Is anyone researching the Felix B. Tait line in Clinton, Ill? If so, please contact me. ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Emaline Winslow Story > Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 9:45 AM > > Clara, > > Hope you don't mind but I am sending this story out through the DeWitt List. > It was interesting enough that I though others would like to see the info on > Indentured Servants. > > DWCGQ: Fall 1987 Vol. III No 3 Page 87 > > AN INDENTURED SERVANT IN 1845 -- EMALINE WINSLOW > > The following document was transcribed and submitted by Lola > Hidden, Clinton, IL. > > June 1845 -- Orin Wakefield came into court and presented a bond or > Indenture of which the following is a copy: > > “This indenture made and entered into this Second day of > June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred > and forty-five between James Vandeventer and Franklin > Barnett Commissioners of the County of DeWitt and State of > Illinois of the first part and Orin Wakefield of the same > County and State of the other part. Witnesseth that said > County Commissioners by virtue of the Law of the State of > Illinois in Such Cases made and provided have placed and by > these presents do place and bind out as a servant a poor > child named Emaline Winslow an orphan daughter of Jeremiah > Winslow late of said County deceased to dwell and serve > the said Orin Wakefield from the day of the date hereof > until the first day of January AD 1854 at which time the > Said Servant girl will be Eighteen years old according to > best Information during all of which time or term the Said > Servant her said Master well and faithfully Shall Serve > his Secrets Keep and his Lawful commands every where and > at all times readily obey. She Shall do no damage to her > Said Master nor knowingly Suffer any to be done by others > She shall not waste the goods of her Said Master nor tend > them unlawfully to any. At cards or dice or other unlaw- > ful games She Shall not Play. Matrimony She Shall not > contract during the said term. From the Services of her > Said Master She Shall not absent herself but in all things > and at all times She Shall demean and behave herself as > a good faithful Servant ought during the whole term > aforesaid. > > And the said Orin Wakefield binds himself to cause Said > Servant to be taught to Read and write and the ground > Rules of Arithmetic and shall give unto Said Servant a > new bible and two new suits of clothes suitable to her > condition at the expiration of her said terms of service. > In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set Our Hands and > Seals this 2nd day o6 June AD, 1845.” > > James Vandeventer (LS) > Franklin Barnett (LS) > Attest John J. McGraw Orin Wakefield (LS) > County Clerk > > > December, 1845 -- Orin Wakefield came into court and wished court to annul > Indenture wherein an orphan Emaline Winslow was bound to Wakefield. Court > granted same. > > Emaline Winslow was then bound to John Dawson. She was to be taught > to read and write and the ground rules of arithmetic. To learn and perform > various duties of housewifery. To receive a new bible 2 new suits of > cloths suitable to her condition at expiration of her term of service. > > November, 1854 -- Marriage records show Emaline Winslow and Benj. Day were > married 15 November 1854. > > Bob Halsey > [email protected] > Viera, FL