Albert, Thank you for this, I know someone who may be interested in this and have passed it on. Regards Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "albert grulke" <[email protected]> To: "SEQ Germans" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:17 AM Subject: [SEQ-Germans] work contract > Contract Agreement made by Friederich Kummerow and Messrs Heussler and > Franckscen > > "Memorandum of agreement made at Hamburg this 23rd day of October, in the > year 1861, and on the behalf of Mr. James Atkins, of Koowona, on the one > part, and Friederich Kummerow, of Tetzmick, now of the age of forty-three > years, on the other part. > > Witnesseth that the said F. Kummerow agrees to proceed to Moreton Bay, in > the colony of Queensland, by the ship Caesar Godeffroy, now about to sail > from Hamburg, together with his family, and upon the said F. Kummerow > arriving at Moreton Bay aforesaid, he agrees, for himself, and also on the > part of his wife Louisa, now of the age of forty-seven years, and his > child > Frederick, now of the age of fifteen years, and his child Auguste, now of > the age of nine years, to enter the service of the said Mr T.B. Atkins as > farm labourer and shepherd, or to make themselves generally useful for the > full term of two years, to date from the day following that of arriving at > Moreton Bay aforesaid, and at all times to obey all the lawful and > reasonable commands of the said Mr. T.B. Atkins or his agents. > > And the said Mr. T.B. Atkins, in return, for such services of the said > F.Kummerow, his said wife, and his said children, well and truly > performed,hereby agrees to pay him wages at the rate of forty-four pounds > sterling peryear, and to give them free board and lodging according to the > customs ofthe country. > > And the said Mr. T.B. Atkins on his part agrees with the said F. Kummerow > toadvance and pay if desired by him to Messrs. John Cesar Godeffroy and > Son,of Hamburg, or their agents, the sum of sixty-three pounds sterling, > beingthe sum still required for the passage to Moreton Bay of the said > F.Kummerow and his family. > > The said F. Kummerow agrees that such sum so advanced shall be considered > as > a part payment of wages, under this agreement, and shall be repaid to the > said T.B. Atkins out of his wages, As the same become due, by two equal > instalments, viz., at the end of the first and second year. > > In witness whereof, F. Kummerow, on his part, does sign and acknowledge > the > same, on the day and date before rotten. > > I hereby further acknowledge to have received this day from Mr. T.B. > Atkins > the above-mentioned sum of sixty-three pounds sterling, by which the costs > of passage for myself and family have been paid. > > For JAMES B. ATKINS, (Heussler & Francksen.) > > FRIEDERICH X KUMMEROW. > > Witnesses: J.C. HEUSSLER, N.F. BALLIS, C. KUMMEROW. > > Wages commence on arrival at the station. The land-orders are to be > creditedFred. Kummerow, at the market price on account of the passage > money. > > HEUSSLER & FRANCKSEN. > > Moreton Bay, 10th February, 1862. > > > > A List for the research for the descendants of the Germans who migrated to > South East Queensland, Australia. > Archives - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-QLD-SE-Germans.html > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.10/1241 - Release Date: > 1/24/2008 9:58 AM > >