the said Thomas
A Norment that he will instruct or cause to be
Tought and Instructed the said apprentice to
learn 
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	and that he will Constantly find and
provide for the said apprentice during the Term
aforesaid Sufficient did washing Lodging and
apparel filing for an apprentice and also all
other things necessary both in SickneSs and in
health ~ In WitneSs whereof the parties have
Interchangeable Set their hands and affixed their
Seals the 3rd day of July and the year
first above written ~  	Tho A. Norment Chm
Signed Sealed and delivered	E McNeill
in presence of
Test
	Sdh Howell

Lewis Woodell
Indenture
July 3rd 1852

Source:  NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC  C.R.083.101.1 – 1852.

Transcribed by Sam West, 4770 Old Whiteville Road, Lumberton, NC 28358