The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-22

knew this boy for feveral years afterwards and un-
I'll he grew up. He was in bsight about five feet
five fix inches, his hair dark and ioew hat curly
and his make thin. He went by the name of Romu-
lus, and know OF no particular mark diRinguiih
him.. EXCEPT n fear of his thumbs, think oc-
caioued 5ys bite in ione fight he had. and is now
iuppoe about twenty.eight thirty years Of age ;
and further this deponent faith not.
WILLIAM BRUCE.
Sworn aud fabreribed to tins 18th dag OF July,
| 1907, b.Ivre
GEORGE RIZER.
Hrst iiorvs IL. certificate IF Join Lynn, tie fare
! c'ta az f6e .9.eseGrs.
The depoftiou of Greeubury Griffin, of Talbot
county, aud the Rate OF Maryland aged about thir
ty-ieveu years, taken Before VIM. L,rdiav, Geutis-
man. one OF the juaices of the peace ior Queen
AIMS county, duly commfioned, and qualified as
iueh this 9TH day OF Aagua, in the year of oiir
Lord one thouand esh hundred * teven, faith, that
john Ssrahan StTa ..an the fon of Samuel Straw
han, ell Queen AIMS county ard Raee Of Maryland,
was bound to him to the iea ervice about the wear
eighteen hundred and two, (as the inLenture will
fhow, which will be procured part of this deponents
iniormatcn) that the faid John let the iaid Green
bury about the year eighteen hundred and four at
Norfolk at this time he failing with cert ain
captain John Kemp, from Trinidad to Norfolk afore-
fad-that this dePonent, has feen the faid Iohn
s,rahan fineeehat the fad John strahan has liph,
iandy complexion, and looks older han he really is
! and pretty well made man.
Sworn before i'll. the day and year aforefaid.
WM. LINDSEY
Here fahio7rs IL. ss-sjf.4tt Of Sa,suel T. W,iglf
CFs. q Qseen Aao', eoanty court, Earyand s.4siss
rs" TIE atcVr RHism Liasay IL jy?!.e Of peace for
i5+ Jc'iS 1eaaty.
This inienture made the 2oth day of March, in
the year OF our Lord 1902, witnsfeth that Ioln
Srrawhan OF Queen Anus county, aged II years and
ten months, hath of hi, own free and voluntary will
placed and bound himlelf apprentice unto Grcenber-
ry Crhn, o. Talbot county, waterman, learn the
laid trade, myhery ~ occupation of 4 waterman
wkich he thc iaid Greenberry Griffin now ufeth and
with h! as an apprentice dwell, continue & ferve
from the Gay Of the date hereof until the full end and
term of three years and two months from thence mex,
eniuing, and fully to be completed and ended during
all which term OF three years and two months, the
laid apprentice, his iaid matter we'll and faithfully
hall ferve, his iscrets keep, hi. lawful commands
gladly do and obey, hurt his faid mater he ihall
not DO, or wfuly fuer be done by Others, but of
the lame, to the u,mo Of his power, fhall forthwith
give notice TO his fad maner--,he goods of his faid
matter he hall NOT embezzle nor waite, nor them lend
without his content, to any, at cards dice, or any o.
ther unlawful games ne lha not play, taverus ale
houtes he iha not frequent, forncaton he fhal not
commit, niatfniony he ihall not CONTRACT, from the
iervce OF his aid mater he all no, a, any time de-
part or abient himief without his faid matters leave
but in all things good and faithful apprentice al
and will denesn and behave hnfelf towards his fad
matter, and all his during the faid term and the fad
mater in confederation of the .un of thirty pounds
| OF lawful money of Maryland, to him in hand paid
by his iaid apprentice in the faid trade myaery or
Occupation OF Waterman, which he now ufeti,
with all things thereunto belonging, fhall and will
teach inltruet, caufe be well and efficiently
taught and inttruted, after the be way and manner
he can, and ihall and will ALTO find and allow unto
his laid apprentice, meat, drink yyaihing, lodging
and wearing apparel, and all other necefiaries fit and
convenient tor iueh an apprentice, and ALTO the Gd
matter Is to give unto the aid apprentice fix months
iehoorE, within the faid term. In witnels whereof
either Of the parties have hereunto et their hand. the
day and year within written.
JOHN STRAWHAN, b.:
GREENBERSY GRIFFIN,
Witnefs,
join Nsebant TBsmas Lau55Ia,
John A1eDani.l.
Reed 2IR March, 1902. .-:
In Orphan's Court, April Sth, 1902 The with
IN ndenture was exanined and approved.
Cert'd per
J PRICE, Reg Of Wills
Iaiyo. Comfy, ut.
In teNimouy that the within is truly copied from.
Liber J. P. No. A. foos 2l7 and 2ls, one of
the record books belonging to my Office, have
hereun,o iet my HAND and the zeal of my Office
affixed, this twenty fra day of Augua, Anne
Donini, eighteen hundred and feven
1eAe, IA. PRICE,
Reg. Of wills fOf Talbot county