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Indenture placing Elizabeth Richardson into the service of Jane Horam, 1769 January 4
- Title(s):
Indenture placing Elizabeth Richardson into the service of Jane Horam.
- Additional Title(s):
This indenture witnesseth, that Elizabeth Richardson ...
- Published/Created:
- England, 1769 January 4.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet ([1] page) : illustrations ; 33 x 21 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsLC4096.G7 I63 1769 BoxYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon FundView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Public Domain
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11289420
- Classification:
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Notes:
- "This indenture witnesseth that [Elizabeth Richardson], One of the Poor Children of the Charity-School [commonly called the Blue Coat School in the Parish of St. Margaret, Westminster in the County of Middlesex] by and with the consent of [her mother] testified by [herself] being made a Party in Signing and Sealing these Presents, doth put and place [her]self into the Family Service of [Jane Horam, Widow] in the [Parish of St. Mary's Lambeth, Surry (sic)--- &] with [her] after the Manner of a Covenant Servant, to serve from the day of the date hereof, unto the full end and term of [seven] years from hence next ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended; During which term, the said Servant [her] said [Mistress] faithfully shall serve [her] Lawful Commandments every where, and all Times, gladly do; shall do no damage to [her] said [Mistress] nor see to be done of others; but that [she] to [her] Power shall let or forthwith give Notice to [her] said [mistress] of the same: The Goods of [her] said [Mistress] shall not waste, consume, or lend them unlawfully to any. [She] shall not absent [her]self from the service of [her] said [Mistress] day or night unlawfuly. But in all things as Faithful Servant shall and will Obediently behave [herself] towards [her] said [Mistress] and all [hers] during the said term. And the said [Mistress] (in Consideration of the Sum of [two] Pounds [paid to her] by Order of the Trustees of the said School, towards fitting out and providing the said Servant with fit and necassary Cloathing) doth Covenant and Agree with the said Servant, That [she] will find unto [her] sufficient Meat, Drink, Lodging, Washing, [Apparel] and all other Necessaries, during the said term. And the Said [Mistress] doth further Covenant and agree to and with the said Servant That [she] will [find and provide for her said Servant one compleat suit of New Clothes, both of linen and woolen at the Expiration of the said term.] And for the true performance of all and every said covenants and agreements either of the said Partners bind themselves unto the other by these Presents. In Witness whereof the Parties above named to these indentures interchangeably have put their Hands and Seals this [Fourth] Day of [January] Anno Dom. 17[69] and in the [Ninth] year of the Reign of our Sovereign [Lord George the Third] of Great Britain, France and Ireland, [King] Defender of the Faith, etc. Signed, Sealed and Delivered (being first legally Stamp'd) in the presence of us, [J. Snook, Jane Richardson her x mark, Jane Horam her x mark]."
The Blewcoat School in the parish of St. Margaret, Westminster, was established as a charity school for the education of poor boys in 1688. It first admitted girls in 1714. In 1709, the school moved to purpose-built premises in Caxton Street, Westminster, where it would remain (in various forms) until 1939. The building presently serves as a gift shop for the National Trust.
At the head of the indenture is an engraved allegorical triptych. The center panel features a depiction of George III. At left, a young female student stands in front of "the Pillar of Faith" and bears a sign reading "And we as mothers of our Israel." At right, a young male student stands in front of "the Gate of Life" and bears a sign reading "In cause of Church & State may we Excell."
Includes a blind-embossed tax stamp.
Printed indenture, completed in manuscript, placing a young girl, Elizabeth Richardson (of the blue coat school in Westminster), with the consent of her mother, into the family and service of Jane Horam, widow, in the Parish of St Mary's, Lambeth, for a period of seven years, from the date of 4 January 1769. It sets out the terms and conditions for her employment, "do no damage to her," and provide "sufficient meat, drink, lodging, washing, apparel and all other necessaries, during the said term." - Subject Terms:
- Apprentices -- England -- London.Charity-schools -- England -- London.George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 -- Portraits.Horam, Jane, fl. 1769.Indentured servants -- England -- London.London (England). Blewcoat School.Richardson, Elizabeth, fl. 1769.
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