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On completion of an apprenticeship, an apprentice might become a Journeyman, although in early colonial America that term was not prevalent -- the apprentice simply became a paid servant. See Henry Campbell Black, Black's Law Dictionary, Fourth Edition (St. Paul:1951), West Publishing Co. | On completion of an apprenticeship, an apprentice might become a Journeyman, although in early colonial America that term was not prevalent -- the apprentice simply became a paid servant. See Henry Campbell Black, Black's Law Dictionary, Fourth Edition (St. Paul:1951), West Publishing Co. | ||
An indenture was in general, a deed or contract entered into by two or more parties, defining reciprocal grants, obligations, or commitments among them, including possibly financial, time periods, and other conditions. In genealogy, typically found as “indenture of apprenticeship”--generally involving a minor--and also “indentured servant” which may or may not involve a minor. See [http://www.eogen.com/IndentureIndex Encyclopedia of Genealogy] | An indenture was in general, a deed or contract entered into by two or more parties, defining reciprocal grants, obligations, or commitments among them, including possibly financial, time periods, and other conditions. In genealogy, typically found as “indenture of apprenticeship”--generally involving a minor--and also “indentured servant” which may or may not involve a minor. See [http://www.eogen.com/IndentureIndex Encyclopedia of Genealogy] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4127876 Anthony Vaver, ''Bound with an Iron Chain : the untold story of how the British transported 50,000 convicts to colonial America'' Westborough, Massachusetts : Pickpocket Publishing, ©2011 FHL 973 H6v] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/146306 John Wareing,''Emigrants to America : indentured servants recruited in London 1718-1733''Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985, 2002 FHL 973 W2wa] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/8411 Peter Wilson Coldham, ''Bonded passengers to America'' 9 v. in 3 , Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1983 FHL 973 W2c] | |||
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