Indenture Agreement of Alexander Cunningham
11/21/1865
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This item is an indenture agreement by Captain P. J. Hawk binding Alexander Cunningham of Virginia.
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Oney Cunningham, a nine-year-old girl, entered into this indenture agreement with Alexander Cunningham to be his apprentice to learn the "art of housekeeping." The Freedmen's Bureau supervised indenture and apprenticeship agreements. Under these contracts, black school-age, orphaned, and destitute children were bound to former owners as laborers.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.
National Archives Identifier: 595083
Full Citation: Indenture Agreement of Alexander Cunningham; 11/21/1865; Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Record Group 105. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/indenture-agreement-of-alexander-cunningham, May 1, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.