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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These volumes contain contractual agreements between the reformatory managers, inmates, and employers for indentured labor
or apprenticeships. Contracts specified the employer must teach a trade, literacy and arithmetic; provide food, clothing,
shelter, and, end of the apprenticeship terms. Inmates could not be hired out and the agreement could be not canceled without
reformatory's consent. Contracts include agreement date; master's name, address, and occupation; inmate's name, age, case
number; the type of trade to be taught; and apprenticeship duration.
Creator:
Title:
New York House of Refuge indenture agreements
Quantity:
15 cubic feet
Quantity:
39 volume(s)
Quantity:
14 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates:
1825-1904
Series Number:
A2066
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