Archives The Apprenticeship Indenture of Ah Man, Princess Anne County, 1860 Circa 1844-1845, Ah Man was born in China to Adock Arman and Elanhoi Arman. Around 1857, he made his way to the United States, eventually…Cara GriggsMay 29, 2020
Archives The Farmer’s Apprentice: African American Indentures of Apprenticeship in Virginia Three years old. This was the age of Charles Bell, a free African American boy living in Frederick County, on 31 July 1857, when James…Mary Ann MasonMay 27, 2020
Archives Buying and Selling Servants Two types of immigrants came to America without paying their own passage—indentured servants and redemptioners. Indentured servants would sign a contract, called an indenture, before…Louise JonesSeptember 11, 2013