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Augusta County to wit
Matthew Gleave complains of John Finley in custody(?) ?? of a plea of Convenant
broken for whereas by a certain Indenture made at the parish & County of Augusta
on the 24th day of January in the year 1775 between the plaintiff by the name of
Matthew Gleaves & by the consent of his Guardian who was William Gleave (the
plaintiff being then an infant]) of the Colony of Virginia & County aforesaid of
the one part & deft by the name John Finley Wheelright of the County & Colony
aforesaid which written covenant signed and sealed by the said deft the plaintiff
brings here into court the dates whereof in the same day & year ??? said ???
thereby witnessed that the plaintiff by his consent & that of his Guardian
aforesaid had put and bound himself apprentice to John Finley the deft to learn
his art trade & Mystery of a Wheelright & Cooper and after the manner of an
apprentice to serve from ye date of sd indenture for & during the Term of four
years ensuing the date during which time he was faithfully to obey the lawfull
commands of the said deft & in all respects to demean himself as a faithfull
apprentice ought to do during the said term & by the Indenture aforesaid the
defendant on his part covenanted with ye ??? to use the utmost of his endeavours
to Teach or cause to be taught or Instructed the said apprentice in the trade of
Mystery he then professed (that is to say meaning the arts of a Wheelright &
Cooper) and procure or provide for the deft sufficient meat drink washing lodging
and apparel sufficient for an apprentice during said term & like wise at the
Expiration of said Term the said Deft was to provide for the plaintiff a sett of
Tools fit to carry on the business & employment aforesaid by Virtue of which
covenant the plaintiff became an apprentice unto ye Deft for & during ye term
aforesaid as he ought to do & the said plaintiff in fact saith that the Deft did
not teach or cause him to be taught in the period aforesaid the arts of a
Wheelright or Cooper nor did he at the expiration of the four years above
mentioned furnish him with a set of tools suitable for each trade according to
the form and effect of his agreement in his behalf made therefore the plaintiff
says that the defendant altho often requested his agreement aforesaid in form
aforesaid made to the Deft did not perform but broke & the same to him hitherto
to perform the Deft hath refused & still doth refuse wherefore he saith he is
prejudiced & hath damage to the value of two hundred pounds & therefore he brings
suit.
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pledges of prosecution Stuart pg
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