Washington DC - Genealogy Trails - Rachael Medcalf, Apprentice Indenture

Washington District of Columbia

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apprentice Indenture Documents
from the District of Columbia Archives

Return to : Apprentice Indenture Documents List

Apprentice Indenture for
Rachael Medcalf to Horatio Kinsbury
dated 29 Oct 1818
By : Robert Lachance & John Sharp ©

Rachael Medcalf } } to } Horatio Kinsbury } This Indenture Witnesseth, that Rachael Medcalf with the consent of her father Hezekiah, hath put herself, and by these presents, by and with the consent of her Father, doth voluntarily, and of her own free will and accord put herself apprentice to Horatio Kinsbury or Eleanor his Wife, to lean their art, trade and mystery, and after the manner of an apprentice, to serve them the said Horatio & Eleanor their heirs and assigns from the day of the date hereof until the third day of December which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty four shall be completed and ended, at which time the said Rachael will be sixteen years old, during which term the said apprentice her said Master faithfully shall serve her secrets keep, her lawful commands everywhere readily obey. She shall do no damage to her said Master, nor see it done by others, without giving notice thereof to her Master- She shall not contract Matrimony within the said term- She shall not play at cards, dice or any other unlawful game, whereby her said Master may have damage with her own goods, not the goods of others without license from her said Master she shall neither buy nor sell she shall not absent herself day nor night from her said Masters service without his leave; nor haunt alehouses, taverns, or playhouses, but in all things behave herself as a faithful apprentice ought to do, during the said term. And the said Master & Mistress shall use the utmost of his endeavors to teach or cause to be taught or instructed the said apprentice in the trade of a house maid, and procure and provide for her sufficient meat, drink, clothing, lodging and washing, fitting for an apprentice during the said term, and to give her an education suitable for such an apprentice and at the end of said term to give her a decent suit of clothing, beside her daily dress.- And for the true performance of all and Several covenants and agreements aforesaid, the said parties and themselves each unto the other, firmly by these presents - In Witness whereof, the said parties have interchangeably set their hands & seals hereunto - Dated the Twenty ninth day of October Anno Domini One Thousand eight hundred and Eighteen - Subscribed and Acknowledged before - Horatio Kinsbury {SEAL} Benjamin Moore - Hezekiah Medcalf {SEAL} his X mark

Image of signature page
Apprentice Indenture for
Rachael Medcalf to Horatio Kinsbury
dated 29 Oct 1818

Image of signature page Apprentice Indenture for Rachael Medcalf to Horatio Kinsbury dated 29 Oct 1818

Notes:
Horatio "Kinsbury" is Horatio Kingsbury [c1785-1845] Ship Joiner at the Washington Navy Yard. Kingsbury is listed on the Washington Navy Yard 1815 Ship Joiners petition for higher wages which they were granted.
Letters of Joiners About Wages in 1815
Kingsbury is also on the 1819 Washington Navy Yard employees and was paid $1.56 per diem
Washington Navy Yard 1819-1820 Payroll
and 1829 listing of Washington Navy Yard employees and was paid $ 1.80 per diem
Washington Navy Yard Employees in April 1829
Ship Joiner was considered to be an elite trade and one of the most highly skilled in the shipyards.
Horatio Kingsbury is possibly the son of a John Kingsbury of Prince Georges County. He married Eleanor Fowler on December 27, 1808 in the home of her father in Frederick County. Their children included Charlotte, Sarah, Caroline, Thomas Peyton, and William O. The family in 1822 lived on Pennsylvania Ave. West, near the Capitol. They were members of the Ebenezer Methodist congregation. Horatio was originally buried on February 10, 1845 in the Old Ebenezer Cemetery and reburied in December 1898 to the Congressional Cemetery.
Rachael Medcalf is 10 years old at the time of the contract. Her father, Hezekial Medcalf, is listed as head of household in the 1810 census for Frederick County, next door to Zadock Fowler [possibly related to Horatio's spouse, Eleanor Fowler.]


Notes: Horatio "Kinsbury" is Horatio Kingsbury [c1785-1845] Ship Joiner at the Washington Navy Yard. Kingsbury is listed on the Washington Navy Yard 1815 Ship Joiners petition for higher wages which they were granted. Letters of Joiners About Wages in 1815 Kingsbury is also on the 1819 Washington Navy Yard employees and was paid $1.56 per diem Washington Navy Yard 1819-1820 Payroll and 1829 listing of Washington Navy Yard employees and was paid $ 1.80 per diem Washington Navy Yard Employees in April 1829 Ship Joiner was considered to be an elite trade and one of the most highly skilled in the shipyards. Horatio Kingsbury is possibly the son of a John Kingsbury of Prince Georges County. He married Eleanor Fowler on December 27, 1808 in the home of her father in Frederick County. Their children included Charlotte, Sarah, Caroline, Thomas Peyton, and William O. The family in 1822 lived on Pennsylvania Ave. West, near the Capitol. They were members of the Ebenezer Methodist congregation. Horatio was originally buried on February 10, 1845 in the Old Ebenezer Cemetery and reburied in December 1898 to the Congressional Cemetery. Rachael Medcalf is 10 years old at the time of the contract. Her father, Hezekial Medcalf, is listed as head of household in the 1810 census for Frederick County, next door to Zadock Fowler [possibly related to Horatio's spouse, Eleanor Fowler.]

Return to :
Genealogy Trails - Washington D. C.