Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HN4/1/77/7
  • Title
    Salford Charity Assignment of Indenture of Apprenticeship. Thomas Warr apprenticed to Caleb Ford of Cranfield in the County of Bedford, cordwainer. Term 4 years.
  • Date free text
    27 February 1852 – 16 June 1854
  • Production date
    From: 1852 To: 1854
  • Scope and Content
    This Indenture witnesseth that Thomas Warr of Salford in the County of Bedford a poor person born in and having a settlement in the Parish of Salford aforesaid of the age of twenty two years or thereabouts of his own free will and by and with consent of the Reverend Edward Orlebar Smith vicar of the Parish of Salford aforesaid and James Morris Churchwarden and William Juggins and Henry Summerford Overseers of the Poor of the same parish (testified by their severally being parties to and sealing and delivering these presents) doth put himself apprentice to Caleb Ford of Cranfield in the County of Bedford, cordwainer to learn his art and calling and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the fourteenth day of January now last past until the term of four years during all which term the said Apprentice shall faithfully serve his said Master in all lawful businesses according to the best of his power and ability and demean and behave himself honestly orderly and obediently in all things towards his said Master and the said Caleb Ford in consideration of the sum of Sixteen Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid by the said Vicar Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Salford in manner following that is to say the sum of Ten Pounds on the execution of these presents and the sum of Six Pounds on the fourteenth day of January which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four the receipt of which said sum of Sixteen Pounds is part of certain Charity moneys charged in lands in the parish of Brightwell by the Will of Dr Woodward and payable to the Vicar Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Salford aforesaid for the binding out of Poor Children born in the Parish of Salford Apprentices. The said Caleb Ford his said apprentice in the art of a cordwainer which he useth by the best means thathe can shall and will teach and instruct or cause to be taught or instructed finding unto the said Apprentice good and sufficient meat drink clothing lodging washing and all other necessaries during the said term. And it is hereby declared and agreed by or between all the said parties of these presents that if the said Apprentice shall not be living or shall not be in the service of the said Caleb Ford at the time the said sum of Six Pounds is made payable as hereinbefore mentioned that then the said sum of Six Pounds shall not be paid and the said Caleb Ford shall not have any claim in respect thereof. And for the true performance of all the Covenants and Agreements aforesaid either of the said parties (Master & Apprentice) bindeth himself unto the other by these presents. In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the twenty seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. Signed: Thomas Warr; Edward Orlebar Smith; James Morris; William Juggins; Caleb Ford; William Harland Clerk to Mr Green of Woburn. Two receipts signed by Caleb Ford for £10 27 Feb 1852 and £6 16th June 1854. Two copies.
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