1760 Apprenticeship Indenture between John Artrup and Thomas 
Blanton
Wayne Co. WV

Spotsylvania County Records, B-488, August 5, 1760

This Indenture made the 5th day of August in the year of our 
Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty between John Artrup 
an infant of Spotsylvania County and Thomas Blanton of the said 
County Carpenter and joiner witnesseth that the said John Artrup 
by and with consent and approbation of Spotsylvania county court 
doth put and bind himself an apprentice to the said Thomas 
Blanton to serve him from the day of the date heretofore and 
during the term of five years now ensuing.  During all which 
time the said apprentice his said master shall well and truly 
serve, his - keep, his lawful command always obey.  He shall 
not destroy or embezzle his said Master's goods, nor cause it 
to be done by any other person.  He shall not commit adultery 
or fornication nor contract matrimony through said term.  
Neither shall he absent himself by day or night from his said 
Masters's without leave but in all things shall behave himself 
as an apprentice ought to do during all the term aforesaid and 
the said Thomas Blanton for his part doth consent and agree to 
and with his said apprentice to use his utmost endeavour to 
teach and entrust him in his trade of a carpenter and joiner 
and to find and provide for his said apprentice sufficient 
meat, drink, clothing, washing and lodging fitting for his 
said apprentice during the term aforesaid and at the enspiration 
thereof to pay him the sum of three pounds current money of 
Virginia or goods to the value of it in clothing.  In Witness 
whereof and  of all and singular the promises the party to 
those persons have interchangeably put their hands and seals 
this day month and year above written.

Signed Sealed and Delivered				
Thomas Blanton
In the Presence of						
								
John Artrip 
John Rakestraw
James Shorlay

At a Court continued and held for - Spotsylvania County Aug 5th 
1760.
	
This Indenture of apprenticeship between John Artrup and Thomas 
Blanton was acknowledged by the parties approved of by the Court 
and ordered to be recorded.


						Test 	John Waller  Cl Crt







A complete transcription of the record by John Edwin Snyder from a copy of the original document.