Indentured Servants Documentation

Series of indenture documents detailing agreements for servitude in Boston, highlighting historical practices of child labor and indentured servitude.

Document of indenture: Servant: Burgain, Robert. Master: Eddy, Benjamin. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child labor
Document of indenture: Servant: Burgain, Robert. Master: Eddy, Benjamin. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child labor
Document of indenture: Servant: McFarland, Martin. Master: Allis, Elisha. Town of Master: Hatfield , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Hunt, Benjamin. Master: Hicks, John. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Gardener, James. Master: Langdon, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Mahew, Henry Eaton. Master: Rowe, John Jr. Town of Master: Sunderland. , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Davis, Ann. Master: Higgins, Sylvanus Silvanus. Town of Master: Middleton, Conn. , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Cox, Abigail. Master: Warland, William. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Whitney, Sarah. Master: Waterman, Samuel. Town of Master: Halifax , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Cole, Jacob. Master: Clark, Humphrey. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Cromartie, Ann. Master: Decosta, Ruth. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Freland, Sarah. Master: Russell, Joseph. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Sharpe, Lewis. Master: Breading, Andrew. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Powell, Hannah. Master: Stone, Nathan. Town of Master: Yarmouth , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Peak, Phillip. Master: Stone, Jonas. Town of Master: Lexington , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Haden, Sarah. Master: Foster, Elisha. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Kneeland, Robert. Master: Blower, John. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Pylering, Katherine Maclainer. Master: Wells, Francis. Town of Master: Cambridge , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Ingalls, Stephen. Master: Burrell, David. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Terrall, Ann. Master: Ranger, Edmund. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Eastham sold to Nehemiah Smith and Asa Higgins of Eastham, Orleans by Mary Knowles of Boston ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Richards, John. Master: Sprague, John. Town of Master: Worcester , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Burke Burk, Ellenor. Master: Hartley, Thomas. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Curtain, Penelope. Master: Bartlett, Samuel. Town of Master: Plymouth , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Stringer, Joseph. Master: Wheelwright, Job. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Daws, Charlotte. Master: Fowler, Samuel. Town of Master: Westfield , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Corban, Thomas. Master: Carpenter, John. Town of Master: Brimfield , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Meloney, Bartholomew. Master: Pritchard, Benjamin. Town of Master: Marblehead , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Brown, Timothy. Master: Fowler, Samuel. Town of Master: Westfield , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Eastham sold to Nehemiah Smith, Timothy Cole, Thomas Knowles, Joshua Knowles, Samuel Smith, and Winslow Lewis Knowles of Eastham by David Knowles of Eastham ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Bantom, Thomas. Master: Mower, Samuel Jr. Town of Master: Worcester. , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Eastham sold to Joseph Hurd, Timothy Donae, and Uriah Linnell of Eastham by Winslow Lewis and Samuel Smith of Boston, Wellfleet ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Drew, Catharine. Master: Nicholson, Samuel. Town of Master: Charlestown , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Norton, William. Master: Hunt, Alexander. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Emmons, Sarah. Master: Leverett, Mary. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Brown, Mary. Master: Lyman, Phineas Pheneas. Town of Master: Suffield , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Gray, Elizabeth. Master: Gardner, Samuel. Town of Master: Milton , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Plant, John. Master: Loring, David. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Harwich sold to Mary Smith by Elizabeth Smith and Andrew Clark of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDeed of property in Brewster sold to Nehemiah Smith of Eastham by Henry Knowles of Orleans ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Hardiman, Samuel. Master: Beal Beales, Joshua. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Gray, Lydia. Master: Jones, John. Town of Master: Marshfield , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Howard, Edward. Master: Abbe Abbey, John. Town of Master: Hopkinton. Selectmen of the town of Hopkington autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Abbe. , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Spencer, Noble. Master: Hunnewell, Richard Jr. Town of Master: Penobscot , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: White, James. Master: Fales, Stephen. Town of Master: Taunton , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Martin, Hannah. Master: Bauldin, Isaac. Town of Master: Sudbury , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Gardener, James. Master: Langdon, John. Town of Master: Pownalborough , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Cole, Jacob. Master: Clark, Humphrey. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Melona, William Dun. Master: Jackson, William. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Harwich sold to Elizabeth Ellis and Phillip Ellis Jr. () of Harwich by Phillip Ellis of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Still, Mary. Master: Fenne, John. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Ellis, Lettice. Master: Dickson, William. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Legally, Polly. Master: Marton, William. Town of Master: North Yarmouth , Indentured servants, Child laborCommittee for the Sale of Eastern Lands to Henry Jackson, 23 February 1795 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United StatesDocument of indenture: Servant: Gould, Sarah. Master: Tilston, Timothy. Town of Master: Dorchester , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Brown, Mary. Master: Lyman, Phineas Pheneas. Town of Master: Suffield , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Lillie, Joseph. Master: Billings, Richard Jr. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Truro sold to Joshua Rich of Truro by Silvannus Snow of Truro ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Ingalls, Stephen. Master: Burrell, David. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Stokes, Jonathan. Master: Kendall, Benjamin. Town of Master: Sherburn , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Fairfield, Samuel. Master: Lyman, Gad. Town of Master: Northampton , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Dering, Elizabeth. Master: Bowman, Ezra. Town of Master: Oxford , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Sossen, Mary. Master: Sumner, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Milton , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Emmons, Sarah. Master: Leverett, Mary. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Dorcy, Henry. Master: Kendrick, John. Town of Master: Edgartwon , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Barjere, Elisabeth. Master: Leeds, Hopestill. Town of Master: Dorchester , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Chatham sold to Isaac Hardy of Chatham by Elisha Young and Esther Young of Chatham ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Melvin, James. Master: Stirling, John. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Harwich sold to Benjamin Small Jr. of Harwich by Thomas Freeman of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Peak, Phillip Philip. Master: Sumner, Benjamin Jr. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Boyd, John. Master: Billings, Joseph. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Blackburn, Jacob. Master: Penniman, Stephen. Town of Master: Braintree , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Healy, John. Master: Clement, Thomas. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Ray, Sarah. Master: Morton, James. Town of Master: Litchfield , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Capron, Thomas. Master: Foster, Seth. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Eatridge, Sarah. Master: Bell, Thomas. Town of Master: Colrain , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Bennison, Mary. Master: Clap, Samuel. Town of Master: Scituate , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Jolly, George. Master: Alden, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Braintree , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Ballard, Bartholomew. Master: Ballard, Joseph. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Ranstead, William. Master: Maylem, Edward. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Chatham sold to Alden Nickerson of Harwich by Amaza Nickerson and Mary Nickerson of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Wright, Benjamin. Master: Foster, Edward. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Falmouth (Falalmouth) sold to James Small Junr of Falmouth by John Small of Falmouth ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Anger, Robert. Master: Cutler, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Weston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Scrivener Scrivner, Benjamin. Master: Brewer, John. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Sandwich sold to John Parsivell of Sandwich by James Otis and Joseph Otis of Barnstable ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Greenough, Mary. Master: Walker, Edward. Town of Master: Woburn , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Willis, Experience. Master: Hunt, John Jr. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Pateson, Joseph. Master: Barnard, James Jr. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Higgins, Hannah. Master: Bourne, Shearja. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Norton, William. Master: Hunt, Alexander. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Eastham sold to Eli Small of Eastham by Barnabus Eldredge of Eastham ,. Stanley Smith Deed CollectionDocument of indenture: Servant: Fitch, Benjamin. Master: Holmes, James. Town of Master: New Braintree , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: McKinzey, Sarah. Master: Hopkins, Thomas. Town of Master: Portland , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Peirce, Mary. Master: Lithgow, William. Town of Master: Georgetown , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Clough, Marther Martha. Master: Perkins, Elizabeth. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborCommittee for the Sale of Eastern Lands to Henry Jackson, 23 February 1795 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United StatesDocument of indenture: Servant: Baner, Mary. Master: Sutton, Bartholomew. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child laborDocument of indenture: Servant: Bennison, Mary. Master: Clap, Samuel. Town of Master: Scituate , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of Joshua Child to John Child for land in Lincoln, in consideration of $100 , Real propertyDocument of indenture: Servant: Wright, John. Master: Hathway, James. Town of Master: Spencer , Indentured servants, Child laborDeed of property in Eastham sold to Richard Smith of Eastham by Silvanus Smith of Eastham ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection