this indenture witnesseth that francis moss of the country o York hath put himsef vloluntarily and of his own free will put himself apprentice to john draper.
Stop treating me like an indentured servant!
You would find an indentured servant in the South. An indentured servant is, typically, a white male who ventured from Britain during the Colonial Era who needed money and land to begin a life in America. They worked for a couple years on a farm or plantation and were later "paid" for their services.
An indentured servant is a person who either willingly wants to serve, or is kidnapped and forced to. An indentured servant usually serves from 4 to 7 years. They are provided with food, shelter, and clothing. At the end of their servitude, if the master is gracious enough, would give them clothing, food, a rifle, and scarcely some land. Only people of the white sort would be an indentured servant. If you were a slave, you could not become and indentured servant.
Certainly if such labor created increased profits.
A poor person would be more likely to become an indentured servant. A wealthy person wanting to migrate could pay for the ticket w/o becoming indentured.
A person who trades labor for passage is called an indentured servant. These individuals would work for a specified period of time in exchange for their transportation to a new location, typically during the period of European colonization of the Americas.
if a servant disobeyed it would gain many a cuff 'a hit'
because they could be bouht and sold.
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Availability of good farmland
why is it not working like showing the arrows
Someone might become an indentured servant due to poverty or a desire for a fresh start in a new country. In exchange for passage to a new land or debts paid off, they agree to work for a set period under a contract.