The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-12
EARLY NORTH HAVEN LADS
INDENTURES THAT CONFRONTED
THEM IN "GOOD OLD DAYS"

Two Specimen Documents Recently
Brought to Light In That Town-How
Boys Were "Bound Out" Years Ago
The Duties and Penances of "Ye APP
prentice Lad"
1.-THE divinity that shaped the end"
of the early North Haven lad in the
good old times" is strikingly shown in
two indentures recently unearthed in
that town.
Elizabeth Thorp mentioned in The
oldest document was granddaughter
of William Thorp, the New Haven col
onist. The young Josiah was probably
illegitimate-one reason for being
'bound OUT"
Obed BlaksIee was a descendant of
Samuel who emigrated from Boston to
New Haven about 1916, having tarried
at Guilford Conn, on the way for a
few years. Obed was fifteen years old
when he went to be "a prints Mar
ried Sarah Gilbert, 1773, and died of
smallpox, 1777.
Enos Todd came from the settler
christopher of New Haven. His wife
Sarah Blakslee was aunt to the lad.
lie was d ftoVOluLlOildIy SOlulCi In i'' -
and member of Colonel Russells regi-
rnent in 1879. Died in 1903 and had the
distinction of being buried in "cher-
ry coffin" which cost e2 IS.
This indenture made this fourth day
of September in we sixt year of we rein
of Sovereign Lord king george of great
britain amor quedom 1918; Witnesseth
manly that Elisabeth Tharp Of the
north Village in we town of new haven
In We county of new haven and Colony
of Connecticut in new England have and
do hear by put out and bind my son
called Josiah futile aged three years
old sometime in march next coming
after we manner of an apprentis to
live with and faithfully to serve fran
els 1endrick of we towne of wallingford
In We county and colony aforesd until
he We sd Josiah shall arrive and come
unto We age of twenty one years during
all which time the sd Josiah futile his
master faithfully shall serve hurt to
his master he shall not doe his master
commands shall always ebay his mas
ters estate he shall not waste nor de-
stroy nor see to be done by others but
shall prevent or give motifs unto his sd
IIldStGT LID oiillOly llC ollcAl AlOl COihlt
nor shall he bargin by or sell without
leave from his master and from his
masters sarvis by night nor by day
without leave he shall not absent him
self but in all things during We whole
some of time aforsd until it DE COM
pleetly ended shall att all times to-
ward his master his mistress and all
that is theirs shall behave himself as
q good and faithful servant ought to
doe and the sd master during the
whole term and time abouesd shall
yeald and allow unto his servant both
in sickness and in health suitable meet
drink washing lodging and aparill and
shall take care to Educate his servant
and shall teach him to Reed and tt
Right English att we end of sd time ye
sd master his sd servant shall set free
and give unto him two good comfy anG
decent suits of aparill fit for all parts
of his body SABBATH days We other fol
workly days and also We sd master
shall give unto his sd servant att W
end of his time an good new bible ant
in witness hearof we have the day ant
date above written Enterchangably Sc
to our hands and seals.
FRANCIS HENDRICK.
Witnesses
BENJAMIN HULLS.
HEZEKIAH HART.
This indenter witnessith that Obi
Blakslee son of Jesse Blakslee of New
Haven town and county hath of hi
own free will and accord and with tn,
Consent of his father Jesse Blakslee o