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Bailey, Jacob (fl. 1813) [Apprenticeship agreement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.077 Author/Creator: Bailey, Jacob (fl. 1813) Place Written: New Gloucester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: circa 1804 Pagination: 2 p. ; 29.5 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Apprenticeship aggreement between Isaac Eveleth and Jacob Bailey. Eveleth, age 14, is be in the custody of Bailey for seven years. At the conclusion of the apprenticeship, Bailey will supply Eveleth with fifty dollars and two suits, one for Sundays and one suitable for work.

Evelth, Isaac, fl. 1804
Robert Taylor
Taylor, Bartholomew, fl. 1804
Bailey, Jacob, fl. 1813
Bennett, Jonathan, Jr., fl. 1804
Bennett, Moses, Jr., fl. 1804-1808

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