Sampson County NcArchives Photo Document.....T. M. Lee 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 April 9, 2024, 4:38 pm Source: Freedmen's Bureau Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/sampson/photos/documents/tmlee1524nph.jpg Image file size: 110.6 Kb Transcribed by Sloan Mason slomas7@comcast.net Sampson Co., NC U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878 Assistant Commissioner M843 35 The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands 26 April 1866 T. M. LEE Indenture of Apprenticeship State of North Carolina Sampson County This Indenture made the twenty sixth day of April 1866 between H. H. FOSTER, Asst. Supr. R. L and A. L. for the Countries of Duplin and Sampson, N. C. of the one part and of the other part, Witnesseth that the said H. H. FOSTER doth put place and bind unto the said T. M. LEE, five orphans, named Amy, aged 14 years, Allen, aged 13, Esther, aged 12, James , aged 12, Charles, aged 10, to live after the manner of apprentices and servants 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 T. M. LEE 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 apprentice and also all other things necessary, both in sickness and health. In Witness whereof the parties to these presents hath set their hands and seals the day and year above written. H. H. FOSTER (Seal) T. M. LEE (Seal) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/sampson/photos/documents/tmlee1524nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb