Baltimore County, Maryland LiberTB no. A 1741-1742:



David McSwaine to Thomas Feips Indenture

This Indenture Witnesseth that Elizabeth McSwaine of Baltimore County and
Province of Maryland, Spinster, hath put her son David Macswaine, aged seven
years and six months, and by those present doth voluntarily and of her own free
will and accord, put him the said David a servant to Thomas Felps and Rosa, his
wife, for the consideration of one new suit of Duroy, that is to say, coat, vest and
Britches, one pair of new shoes and stockings, two Dowlow shirts of new linnen
and one halt of twelve shillings price, and further doth agree to and with the said
Elizabeth that he will give or cause to be given to the said David learning
sufficient to read the holly Bible through distinkly, and after the manner of a
servant to serve him the said Thomas Felps and Rosa his wife from this of this
date forward for and during the time untill he the said David shall attain to his
year of one and twenty year. During all which time the said David and his said
Master and Mistress faithfully shall serve his Secretts keeping his lawfull
commands, gladly every where obey, he shall do no Damage to his said Master
nor see it done by others without letting or giveing notice thereof to his said
Master, he shall not at any unlawfull galmes be found to play, whereby his said
Master may have Damage with his own goods nor the goods of others, without
license from his said Master, he shall not committ fornication nor contract
Materamoney without his said Master’s leave, But in all things behave himself as
a faithfull Servant ought to do during the said Term, and the said Master shall
provide for the said Servant sufficient Meat, Drink, Apparil, working and lodging
according to the customs of the Country, during the said Term, and for the true
performance of all and every the said Covenants and Agreements either of the
party bind themselves unto each other by those presents. In Witness whereof
they have put their hands and Seals this 26th day of Septemberi 741.

Elizabeth McSwain (X)
Thomas Felps (X)

Signed, Sealed &Decreed in the presence of:

Shipwith Coale
William Elliott