John P. Fardy    }    District of Columbia   } 
	To       }    Washington County      } to wit 
                 }
William Easby    }   This Indenture witnessed that John Patrick Fardy hath put himself and                   
by these presents by and with the consent of his mother doth voluntarily and of his own 
free will and accord put himself apprentice to William Easby to learn the art trade and 
mystery and after the manner of an apprentice to serve him the said William Easby his 
heirs and assigns for the during and to the full term of seven years from 25 September 
1835 being born 26 Sept. 1822 during which term the said apprentice his said master  
faithfully shall learn his secrets keep his lawful commands every where readily obey he 
shall do no damage to his said master nor see it done by others without giving notice 
thereof to his master he shall not contract matrimony within the said term he shall not 
play at card, dice or any other similar games where by his said master may have damage 
without license from his said master he shall not absent himself day nor night from his 
said master service without his leave nor haunt alehouses, taverns, or playhouses  but in 
all things behave himself as a faithful apprentice ought to do during the said term. And 
the said master shall use the utmost of his endeavors to teach or cause to be taught or 
instructed the said apprentice in the trade or mystery of shipwright or boat builder and 
procure and provide for him sufficient meat, drink and clothing lodging and washing 
fitting for an apprentice during his apprenticeship and to give the said apprentice four 
quarters schooling at night and at the expiration of his term of service to give his said 
apprentice a suit of clothes worth twenty five dollars current money or that in current 
money at the said apprentice election  And for the true performance of all singular 
covenants and agreements aforesaid the said parties bind themselves each unto the other 
firmly by these presents-

	In Witness whereof the said parties have interchangeably set their hands and seals 
hereunto done the fourth day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty 
six-
	Subscribed and acknowledged before} 
	Joel Brown 	J.P.		  }       Wm. Easby       {SEAL}
					  }        her
					  Catherine X Mercer     {SEAL}
						   mark
	Approved by the Court 
				Test. Ed. N. Roach 
					May 11-1836
				The Same day recorded

John Patrick Fardy 1822 - after 1850
John Patrick Fardy is enumerated on the 1850 US Census for Baltimore Maryland. Here he is apparently living in rooming house other individuals. Fardy is 35 years old single and is working at the Fells Point Shipyard as Ships Carpenter. His brother Matthew Fardy is living with him he is 28 years of age. Mathew Fardy is also a ship carpenter