I was told by a historian that being indentured required a legal contract and that the contract had to be filed at the county courthouse. She said most US county courthouses still have these documents, unless the structure has been damaged somehow. The only catch is that sometimes the counties are modified later, for example the county that my ancestor indutured himself in is now 4 separate counties in PA. From: Susan King <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 7:34 AM Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Indentures in Frederick, MD I'm trying to determine if my Hessian, Johann Christoph Waggoner, Feldprediger (Chaplain), A-B Regiment indentured himself to Edward Wilson after being released as a POW in Frederick, MD. I know from Dohla, that he had been at the Hessian Barracks, but wished to remain and get married in the Frederick area. I believe he did so before eventually taking a land grant in Nova Scotia. Does anyone know if there are records in Frederick for such indentures? Thanks. Susan PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! ~~~~~~~~~ FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message