Wilson County NcArchives Court.....Rountree, Malvina E. 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 5, 2024, 1:30 pm Source: Freedmen's Bureau Written: 1866 Transcribed by Sloan Mason slomas7@comcast.net Wilson Co., NC U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878 Assistant Commissioner M843 35 The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands 11 Jan. 1866 Malvinas E. ROUNTREE 4 orphan children (named Debit) bound to Malvina E. ROUNTREE January 11, 1866 Indenture of Apprenticeship State of North Carolina Wilson County This Indenture, Made his 11 day of January 1866, between The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands of the one part, and Malvina E. ROUNTREE of the other part: Witnesseth, That the said Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands doth put, place, and bind unto the said Malvinia E. ROUNTREE - Four orphans named Delbitt, aged 13 years, to receive as stated below, Fifty Dollars. Charles, aged 10 years to receive Fifty Dollars. George, aged 8 years to receive Fifty Dollars. Ike? aged 6 years to receive Fifty Dollars. to live after the manner of an apprentice and servant, until the said apprentice shall attain the age of twenty one years; during all which time the said apprentice their master faithfully shall serve, and his lawful commands every where obey. And the said Malvina E. ROUNTREE doth covenant and, promise, and agree, that he will teach and instruct the said apprentice, or cause them to be taught and instructed, to read and write; and that he will constantly find and provide for said apprentice, 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: and at the expiration of said apprenticeship, shall pay to the said children the amount of money set opposite their names, a suit of new clothes, and a new Bible. In witness whereof, the parties to these presents have set their hands and seals, the day and year above witness. Geo. O. ELAAIS? (Seal) Ass’t Sup’t Bu. Ref., Fr. and Aban. Lands, Sub-District of Goldsboro Malvina E. ROUNTREE (Seal) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilson/court/rountree1133nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb