Indenture of
General George Wayne Thornberry
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF HANOVER TOWNSHIP
INDENTURE
To Isaac Hurst of G.G.W. Thornberry
Received August 25, 1845 at 5 o’clock p.m.
Recorded in Book L. page 129 Index 10
John Campbell Recorder
This Indenture made this Eighth day of August One thousand Eight hundred
and forty five between Bruce Johnson and William Blivens
Overseers of the Poor of Hanover Township in the County of Shelby and state of
Indiana of the One part and Isaac Hurst of the County aforesaid of the
other part Witnesseth that the said Overseers of the poor have put and placed
and bound and do by these presents put place and bind General George Wayne
Thornberry a poor boy aged Eleven years five months an apprentice to the
said Isaac Hurst to be taught the art and mystery of Farming which he the said
Isaac Hurst now follows to live with and serve him the said Isaac Hurst as an
apprentice for the term of Nine years and seven months from this date, that is
to say until the said General George Wayne Thornberry shall arrive to the age
of Twenty One years of the said General George Wayne Thornberry shall so long
live and the said Overseers do by these presents give unto the said Isaac
Hurst all the right powers and authority over the said General George Wayne
Thornberry and over his services during the said term which by the Laws of
this state a Master has in and over a lawful indentured apprentice and the
said Isaac Hurst in consideration thereof doth on his part Covenant promise
and agree to and with the said Overseers and their successors in Office and
each and every of them that he will teach and instruct the said General George
Wayne Thornberry as his apprentice or cause him to be made and sufficiently
instructed in the art and mystery of Farming after the best way and Manner
that he can and also to teach and instruct the said apprentice or cause him to
be taught or instructed to spell read and write and to teach and instruct the
said apprentice in the science of Arthmetic to the Double rule of three
inclusive at least and during his term of apprenticeship to provide and allow
to him sufficient meat drink washing lodging and wearing apparel and all other
things necessary for an apprentice and the said Isaac Hurst further covenants
and agrees to furnish and give the said apprentice at the expiration of his
aforesaid term of service a horse saddle and bridle of the value of Fifty five
dollars and also a freedom suit of cloth of broad cloth of the value of thirty
dollars at least and the said Isaac Hurst further covenants and agrees to and
with the said Overseers to pay the said apprentice at the expiration of the
said term aforesaid to pay the said apprentice the further sum of one hundred
dollars provided the said Isaac Hurst has on account of the said apprentice to
pay no extraordinary or uncommon doctors bills.
In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals
the day and year above written.
Bruce Johnson William Beiven
(SEAL)
Syned sealed and delivered in presence of Darwin Dyer
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State of Indiana
Shelby County
Before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for said County
this day personally appeared the within named Bruce Johnson and William Bliven
of the poor and Isaac Hurst within named and acknowledged the within Indenture
of apprenticeship to be their act and deed for the uses and purposes therein
named.
Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of August 1845
Darwin Dyer (SEAL)
Justice of the Peace
Transcribed by Barb Huff
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