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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.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_2484

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

Rights