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Gonzales County Deed Book M
Page 590
Jan. 18, 1859
This indenture witnesseth . That James B. Arnold of Lavacca
County Texas hath put and placed and by these presents doth
put and bind out his three children Thursey Adaline Arnold,
William Thomas Arnold and Sarah Isabelle Arnold and the said
Thursey A. Arnold doth hereby put place and bind out herself
as an apprentice to S. W. McMillan to learn the art trade or
mystery of R M McMillan his wife the said T A Arnold after
the manner of an apprentice to dwell with and serve the said
S W. McMillan from the day of the date hereof until the
fifth day of August which will be in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred sixty four at which time the said
apprentice if she should be living will be eighteen years of
age and the said William Thomas Arnold doth hereby put place
and bind out himself as and apprentice to S. W. McMillan to
learn the art trade or mystery S. W. McMillan the said
William Thomas Arnold after the manner of an apprentice to
dwell with and serve the said S. W. McMillan from the day of
the date hereof until the fourth day of August which will be
in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and seventy at
which time the said apprentice if he should be living will
be twenty years of age and the said Sarah Isabelle Arnold
doth hereby put place and bind out herself as an apprentice
to S. W. McMillan to learn the art trade or mystery of R. M.
McMillan his wife the said Sarah Isabelle Arnold after the
manner of an apprentice to dwell with and serve the said S.
W. Mcmillan from the day of the date hereof until the
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twelfth day of September which will be in the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred
and seventy two at which time the said apprentice if she should be living will
be eighteen years of age during which time or term the said apprentices shall
well and faithfully serve their said Master keep his secrets and every where at
all times readily obey his lawful commands they shall do no damage to their said
master nor willfully suffer any to be done by others and if any to their
knowledge be intended they shall give their master reasonable notice thereof.
They shall not waste the goods of their said master nor loan them unlawfully to
any they shall not play at cards dice or any other unlawful game they shall not
contract Matrimony during the said term. They shall not haunt or frequent
taverns tipling houses or places of Gaming . They shall not absent themselves
from the service of the said Master but in all things and at all times they
shall carry and behave themselves as good and faithful apprentices ought during
the whole time or term aforesaid.
And the said S. W. McMillan on his part doth hereby covenant promise and agree
to teach and instruct the said apprentices or cause them to be taught and
instructed to read and write and cypher as far as the rule of three if the said
apprentices be capable to learn and shall well and faithfully find and provide
for the said apprentices good and sufficient meat drink clothing lodging and
other necessaries fit and convenient for such apprentices during the term
aforesaid and at the expiration thereof shall give unto the said Thursey Adaline
Arnold and Sarah Isabelle Arnold each one feather bed weighing thirty five
pounds and all their necessary clothing for said bed and two cows and calves
apiece and to William Thomas
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Arnold two suits of wearing apparel and one horse saddle and bridle valued about
one hundred dollars.
In testimony whereof the said parties have hereunto interchangeably set their
hands and seals the Eighteenth day of January in the year Eighteen hundred fifty
nine
J. B. Arnold (his mark)
S. W. McMillan
Witness F. Chenault
State of Texas
Gonzales County: Before me F. Chenault Clerk of the County Court of said county
this day personally appeared J. B. Arnold and S. W. McMillan whose names appear
to the above & foregoing instrument of writing. Known to me and acknowledged
that they Executed the same for the consideration & purposes therein set forth.
To which I certify under my hand and official Seal this 18th January 1859, F.
Chenault Clr Cl Gonzales
Filed January 18th 1859 2 PM
Recorded Dec. 10 1859 9 AM
Gonzales County, Texas January the 18 1859
This indenture withnesseth that James B. Arnold of Lavacca County, Texas hath
put and placed and by these presents doth put and bind out his two children
James C. Arnold and Nancy Victoria Arnold and the said James C. Arnold doth
hereby put place and bind out himself as an apprentice to James Mahan after the
manner of an apprentice to dwell with and serve the said James Mahan from the
day of the date hereof until the fourth day of August which will be in the year
of our Lord Eighteen Sixty Eight after which time the said apprentice if he
should be living will be twenty years of age and the said Nancy Victoria Arnold
doth
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hereby put place and bind out herself as an apprentice to James Mahan to learn
the art trade or mystery of Catherine Mahan his wife. The said Nancy Victoria
after the manner of an apprentice to dwell with and serve the said James Mahan
from the day of the date hereof until the twentieth day of July which will be in
the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and seventy at which time the said
apprentice if she should be living will be eighteen years of age during which
time or term the said apprentice shall well and faithfully serve their said
Master keep his secrets and every where at all times readily obey his lawful
commands they shall do no damage to their said Master nor willfully suffer any
to be done by others and if any to their knowledge be intended they shall give
their Master reasonable notice thereof. They shall not waste the good of their
said master nor lend them unlawfully to any they shall not play at cards dice or
any other unlawful game they shall not contract matrimony during the said term
they shall not haunt or frequent taverns, tipling houses or places of gaming
they shall not absent themselves from the service of the said Master but in all
things and at all times they shall carry and behave themselves as good and
faithful apprentices ought during the whole term aforesaid.
And the said James Mahan on his part doth hereby covenant promise and agree to
teach and instruct the said apprentices or cause them to be taught and
instructed to read and write and cypher as far as the Rule of Three if the said
apprentices be capable to learn and shall well and faithfully find and provide
for the said apprentices good and
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sufficient meat drink clothing lodging and other necessaries fit and convenient
for such apprentices during the term aforesaid and at the expiration thereof
shall give unto the said apprentice James C. Arnold two suits of wearing apparel
and one horse saddle and bridle valued at one hundred dollars and to Nancy
Victoria Arnold one feather bed weighing thirty five pounds and all the
necessary clothing for said bed and two cows and calves.
In testimony whereof the said parties have hereunto interchangeably set their
hand and seals the Eighteen day of January in the year Eighteen fifty nine.
J. B. Arnold (his mark)
James S. Mahan
Witness G. W. Whitehead
State of Texas
Gonzales County: Before me F. Chenault Clerk of the County Court of said county
this day personally appeared J. B. Arnold and James S. Mahan whose names are
signed to the foregoing instrument of writing known to me & acknowledged that
they Executed the same for the consideration & purposes therein stated. To which
I certify under my hand and official seal this 18 January 1859, F. Chenault, Clr
Cl Gl.
Filed January 18 1859 2 PM, Recorded Jan 10 1859 at 10 AM.
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