Elijah Franklin Fleming
Indenture From
Robert
Badger
This Indenture Witnesseth that Robert Badger of Shelby
County and State of Indiana hath put and placed and by these presents doth put and bind out his daughter
July Ann Badger a minor - aged thirteen years and five months and the said July Ann Badger doth
hereby put place and bind out herself to Elijah F Fleming the said July Ann to dwell with
and serve the said Elijah F. Fleming from the day of the date hereof untill the Twenty second day of May
which will be in the year eighteen hundred and fifty six at which time the said July Ann if she shall be
living will be Eighteen years of age During all which time the said July ann[sic] shall well ad faithfully
serve her said Master and everywhere at all times readily obey his lawful Commands she shall do no damage to
her said Mater nor will she suffer any to be cone by others and if any to her knowledge be intended she shall
give her said Master reasonable notice thereof She shall not waste the goods of her said Master nor lend them
unlawfully to any. She shall not absent herself from the service of her said master without his consent
but shall in all things and at all times in a proper manner behave herself during the whole term aforesaid
and the Said Elijah F. Fleming on his part doth hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Robert Badger
and July Ann Badger that he will give the said July Ann fifteen months schooling during the said term
and cause her to be taught and instructed to read and write and to understand and use arithmetic as far as the
double rule of three inclusive if the said July Ann be capable to learn during the said term of fifteen months
schooling and also that he will find and provide for the Said July ann good and sufficient meet drink lodging
and appearel and other necessary sentable and proper for the said July ann during the term aforesaid
In Testimony whereof the said parties have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the first day of
November in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty one
Robert Badger {{ seal }}
E. F. Fleming {{ seal }}
State of Indiana {{ seal }}
Shelby County {{ seal }}
Be it remembered that the above named Robert Badger and Elijah F. Fleming came
this day personally before me the undersigned a Notary Public within and for the County and State above
mentioned and severally acknowledged the within Indenture to be their voluntary act and deed for the purposed
therein specified In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by Notarial seal this first day of
November A D 1851
James Harrison
Notary Public
Recorded November 1st 1851 John S Campbell Recorder
Transcribed by
Phyllis Miller Fleming
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