Indentured Servants Documents

Documents detailing indentures of servants in colonial America, focusing on agreements between masters and servants, showcasing historical labor practices.

Document, 1755-12-23, Goshen, N.Y., D. S., Silas Hales, Henry Wisner, Benjamin Carpenter. Endorsed. 1 page. 8vo

Document of indenture: Servant: Taunt, James. Master: Bacon, John. Town of Master: Billerica. Selectmen of the town of Billerica autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Bacon. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Carr, Mary. Master: Morse, Ezra. Town of Master: Dedham. Selectmen of the town of Dedham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ezra Morse. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Holden, Thomas. Master: Atwood, Eleazer Elezer Jr. Town of Master: Wellfleet. Selectmen of the town of Wellfleet.autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Eleazer Atwood. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Godard, Mary. Master: Williams, Abraham. Town of Master: Sandwich. Selectmen of the town of Sandwich autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Abraham Williams. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter from Rev. Hooyman to Jan Brandes, Johannes Hooyman, 1779 - 1785 document. letter Letter from pastor Johannes Hooyman to Jan Brandes in which the order of sermons is recorded. Part of a group of papers from Jan Brandes from his time as a pastor at the Lutheran Church in Batavia 1779-1785. Batavia paper. ink pen Batavia

Document of indenture: Servant: Hannets, George Mattson. Master: Ware, Jonathan. Town of Master: Norwich. Selectmen of the town of Norwich autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Johathan Ware. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Pope, Joseph. Master: Morse, Joseph Jr. Town of Master: Sturbridge. Selectmen of the town of Sturbridge autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joseph Morse, Jr. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Prince, Samuel. Master: Field, John. Town of Master: Amherst. Selectmen of the town of Amherst autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Field. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document, 1755-12-23, Goshen, N.Y., D. S., Silas Hales, Henry Wisner, Benjamin Carpenter. Endorsed. 1 page. 8vo

Document of indenture: Servant: Goslin, Thomas. Master: White, Nathan. Town of Master: Murrayfield. Selectmen of the town of Murrayfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Nathan White. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Greenough, Thomas. Master: Lee, Joseph. Town of Master: Royalston , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Fothergill, Joseph. Master: Dickinson, Nathaniel. Town of Master: Deerfield. Selectmen of the town of Deerfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Nathaniel Dickinson. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Receipt for $250.00 as payment for Negro man, January 20, 1840. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C., USA

1773-1774, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Document of indenture: Servant: Pope, Joseph. Master: Morse, Joseph Jr. Town of Master: Sturbridge. Selectmen of the town of Sturbridge autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joseph Morse, Jr. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Pearce, Elisabeth Elizabeth. Master: Mayo, Joseph. Town of Master: Roxbury. Selectmen of the town of Roxbury autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joseph Mayo. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter to Matthew and Thomas Irwin, Philadelphia., 1779-02-26., Marlborough, Va. A. L. S. 1 page. 4o

Document of indenture: Servant: Glossip, Joseph. Master: Sheppard, David. Town of Master: Murrayfield. Selectmen of the town of Murrayfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for David Sheppard. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Engerson, Mary. Master: Bacon, Thomas. Town of Master: Wrentham. Selectmen of the town of Wrentham autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Thomas Bacon. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Hodgetts, William Phillip. Master: Mosley Moseley, Pliny. Town of Master: Westfield. Selectmen of the town of Westfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Pliny Mosley. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Foalke, John. Master: Call, Jonathan. Town of Master: Newburyport. Selectmen of the town of Newburyport autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jonathan Call. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Melvin, Hannah. Master: Ferre, Jonathan. Town of Master: Brimfield. Selectmen of the town of Brimfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jonathan Ferre. , Indentured servants, Child labor

1775 August 12, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Document, 1789-01-06, Dauphin County, Pa., A. D. S., Alex. Graydon Protry. With the seal of the county affixed. 1/2 page. 4o

Document of indenture: Servant: Condon, Philip. Master: Cunnable, Samuel Jr. Town of Master: Bernardston. Selectmen of the town of Bernardston autograph document signed to the Selectmen of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Cunnable, Jr. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Handwritten note at Piet-Heinpenning.handwritten Note (Both Sides): Deeze Medal is by the Prince / Frederik Hendrik ..... Valued at F7i-6-

Document of indenture: Servant: Richardson, Elizabeth. Master: McGregory, Patrick. Town of Master: Rutland. Selectmen of the town of Rutland autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Patrick McGregory. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Petition for a Church Meeting, n.d. , Religious meetings. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Deed of property in Harwich sold to Chillinsworth Foster by Joseph Ellis of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: Kelton, John. Master: Clark, Samuel. Town of Master: Northampton. Selectmen of the town of Northampton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor in the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Clark. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Lots between Delancey and Rivington, Second and Third Streets 1796. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Deed of property in Eastham sold to Eliakim Higgins of Eastham by John Sparrow of Eastham ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: Gorden, William. Master: Ballard, Asa. Town of Master: Holliston. Selectmen of the town of Holliston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Asa Ballard. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter from T. Cutler, Boston, to Nathan Prince, Dorchester, 1744 June 26 , Massachusetts, History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Puritans, Cotton family, Prince family. Thomas Prince Library and Collection of the Old South Church

Document of indenture: Servant: Cocklin, Margrett. Master: Gilmore, David. Town of Master: Stoughton. Selectmen of the town of Stoughton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for David Gilmore. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Jolly, Charles. Master: Newcomb, Asa. Town of Master: Norton. Selectmen of the town of Norton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Asa Newcomb. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Craig, Abigail. Master: Fisher, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Wrentham. Selectmen of the town of Wrentham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ebenezer Fisher. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Deed of property in Harwich sold to Elisha Higgins of Harwich by Heman Myrick of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Letter from Rev. Hooyman to Jan Brandes, Johannes Hooyman, 1779 - 1785 document. letter Letter from pastor Johannes Hooyman addressed to Jan Brandes in which he indicates that due to his health he will not be able to keep his preaching on December 5. Part of a group of papers from Jan Brandes from his time as a pastor at the Lutheran Church in Batavia 1779-1785. Batavia paper. ink pen Batavia

Document of indenture: Servant: Cocklin, Margrett. Master: Gilmore, David. Town of Master: Stoughton. Selectmen of the town of Stoughton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for David Gilmore. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Receipt for Romeyn de Hooghe, Agatha Maria Arkenbout, 1698 Presumably concerns a receipt for the artist Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708), Romeyn de Hooghe (1638-1710) or Romeyn de Hooghe (1655-1704). Leiden paper. ink writing (processes) / pen money

Letter to 'Belica' from Joseph Carret, her father, in Trinidad, September 5, 1838 ,. Isabelle Peirce Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: Jolly, Charles. Master: Newcomb, Asa. Town of Master: Norton. Selectmen of the town of Norton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Asa Newcomb. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Wharff, Robert. Master: Snow, Samuel Sam. Town of Master: Marblehead. Selectmen of the town of Marblehead autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Snow. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Receipt for bread 1802. text. Documents, Surveys, Maps. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Document of indenture: Servant: Eddy, Eunice. Master: Drinkwater, Allen. Town of Master: North Yarmouth. Selectmen of the town of North Yarmouth autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Allen Drinkwater. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Deed of property in Eastham sold to Eliakim Higgins by Thomas Twining of Eastham ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: White, James. Master: Bussey, Benjamin. Town of Master: Dedham. Selectmen of the town of Dedham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Benjamin Bussey. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Petition for a Church Meeting, n.d. , Religious meetings. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Document of indenture: Servant: Eddy, Eunice. Master: Drinkwater, Allen. Town of Master: North Yarmouth. Selectmen of the town of North Yarmouth autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Allen Drinkwater. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: McGrath, Richard. Master: Holbrooks, Isaiah. Town of Master: Boston , Indentured servants, Child labor

Nevill, John. Pittsburgh. To General Morgan, 1795-01-09, 1 page

Letter to Seaborn Jones, dated October 2, 1787, from Georgia. It is an autograph letter signed and endorsed, consisting of one page in quarto format

Document of indenture: Servant: Jolly, Charles. Master: Danby, Alexander. Town of Master: Mansfield. Selectmen of the town of Mansfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Alexander Danby. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Thomas, William. Master: Johnson, Joseph. Town of Master: Holliston. Selectmen of the town of Holliston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joseph Johnson. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Smith, Martha. Master: Stedman, Joseph. Town of Master: Roxbury. Selectmen of the town of Roxbury autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Joseph Stedman. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Deed of property in Eastham sold to Richard Smith and Jedidah Smith of Eastham by Barnabas Knowles of Eastham ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: Muffey, Henry. Master: Harris, John. Town of Master: Bath. Selectmen of the town of Bath autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Harris. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Pace, Henry. Master: Stone, Isaac. Town of Master: Oakham. Selectmen of the town of Oakham autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Isaac Stone. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Ford, Benjamin. Wilmington. To Colonel Morgan., 1778-05-25., 1 page

Deed of property in Harwich sold to Chillinsworth Foster by Joseph Ellis of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: Brooks, Thomas. Master: Wilson Willson, James Jr. Town of Master: Leicester. Selectmen of the town of Leicester autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for James Willson, Jr. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Mangent, Nicholas. Master: Chapin, Peter. Town of Master: New Marlborough. Selectmen of the town of New Marlborough autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Peter Chapin. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Muffey, Henry. Master: Harris, John. Town of Master: Bath. Selectmen of the town of Bath autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Harris. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Craigie, Mary. Master: Phelps, Nathaniel. Town of Master: Northampton. Selectmen of the town of Northampton autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Nathaniel Phelps. , Indentured servants, Child labor

1747-1748, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Document of indenture: Servant: Holley, Eloner. Master: Sampson, Anna. Town of Master: Kingstown. Selectmen of the town of Kingston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Anna Sampson. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Town Meetings, 1802 , Town meetings. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Document of indenture: Servant: Jolly, Charles. Master: Danby, Alexander. Town of Master: Mansfield. Selectmen of the town of Mansfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Alexander Danby. , Indentured servants, Child labor

James Kirke Paulding autograph letter signed to Thomas W. White, 7 December 1855 , American literature, 19th century, History and criticism, Authors, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Authors and publishers, Poets, American, 19th century, Correspondence, Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Rufus W. Griswold Papers

Letter to Robert Hunter Morris, dated April 18, 1756, from Boston, Massachusetts. The letter is an autograph letter signed (A.L.S.) and is endorsed. It consists of three pages and is in quarto format (4o)

Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo; June 26 Wednesday noon 1850; Victor Hugo house - Paris Autograph letter

Document of indenture: Servant: Sloaper, Hannah. Master: Watson, John. Town of Master: Leicester. Selectmen of the town of Leicester autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Watson. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Miscellaneous household receipts , Home economics. Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of the Winsor Family 1820-1915

Document of indenture: Servant: Sloaper, Hannah. Master: Watson, John. Town of Master: Leicester. Selectmen of the town of Leicester autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for John Watson. , Indentured servants, Child labor

1781 August 17, Letter, historical correspondence. Time captured in script.

Deed of property in Harwich sold to Benjamin Small by Eleazer Crosby of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Extract from the baptismal register, Anonymous, 1779 - 1782 document. letter Leaf described on two sides. Recto: Extract from the baptismal register of Johanna Christina Duurkoop (christened 16 April 1769) of September 19, 1779. Verso: confirmation of the registration of J.H. Borbecker as a member of the Lutheran Church in Batavia, December 18, 1782. Part of a group of papers by Jan Brandes from his time as a pastor at the Lutheran Church in Batavia 1779-1785. Batavia paper. ink pen Batavia

A letter from Robert Livingston, Junr. to Abraham Yates Junr. Esqr. dated February 8, 1761. The document consists of 2 pages and is in folio format

Document of indenture: Servant: Rhodes, Jeremiah. Master: Sprague, Samuel. Town of Master: Boston. Selectmen of the town of Boston autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Samuel Sprague. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Thomas, William. Master: Parker, Ebenezer. Town of Master: Reading. Selectmen of the town of Reading autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Ebenezer Parker. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Document of indenture: Servant: Fosdike, Ann. Master: Ashley, Israel. Town of Master: Westfield. Selectmen of the town of Westfield autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Israel Ashley. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter to Abraham Lott, Treasurer, New York., September 26, 1768., Dutchess County, N.Y. A. L. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4to

Document of indenture: Servant: Jolly, Charles. Master: Green, Roland. Town of Master: Mansfield. Selectmen of the twon of Mansfield autograph document signed to Whom It May Concern: Endorsement Certificate for Roland Green. , Indentured servants, Child labor

News from some Gantz new inns, so for hunting ...

Letter from Robert Burns to Dr. John Moore, 1789-01-04, Ellisland near Dumfries, 2 leaves, Autograph letter signed

Letter to Adriaan van der Willigen, Willem Albertus HAANBRINK, 1819 letter Utrecht paper. ink writing (processes) / pen the graphic arts. drawing

Town Meetings, 1767 , Town meetings. Historical Records of the Town of Westborough - Administrative Documents

Letter from Richard Ward, Newport, to Nathan Prince, Cambridge, 1733 June 6 , Massachusetts, History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Puritans, Cotton family, Prince family. Thomas Prince Library and Collection of the Old South Church

Outward letter: Colonial Secretary : Page 579: Report of Railway Commission received at this office, 27 August 1868, by Sir James Hector.

Deed of property in Harwich sold to by M(illegible) Dimock of Harwich ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: Sturges, Mary. Master: Dean, Jeremiah. Town of Master: Dedham. Selectmen of Bedham autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Jeremiah Dean. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Letter from Robert Livingston, Junr. to Abraham Yates, Junr. Esqr. at Albany., September 13, 1762., 1 page, folio

Document of indenture: Servant: Badger, Parmelia. Master: Hichborn, Robert. Town of Master: Prospect. Selectmen of the town of Prospect autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Robert Hichborn. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Deed of property in Truro sold to Joshua Rich of Truro by Thomas Dyer of Truro ,. Stanley Smith Deed Collection

Document of indenture: Servant: Davis, David. Master: Saxton, Stephen. Town of Master: Southwick. Selectmen of the town of Southwick autograph document signed to the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Boston: Endorsement Certificate for Stephen Saxton. , Indentured servants, Child labor

Elberta, scrap #102, 1788 - 1791 (Questionable)

Prisoners of war, 1775 - 1779

Outward letter: Brown, J.L. : Page 761: letter description currently not available, January 1870, by Sir James Hector.

Document, 1776-11-06, New York, A. D. S. Endorsed. 1 page. 4o

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