- Collection:
- Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship
- Title:
- Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship
- Creator:
- Peterson, J. L.
- Date of Original:
- 1868-09-16
- Subject:
- Slavery--Georgia--History
Slave records
Indentured servants--United States
Child slaves--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Enslaved children--Georgia - People:
- Smith, Judy, b. 1858
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702 - Medium:
- articles of apprenticeship
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- 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.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_2484_001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_2484_001-001#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_2484_001-001/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship, ms2484, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
