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Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship | |
| Creator: Peterson, J. L. | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1868 September 16 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) | |
| Collection Number: ms2484 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Scope and Content
The collection consists of one Article of Apprenticeship of the Atlanta Intelligencer Book and Job Office. Dated Georgia, Fulton County, September 16, 1868, J. L. Peterson has applied to have Judy Smith, a 10-year-old orphaned African-American girl "bound and apprenticed." The terms of the apprentiship include that Smith may not leave service or consent to marry until the end of her term at age 18 without permission. Peterson agrees to clothe, feed, and maintain Smith including medical attention, teaching her to read, and teaching her housekeeping and sewing.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship, ms2484, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2017.