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The Freedmen's Bureau and Illegal Apprenticeships on Maryland's Eastern Shore

By Abdeena Barrie • October 17, 2022

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From Apprenticeships from the Somerset County Register of Wills (Indentures), 1864-1867

Child (Apprentice): boy Isaac
Child of: Hetty Ann Schofield
White person to whom apprenticed (master): George W Lankford
Age: 7
Trade to Learn: farming business

County: Somerset
PDF page: 204
Page # in Liber JJD No. 6: 172
Justice of the Peace: J B Stevenson
Child (Apprentice): boy Isaac
Child of: Hetty Ann Schofield
Raised by: George W Lankford
Awarded: services of child for raising
White person to whom apprenticed (master): George W Lankford
Date of Apprenticeship Paper: 12 Nov 1864
Age: 7
Date of Attaining Said Age: 15 Aug 1864
Age to Serve Until: 21
Trade to Learn: farming business
Receive at the end of the Apprenticeship: 2 suits apparel & $50
Date of Final Papers: 8 May 1865
Transcriber Notes: –

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Child (Apprentice): girl Hetty
Child of: Ann Handy
White person to whom apprenticed (master): Sharlott Handy
Age: 10
Trade to Learn: housegirl

County: Somerset
PDF page: 258
Page # in Liber JJD No. 6: 226
Justice of the Peace: J B Stevenson
Child (Apprentice): girl Hetty
Child of: Ann Handy
Raised by: Hannah Handy
Awarded: $15 for raising child
White person to whom apprenticed (master): Sharlott Handy
Date of Apprenticeship Paper: 9 Nov 1864
Age: 10
Date of Attaining Said Age: 1 Oct 1864
Age to Serve Until: 18
Trade to Learn: housegirl
Receive at the end of the Apprenticeship: 2 suits apparel & $10
Date of Final Papers: 4 Jul 1865
Transcriber Notes: –

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From Apprenticeships from the Worcester County Register of Wills (Indentures), 1864-1867

County: Worcester
Apprentice Name: Margaret Spence
Age: 10
Bound To: Irving Spence

County: Worcester
Document Page: 57
Original Page: 1
Apprentice Name: Margaret Spence
Age: 10
Birth Date: 5 Oct
Date of Apprenticeship: 31 Oct 1864
Bound To: Irving Spence
Age to Serve Until: 18
Learned Trade: house servant
Items Received at End of Apprenticeship: suit of clothes worth $15 & $10
Transcriber Note: –

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From Sussex County, DE Apprentice Indentures, 1822-1924

County: Sussex
Apprentice Surname: Adams
Apprentice First Name: Sandy
Gender: M
Master Surname: Chipman
Master's First Name: Joseph
Occupation: Waterman or Sailor on board of a vessel

County: Sussex
Date of Record: 10/28/1829
Apprentice Surname: Adams
Apprentice First Name: Sandy
Gender: M
Race: m
Guardian: Self
Master Surname: Chipman
Master's First Name: Joseph
Occupation: Waterman or Sailor on board of a vessel
Benefits During Service: monthly wages of $7 dollars and 75 cents, said Sandy keeps $2 dollars and 58 cents and the said Joseph Chipman takes the rest
Benefits After Apprenticeship: na
Box Number: 2
Folder Number: 1
Series Number: 4555.32

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From Freedmen's Bureau Illegal Apprenticeship Complaints

Parent/Relative County: Caroline
Parent Name: Martha Brown
Number of Children Taken: 2
Captor Name: John Sangston
Captor County: Caroline
Settled?: Yes - Released

State: Maryland
Parent/Relative County: Caroline
Parent Locale: –
Parent Name: Martha Brown
Number of Children Taken: 2
Name of Children Taken: –
Relationship: –
Captor Name: John Sangston
Captor County: Caroline
Captor Locale: –
Settled?: Yes - Released
Agent Name: Edward R. Petherbridge
Notes: "His" two children and "his" consent used.

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