Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Norfolk, Virginia Hustings Court order to bind William Cutrell, Joseph Richardson, and Philip Murphy, 1799 May 28

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Dublin Core

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Norfolk, Virginia Hustings Court order to bind William Cutrell, Joseph Richardson, and Philip Murphy, 1799 May 28

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Description

A copy of the Norfolk, VA district court order to bind the orphans William Cutrell, Joseph Richardson, and Philip Murphy as apprentices to John Abbot, a boot and shoe maker, in 1799.

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Norfolk Borough

At a Hustings Court contd and held the 28th day of May 1799

Ordered that the Chamberlain bind William Cutrell orphan of William Cutrell
deceased for two years- Joseph Richardson orphan of John Richardson for seven years-
Philip Murphy orphan of Peter Murphy deceased for ten years according to law
to James Abbot to learn the art and mystery of Boot and shoe makers.


a copy
Teste
Wm Sharp D.C.

Original Format

Ink on paper

Citation

Virginia. Hustings Court (Norfolk), “Norfolk, Virginia Hustings Court order to bind William Cutrell, Joseph Richardson, and Philip Murphy, 1799 May 28,” Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 26, 2024, https://cwfjdrlsc.omeka.net/items/show/88.
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