Indenture - Ramey to Howard - Frederick County, Virginia
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Apprenticeship Indenture: 
William RAMEY son of Elizabeth to John HOWARD

 

“Frederick County, Virginia Deed Book No. 6”

 

Page 119

                This Indenture Witnesseth that William RAMEY son of 
Elizabeth RAMEY of the County of Frederick and Colony of Virginia Hath 
by & with the Consent of his mother and the Approbation of the County 
Court of Frederick put himself and by these Presents doth Voluntarily 
and of his own free Will and Accord put himself Apprentice to John HOWARD 
of the Same place to learn the Art Trade and Mystery which the said John 
HOWARD now followeth (that is to Say Immuring) & after the manner of an 
Apprentice to Serve him from the day of the date hereof during the Term 
of four years and a half next Ensuring during all which Term the said 
the said Apprentice his said Master faithfully Shall Serve his Secrets 
Keep his Lawful Command Every Where Obey he Shall do no damage to his said 
Master nor said to be done by others without giving Notice thereof to his 
said Master he Shall not Waste his said Masters Goods nor Land them 
unlawfully to Any he Shall not Commit Fornication nor Contract Matrimony 
within the said Term at Cards dice or any __ (?) Game he Shall not play 
whereby his said Master may have damage with his own goods nor with the 
goods of Others without License from his said Master he shall neither Buy 
nor Sell he Shall not Absent himself day nor night from his said Masters 
Service without his Leave nor Haunt Ale Houses Taverns Play Houses Gaming 
Houses Race field nor any other Places of Bad resort But in all things 
Behave himself as a faithful apprentice ought to do during the said Term 
and the said Master Shall use the Utmost of his Endeavour to teach or Cause 
to be Taught or Institute the said Apprentice in the Trade or Mystery the 
said Master now followeth of a Joiner also to provide for his during the 
said Term Good Sufficient Meat Drink Washing ____________________________
_______(last line blacked out)

 

At a Court held for Frederick County on the 5th day of May 1761.


This Indenture was acknowledged by John HOWARD Party thereto & ordered to 
be Recorded.

 

Teste

Arch’d WAGERLL