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This Indenture Witnesseth that Robert Craig for and in Behalf of the Overseers of

the Poor of the 2d District of the County and Parish of Augusta Namly Thoms

Frame, David McNair and Myself agreeable to an Order of Court of said County have

put an aprentise Named Margaret Mooney by her former Indentures when bounded to

Jacob Berrier Deceasd four years old Septemr, Last Court(?), to John Finley of

said County to learn the business of spinning knittin sewing and other houswork

as is Customary in the Country and after the Manner of an Apprentice to serve the

said John Finley untill she fully arrives at the age of Eighteen Years During all

which unto him the said Apprentice her said Master shall faithfully serve his

secrets Keep and his Lawfull Commands at all times readily Obey she shall do no

Damage to her said Master nor see it Done by others without giving Notice thereof

to her said Master she shall not Waste her said Masters goods nor lend them

unlawfully to any at cards dice or any unlawfull game she shall not play Whereby

her said Master May Have Damage Her own goods or the Goods of others She shall

not buy or sell without the Leave of her said Master she shall not absent herself

from her said Masters service without his leave But in all things Behave Herself

as a faithfull Apprentice ought to do during the said term, and the said Master

shall use the utmost of His Best Endeavours To Teach or Cause To Be Taught or

Instructed the said Apprentice in the Business of Spinning Knitting sewing &

Housework as is Customary in the Country Also to Read & Write Distinctly and

Intelligebly and To Provide for Her Sufficient Meat Drink Lodging Washing and

Apparel fitting for an Apprentice During said Term and at the End of said Term

shall give unto said Apprentice Double Apparrel and pay unto Her The Usual

Allowance of freedom Dues According to law and for the true Performance of all

the afforsaid Agreements the Parties Bind themselves to Each Other firmly By

these Presents in Witness whereof we Have hereunto Interchangably Set our Hands &

seals This 2d Day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred &

Ninety five

Sealed & Delivered

in the Presence of John Finley

John Finley junr Robt. Craig

Sary Finley junr Thos Frame

David McNair

Note from Katherine G. Bushman, 28 October 1991: "The apprentice bonds are among

loose papers in Clerk's office. The one you have has been filed with the

apprentice bonds - it is not recorded in a book - either Deed Book or Court order

book. Sorry but cannot be recorded any more specifically."

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