My name is Jack Stanley, I have studied history for many years. This blog is about history in a more raw view, not over done. I often use original materials to bring a historic event or story to life or an interview I may have done with the person mentioned. If you cook a vegetable too long it loses much. The same can be said of many histories. They are the history of the history written before it. Over done history. THIS IS HISTORY IN THE RAW. Comments send to phonograph78@hotmail.com
Monday, August 26, 2013
Indentured Servant document from 1681
Here is a rather rare and unusual document from February of 1681. It is a document of indenture. Basically becoming a slave for a period of years. This document is long and detailed and I could not copy all of it. But, here is a much of it and the signatures on the back of this velum document.
So just a unique piece from well over 330 years ago.
Indenture says it all doesn't it?
On the top of the picture above you will see the writing of the date. Written in a script and in a very long form.
I wonder what ever happened to the servant who was here signing much of his life away long ago.