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 Mason, They/ThemMay 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