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State of Tennessee
Madison COUNTY.

This Indenture, made at Jackson this 7 day of February 1866 between William G Cockrill for and in behalf of Ama Buchanan a freed colored orphan, now 15 years of age, of the one part, and Thos N Buchanan a planter of Madison county County of the other, witnesseth:

That the said William G. Cockrill Superintendent R. F. & A. L., does bind out and apprentice to the said Thos N Buchanan the said orphan Ama Buchanan to be taught to labor and perform such work as is customary on a farm or plantation, to live with and serve the said Thos N Buchanan as an apprentice from the date hereof till the said orphan shall arrive at the age of 18 years; during all of which time the said orphan through her lawful guardian the said William G Cockrill doth covenant with the said Thos N. Buchanan to demean herself well and faithfully as an apprentice, obeying fully the commands of the said Thos N. Buchanan or his lawful agent, and in all respects to behave herself as a faithful apprentice ; neither neglecting nor leaving [[strikethrough]] his [[/strikethrough]] her business without the permission of the said Thos N. Buchanan

And for and in Consideration of the service faithfully performed as aforesaid by the said orphan the Thos N. Buchanan of the second part, doth covenant and agree to instruct, or cause to be instructed, the said orphan in the art or business of a laborer or farmer, and also to read and write the English language [[strikethrough]] and to cipher as far as the rule of three; [[/strikethrough]] and also to provide and furnish the said orphan with comfortable clothing, wholesome food and drink and all other necessaries in sickness and health; and also, at the expiration of the term of service to allow and give said orphan the sum of Sixty five dollars in current money and one new suit of clothes; and the said Thos N Buchanan agrees that the said orphan shall not be removed out of the County in which he is bound without the consent of his guardian.

It is further Agreed by the contracting parties that if, on complaint to the guardian, it shall appear that said orphan or apprentice is ill used or not taught as provided for above, said guardian shall remove and bind said orphan to such other person as he shall deem fit.

And for the faithful Observance of the aforesaid obligations on the part of Thos N. Buchanan of the second part, he, the said Thos N Buchanan and his surety Thos A Damancy & Jas W. Anderson acknowledge themselves, their heirs, executors, etc., held and bound unto the said William G Cockrill for the use of said orphans in the sum of one thousand dollars.