Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-17

We had call yesterday from ABkAA BRADI1v
Esq. Of Sumner county. Mr. BRADIET is now sixty
eight years old, and was one Of JAcEsoSs soldiers
in the war Of IsI2-l5-from Pensacola te New Or
leans. He related to the history Of his father,
who was one Of the early settlers of Tennessee,
aud exhibited TO US the original indsntures, which
we copy below, by which he was bound out by the
county court Of Dupln county n c. in l766, an APP
apprentice TO cooper. RlcHAED Bradley was born
March &c, 1857, on Roanoak river. North Carolina
county not recollected; brought to Dupln county
while il infancy bound ont above stated; remain
ed with his master till about August ?, 1777, when
be entered in the American Army for three years;
Joined headquarters while Gen WASHINGTON lay at
Valley Forge, sixteen miles from Philadelphia; con-
tinued with the main army until the winter Of '79
and 80 when she North Carolina troops were or
dered to the assistance Of South Carolina; reached
Charleston in the spring of s0 shortly after the
rival of said troops the city and army was invested
both by land and water, and after siege OF thirty
one days, both city and army surrendered to the
British commander, 18th of May, 1880. The subject
of this notice, while with his master and in the army
had obtained some knowledge of the tailoring bust
ness and shortly after the surrender of said troops
all the tailors were taken from the prisoners and set
to work making clothing for the British soldiers,
and when an exchange of prisoners took place, said
tailors were always retained and BRADLEY was kept
prisoner two years and three months, when ne ef-
fected his escape, with two others, by running
away; joined Gen GREEN, then lying at Ashly Hill,
fifteen miles from Charleston; obtained his discharge;
returned home in the latter end Of the year 'S2;
married in 's3; remained in Duplin county till the
latter part Of the year 1901, when he removed with
his family to Tennessee; settled in Sumner, on
brakes Creek of Barron river, where he continued
to reside till his DEATH which was goth Of August,
1927 being seventy years and four months and TWEEN
ty-fve days old.
The following is copy Of the indenture above re-
ferred to:
NORTH-CAROLINA.
TINS ISOEETURE made the l day of July, in the
/ year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and
sixty-six. between William Houston Esq; presiding
justice of the inferior court Of pleas and quarter
sessions held in and for the county of Dupn in be-
half Of himself and his successor in Office of the
4 one part, and Richd. Bradley William Taylor OF
| the other part, wtnesseth That the said William
Houston and the of the Justices of the said in
erioT court according to the form of the act of As
semby of the said province, made in the third year
of his present MaJestys reign, entitled, An Act for
/ the better Care of Orphans, and Security and man
| agement of their estates, have put out and bound
unto William Taylor Richard Bdadiey an Orphan OF
| Richard Bradley deceased, and poor child OF Dup
lin county aforesaid apprentice to the said Willia
Taylor until the said Orphan shall come to the age
| of twenty-One years, (being on or about the 18th
day of July last past the age of nine years. during
which time the said apprentice his said Master well
and faithfully shall serve, his secrets keep his law.
! full commands every where gladly do. hurt 80 his
said Master he shall not do willingly suffer be
done by others but the TO his power shall let
or forthwith give notice thereof to his said Master
The goods of his Master shall not embezzle or waste
nor lend them without his consent to any from the
service of his said Master shall not al any time de-
part or absent himself without his said Masters
leave but in all things, as good and faithful ap-
prentice shall demean and behave himself towards
his said Master during the said term And the said
William Taylor shall teach his said apprentice the
said ira lie. science or occupation of a cooper which
now uses with all things thereunto belonging, to-
| gether with reading and writing, shall and will
| teach and instruct, or otherwise cause TO be well
and sufficiently taught and instructed after the best
way and manner that he can and shall and also will
find and allow unto the said apprentice, meat drink
washing, lodging and apparel, both linen and wool
en-, and all o1her necessaries IN sickness and in
health, meet and convenient for such apprentice
during the term aforesaid and at the expiration OF
the said term shall and will give to said apprentice
lover and above his then cloathng three pounds pro
| camation money, and one sufficient suit of wearing
coaths, as is fit and usual for such an apprentice
In witness whereof the SAID parties have here unto
set their LANDS and seals the day and year above
wa. Hovrsoy, Seal
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wA TAYLOR, Seal
Sealed and delivered in the presence Of