PWeber3402@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 9/6/98 7:23:50 PM Central Daylight Time, > dan_cambridge@cmfz.com writes: > > << > I have always heard the term as "bound boy." It applied to girls as well. > Before there were orphanages or social service agencies, children who were > orphaned or whose parents or relatives were otherwise unable to take care of > them were usually "bound out." >> > Dan, > Thank you for the reply and explanation of Bound Boys. I had not heard of it > before. I wonder if any paper was recorded or anything or if there are records > that were kept of such transactions. Probably not. > Thanks again. Really appreciate it. > Pat W Pat, there should be court records of them if it happened after Franklin Co. had a court. Pat O'Connor