William E.
Young
bound to
James Bearmore / Bearmon
Overseers of Poor Indenture To James Bearmon
Recorded in the office of the Recorder of Shelby county
Indiana April 22d 1839
in Deed Book H page 681 Milton Robins Recorder
This indenture made this Twenty third day of February in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and thirty nine, between David Laymon & Alexander
Breeding Overseers of the poor of Jackson Township in the county of Shelby
& State of Indiana of the one part; and James Bermon of the county
aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth that the said overseers have put,
placed, and bound and do by these presents, put, place and bind William E.
Young a poor Boy aged Two years and six months and apprentice to the said
James Bearmon, to be taught the art, trade and occupation of a Farmer, which the
said James Bearmon now uses and to live with and serve him the said James
Bearmon for the term of Eighteen years & six months from this date, that is
to say untill he the said William E. Young shall arrive to the age of Twenty one
years, if the said James Bearmon shall so long live. And the said Overseers do
by these presents, give unto the said James Bearmon all the right, power and
authority over the said William E. Young and his service during the said term,
which by the laws of this state a Master has in and over a lawfully indentured
apprentice. And the said James Bearmon in consideration thereof doth on his part
covenant promise & agree to & with the said Overseers and their
successors in office and each and every of them and with the said William E.
Young, that he will teach & instruct the said William E. Young as his
apprentice or cause him to be well & sufficiently taught & instructed in
the art and occupation of a farmer after the best way & manner that he can;
And also to teach and instruct the said apprentice or cause him to be taught or
instructed to read, write and Arethmetic through the Single Rule of Three, and
train him to habits of industry & morality and during the term of his
apprenticeship, to provide and allow to him sufficient meat drink washing and
lodging and apparel, and all other things necessary for an apprentice during his
said term of apprenticeship. And the said James Bearmon further covenants and
agrees to give to the said apprentice at the expiration of his aforesaid term of
service, one hundred dollars in personal property.
In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands & seals
the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of
J. B. Lucas
Elizabeth Lucas
David Laymon
Alexander Breeding
James Bearmon (SEAL)
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