Contributed by Prince Memorial Library
Description
On Jan. 4, 1830, the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor, William Buxton, James Prince and Nicholas Rideout Jr., signed an indenture that placed Isaac Webber, son of Richard Webber of Cumberland, into an apprenticeship with James Hamilton of Cumberland. Hamilton, identified as a yeoman, was to teach Isaac Webber "the art, trade, or mystery of a husbandman," as well as "to read, write and cipher as far as the rule of three......" Isaac Webber, 12 years old in 1830, was put into Hamilton's care until May 11, 1839, when he would turn 21. Two years later Isaac's younger brother, David Webber, would also become apprenticed to James Hamilton of Cumberland.
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About This Item
- Title: Isaac Webber indenture document, Cumberland, 1830
- Creator: Cumberland Overseers of the Poor
- Creation Date: 1830-01-04
- Subject Date: 1830-01-04
- Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Printed and handwritten in ink on rag paper
- Dimensions: 31.2 cm x 20.7 cm
- Local Code: 2010.0001
- Collection: Town of Cumberland Archives
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Indentured servants--Maine--Cumberland
- Apprentices--Maine--Cumberland
- Contracts--Maine--Cumberland
- Cumberland (Me.). Overseers of the Poor
- Child labor--Maine--Cumberland
- Children--Employment--Maine--Cumberland
People
- Buxton, William
- Hamilton, James
- Prince, James
- Prince Jr., Joel
- Rideout Jr., Nicholas
- Rideout Jr., Ruben
- Webber, Isaac
- Webber, Richard
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