Register of indentures, 1854-1884 (bulk 1869-1884).

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Register of indentures, 1854-1884 (bulk 1869-1884).

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Series consists of a volume with printed headings, presumably created upon the appointment of the state visiting agent in 1869, to compile a record of all children indentured by the state, and thus the responsibility of the agency. Entries record indentures dating from 1854, and were apparently entered in batches from records of their originating institutions (state almshouses, state primary school), with new entries then added until 1884. Register lists children sent out for indenture, with information including name, case no., age, authority (Primary School, Reform School), to whom indentured, residence, date of indenture, expiration date of indenture, and terms (schooling, money to be given), remarks (fulfilled, ran away, dead, returned, etc).

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Massachusetts. Board of State Charities

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