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Indentured Servant Agreement between William [Tosdevine] and Tunis Snook- Kingston, 1814

Description

Sponsors

This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

Creators

Tunis Snook

William [Tosdevine]

Peter [Tosdevine]

Media Type

Text

Item Type

Documents

Description

An agreement for an indentured servant, dated August 1st, 1814 in Kingston, Upper Canada. It states that William [Tosdevine] of Kingston, under his own free will and with the consent of his father Peter [Tosdevine] (also from Kingston), agreed to become an apprentice/servant for Tunis Snook of Kingston. The length of his service is said to have started the date the agreement was signed (August 1, 1814) and last for 11 years, one month and three days. The agreement is signed and marked by each of these individuals.

Transcriptions included.

Date of Original

1 August 1814

Subject(s)

Servants
War of 1812
War of 1812- Domestic Life
Indentured Servant
Kingston- Ontario
Snook, Tunis
Tosdevine, Peter
Tosdevine, William

Local identifier

978.163.8 & 9

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Kingston

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 44.22976 Longitude: -76.48098

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