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Apprentice indenture dated 1826
John Holroyd to John Davis of Abel

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Apprentice indenture dated 1826
John Holroyd to John Davis of Abel

[APPRENTICESHIP NO. 1321 Vol. III 364-365] 364 John Holroyd This Indenture Witnesseth that John Holroyd Son of Joseph Holroyd of the City of Washington District to of Columbia, hath put himself and by these Presents John Davis of Abel, with the full consent of his Father Joseph Holroyd Doth voluntarily, and of his own free will and accord, put himself apprentice to John Davis of Abel, Plumber of the said City to learn his Art, Trade, and mystery, and after the manner of an apprentices to Serve six years two months & eight day from the day of the date hereof, for ( and during, and to the full end and term after of six years Two Month & eight next ensuing, during all which term the said apprentice his said Master faithfully shall Serve his Secrets keep, his faithful 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 said Master. He shall not waste his said Masters goods, no[r] lend to any. He shall not commit fornication nor contract Matrimony within the said term; He shall not play at cards, dice or any other unlawful game, whereby his said Master may have damage; with his own goods, nor the goods of others, without license from his said Master shall neither buy nor sell; He shall not absent himself day nor night from his Said Masters Service without his leave; nor haunt Ale houses, 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 utmost of his endeavors to teach or cause to be taught or instructed, the Said Apprentice in the trade or mystery of a Plumber & Brass Founder and procure and provide for him sufficient meat, Drink, clothing, lodging, and washing, fitting for an apprentice during the said term, of six years two months & eight days He shall also send the said apprentice to school at least three months during winter in 365 the above term & the expiration of Said term shall furnish him with Two Suits of Clothing One of Which Shall be New - And for the True performance of all and singular the Covenants and agreements aforesaid, the Said parties bind themselves each unto the other firmly by the presents. In Witness whereof, the said parties have interchangeably set their Hands and Seals hereunto dated the Seventh Day of March Anno Domini One thousand eight Hundred and Twenty Six - Signed Sealed and Delivered } John Davis of Abel In the Presence of } Joseph Holroyd ====== Israel Little } Recorded 15th March 1826} Edward W. Clark } }

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[APPRENTICESHIP NO. 1321 Vol. III 364-365] 364 John Holroyd This Indenture Witnesseth that John Holroyd Son of Joseph Holroyd of the City of Washington District to of Columbia, hath put himself and by these Presents John Davis of Abel, with the full consent of his Father Joseph Holroyd Doth voluntarily, and of his own free will and accord, put himself apprentice to John Davis of Abel, Plumber of the said City to learn his Art, Trade, and mystery, and after the manner of an apprentices to Serve six years two months & eight day from the day of the date hereof, for ( and during, and to the full end and term after of six years Two Month & eight next ensuing, during all which term the said apprentice his said Master faithfully shall Serve his Secrets keep, his faithful 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 said Master. He shall not waste his said Masters goods, no[r] lend to any. He shall not commit fornication nor contract Matrimony within the said term; He shall not play at cards, dice or any other unlawful game, whereby his said Master may have damage; with his own goods, nor the goods of others, without license from his said Master shall neither buy nor sell; He shall not absent himself day nor night from his Said Masters Service without his leave; nor haunt Ale houses, 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 utmost of his endeavors to teach or cause to be taught or instructed, the Said Apprentice in the trade or mystery of a Plumber & Brass Founder and procure and provide for him sufficient meat, Drink, clothing, lodging, and washing, fitting for an apprentice during the said term, of six years two months & eight days He shall also send the said apprentice to school at least three months during winter in 365 the above term & the expiration of Said term shall furnish him with Two Suits of Clothing One of Which Shall be New - And for the True performance of all and singular the Covenants and agreements aforesaid, the Said parties bind themselves each unto the other firmly by the presents. In Witness whereof, the said parties have interchangeably set their Hands and Seals hereunto dated the Seventh Day of March Anno Domini One thousand eight Hundred and Twenty Six - Signed Sealed and Delivered } John Davis of Abel In the Presence of } Joseph Holroyd ====== Israel Little } Recorded 15th March 1826} Edward W. Clark } }

Note: John Davis of Abel, born in Newark, Delaware September 27, 1774 - Died 22 January 1853 in the District of Columbia. John Davis first worked in Baltimore and later moved into the District of Columbia about 1800 working as a Master Plumber at the Washington Navy Yard for many years. During the war of 1812 John Davis took all the Navy yard records and other valuable documents in his wagon to Montgomery County for safe keeping when the British burned the Navy Yard. Davis was a Master Mason and a member of Naval Lodge Number 4 . He lived on Capitol Hill--for some years between 10th and 11th Streets, S.E., and later near the Congressional Cemetery. He was a leading member of the Baptist Church. Davis was a member of the old Volunteer Fire Company of Anacostia, D.C., and for many years its treasurer. John Davis was described as of medium height and build, and although having suffered the loss of an eye, is said never to have worn glasses. He and his 2^nd wife Sarah Walker Davis are buried at Congressional Cemetery R55/16 /17. He was twice married and left five children. His second wife Sarah Walker Davis (Sep. 14, 1787 - September 13, 1881). Sarah Walker Davis was 94 at her death.
(The Washington Post, September 13, 1881)