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Clay County
Court Sept Term 1845
This indenture
made and entered into by the orders of the Clay County Court at
the Sept. term 1845, between Wm Woodcock Clk of aforesaid court
of the one part and Edward Robinson of the other part witnesseth
that the said Wm Woodcock as aforesaid for and in consideration
of the orders of the court aforesaid bind Abraham Lunsford who
is eleven years old in November next unto the said Edward Robertson
to serve him til he arrives to the age of 21 years and the said
Robertson doth agree on his part to learn the said Lunsford the
art & mystery of farming to furnish him with good & wholesom(e)
meat & drink and suitable clothing and to pay him three pound
10 shilling and a decent new suit of clothes at the expiration
of his term of service and to teach him to spell & read so
as to read the New Testament with facility and common Arithmetic
including the rule of three, In testimony whereof we have hereunto
set our hands & seals this 1st day of Sept 1845
William Woodcock
Clk (seal)
Edward Robertson
(seal)
A true copy
attest William Woodcock Clk
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