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Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1868-12-16
Subject
Slavery--Georgia--History
Slave records
Indentured servants--United States
Child slaves--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
People
Peterson, J. L.
Smith, Judy, b. 1860
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
Medium
articles of apprenticeship
Type
Text
Description
The collection consists of one Article of Apprenticeship of the Atlanta Intelligencer Book and Job Office. Dated Georgia, Fulton County, September 16, 1868, J. L. Peterson has applied to have Judy Smith, a 10-year-old orphaned African American girl "bound and apprenticed." The terms of the apprenticeship include that Smith may not leave service or consent to marry until the end of her term at age 18 without permission. Peterson agrees to clothe, feed, and maintain Smith including medical attention, teaching her to read, and teaching her housekeeping and sewing.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library