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State of Tennessee
Madison County
The Indenture, made at Jackson this 8 day of February 1866 between William G. Cockrill for and in behalf of Franklin Weaver a freed colored orphan, now 11 years of age, of the one part, and Josiah H Weaver a planer to Madison county of Tennessee of the other, witnesseth:
That the said William G. Cockrill Superintendent R.F & A.L., does bind out and apprentice to the said Franklin Weaver the said orphans Franklin to be taught to labor and perform such work as is customary on a farm or plantation, and to live with and serve the said Josiah H Weaver as an apprentice from the date hereof till the said orphan shall arrive at the age of 21 years; during all of which time the said orphan through her lawful guardian the said William G Cockrill doth covenant with the said Josiah H Weaver to demean herself well and faithfully as an apprentice, obeying fully the commands of the said Josiah H. Weaver or his lawful agent, and in all respect to behave herself as a faithful apprentice; neither neglecting nor leaving his business without the permission of the said Joseph H Weaver.
And of an in Consideration of the service faithfully performed as aforesaid by the said orphan the said Josiah H Weaver 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 or write the English language and to cipher as far as the rule of three if susceptible; and also to provide and furnish the said orphan with comfortable clothing, wholesome food and drunk 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 forty dollars in current money and one new suit of clothes; and the said Josiah H Weaver 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 agree 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 Josiah H Weaver of the second part, he, the said Josiah H Weaver and his surety John B Hardage acknowledge themselves, their heirs, executors, etc., held and bound unto the said William G Cockrill for the use of said orphan in the sum of one thousand dollars.