Collection of Indenture documents pertaining to apprenticeship, labor, or service in Cleveland County, NC. Several documents include individuals who are free people of color. Free people of color were individuals of African, Native America, or mixed descent who were not enslaved, often facing legal restrictions, but still maintaining limited freedoms in the South.
This collection is part of the Cleveland County Historical Collection under ownership of Cleveland County and managed by the Earl Scruggs Center. Contact the Earl Scruggs Center at info@earlscruggscenter.org or 704-487-6233 for questions regarding the collection.
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1844 - Indenture - James Franklin to Robert Crow
Cleveland County Historical Collection
1844, February 15. Indenture of James Franklin to Robert Crow to be trained as a common farmer until the age of twenty one.
Accession Number: 1978.015.001L
Donor: Wyan Washburn -
1844 - Indenture - Sally Proctor to Joseph Magness
Cleveland County Historical Collection
1844, Feb 15. Indenture of Sally/Sarah Proctor to Joseph Magness to be trained in the occupation of spinstress until the age of twenty-one.
Accession Number: 1978.015.001D
Donor: Wyan Washburn -
1844 - Indenture - Susannah Elizabeth Dickson to Sarah Elizabeth Ledford
Cleveland County Historical Collection
1844, February 14. Indenture of Susannah Elizabeth Dickson to Sarah Elizabeth Ledford to be trained in the occupation of spinstress until the age of eighteen.
Accession Number: 1978.015.001i
Donor: Wyan Washburn