Indenture, 1797 October 30, of Avery White, Bridgewater, Mass., to Hector Orr, Bridgewater.

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Indenture, 1797 October 30, of Avery White, Bridgewater, Mass., to Hector Orr, Bridgewater.

Partially printed document completed by hand. Timothy Reed, Daniel Fobes, and Nahum Mitchell, a majority of the Overseers of the Poor, place Avery White, a minor, as servant to Hector Orr, physician. Term is thirteen years. Responsibilities and requirements of both parties are stated.

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Orr, Hector, 1770-1855

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Hector Orr was born on March 24, 1770 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard from 1789 to 1792, receiving an A.B. in 1792, an A.M. in 1801 and an M.D. (Hon.) in 1818. After completing his undergraduate degree, he studied medicine with Dr. Ephraim Wales of Randolph, Massachusetts. In 1796 Orr was commissioned by President John Adams to serve as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy; in this role he went on a long voyage to India. In 1801 he became a member of the Massachusetts Medical Socie...

Bridgewater (Mass.). Overseers of the Poor.

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White, Avery, b. ca. 1789.

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Mitchell, Nahum, 1769-1853

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Fobes, Daniel.

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White family.

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Reed, Timothy J.

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