Lt Jas. Drysdale 1866

This indenture made this 28th day of Sept. in the year of our Lord,

One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Six
  Witnesseth: That Lt Jas. Drysdale Asst. Superintendent Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,for the Sub-District of Amelia & Powhatan counties State of Virginia, acting as guardian, under authority of Major General O.O. Howard (as contained in Circular Letter, War Department, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands, Washington, D.C., of date October 4th, 1865,) for the apprenticing of orphan minor children of
Freedmen, doth bind out Patrick Jones a minor orphan, freed boy aged 13 years - months -days as an apprentice to JS Johns at Amelia county, Virginia, to learn the art and trade of Farming. The said Patrick Jones
after the manner of an apprentice, to dwell with, and serve said J S Johns from the day of date, hereof, until the1st day of Sept. one thousand eight hundred and seventy four, at which time, if the said Patrick Jones should
be living, he will be twenty-one years of age, during which time or term the said Patrick Jones shall well and faithfully serve the said James S Johns. And the said James S Johns on his part, doth covenant, promise and agree to instruct the said Patrick Jones in the art and trade of Farming in all its branches, and furthermore, to teach or cause said Patrick Jones to be taught to read, write and cipher in Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, and in the other rules of Arithmetic, as far as, and including Ratio or Proportion, and shall well and faithfully provide for the said Patrick Jones good and sufficient food, clothing, medical attendance and care when sick during the term aforesaid, and at the expiration of said term of apprenticeship
-the said J S Johns shall pay unto the said Patrick Jones the sum of Thirty-five dollars, for which sum of Thirty-five dollars aforesaid, said J S Johns doth hereby bind himself his heirs, executors and assigns, to well and truly pay to said Patrick Jones free from all debts, demands, liabilities or obligations from whatever cause arising during minority of said Patrick Jones

Witness our hands and seals, this day and year above written.
Jas Drysdale {Seal}
2d Lt "[illegible]" A Supr F B
J S Johns {Seal}
Witness at signing
Giles A Miller
Note.- Female orphan minors will not be indentured for a longer period than until they will arrive at the age of
eighteen years.

Field Offices for the State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
AMELIA COURTHOUSE
Oct. 1865–Aug. 1866
Assistant Superintendent W. F. White
Aug. 1866–Jan. 1867
Assistant Superintendent James Drysdale
Jan. 1867–Dec. 1868
Acting Sub assistant Commissioner J. B. Clinton