This indenture made the day of April in the Year of our Lord One
Thou-sand Seven hundred and ninety seven. Witnesseth that Levi
Vankeuren and Jacob
Ostrander Overseers of the Poor of the Town of
Shawangunck in the County of Ulster and State of
New York by and with the consent of James
Kain and Johannis
Bruyn Esquires, two of the Justices of the peace for said County, have put
placed and bound, and by these pre-sents do put place and bind Benjamin
Evans a Pauper apprentice to Nicholas
Hoffman of the same place and to his Heirs, with him to serve and dwell
from the day of the date of these presents, until the said apprentice shall arrive at the age of twenty one years fully to be
complete and ended accord-ing to the Act in that Case made and provided. He having been of the age of four years, and ten months the day and Year
above written, during which said term the said Appren-tice, his Master shall well and faithfully serve in all law-ful business according
to his wit power and ability and shall honestly and orderly in all things behave and
demean himself toward his said Master during said term; and the said Nicholas
Hoffmanfor himself his Heirs, Executors and Administrators doth covenant
to and with the Overseers of the Poor of the Town aforesaid and their and every of their
succes-sors for the time being, that he the said Nicholas
Hoff-man the said apprentice shall teach or cause to be taught and instructed to read and
write, and during said term provide and allow unto his said apprentice competent and sufficient Meat drink apparel washing and
lodging, and other things necessary and fit for such an apprentice. And also shall and will so provide for the said apprentice that he do not become in any wise a Charge to the said Town of
Shawangunck, but off and from all charges shall save the said
Town harmless and indemnified, and at the end of the said term shall and will provide
and
allow unto the said apprentice one new suit of apparel suitable to his station and one new
pocket-bible __
In Witness whereof the Parties to these presents have herunto set their hands and Seals
the day and Year first above written ____
The within Indenture __
was Sealed and delivered
in the presence of us __
We James
Kain and Johannes
Bruyn two of the Justices of the Peace for Ulster County do hereby
declare our consent to the Putting forth the above mentioned appren-tice according to the intent of the within Written Indenture
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