indenture

Often, they were no more than slaves for their indentures.

When his indenture is complete, he gets the chance to go to sea.

We're obliged to do so many hours of service before the indenture is up.

All they have to do is abide by the indenture.

In the week of June 22, staff officials examined indentures.

Now we come across another indenture, this time dated 20 May 1692.

"We will share our indenture time in the patrol forces together."

All Robert has to do is sign an indenture for his soul.

After long ages they saw an opportunity to put paid in full to their indentures.

The failure effect at the highest indenture level or total system.

This book was used as the main source of information in the campaign to end the Indian indenture system.

Eventually he discharged all but a few from their indentures.

It was certainly more exciting than being sold into indenture.

After the period of indenture, these Scots became free men.

Early Africans became free after serving their period of indenture.

"The trust indenture has to be drawn before the policy is taken out," he said.

It's in the papers, that he can sell the indenture.

"Their combined salary would likely be a good deal less than the price of two indentures."

The indenture suggests that he was then approaching the end of his career.

The failure effect as it applies at the next higher indenture level.

To pay off their debts they'd have had to take lifetime indentures.

An the indentures be drawn, I'll away within these two hours; and so come in when ye will.

The indenture system had two positive effects on subsequent generations.

At the end of the indenture (usually around age 21) they were free to marry and start their own farm.

High debt could also result in indenture, but again, it was a monetary loss issue.

These women were indentured for many years before they could pay off their passage over.

You'd do better here indentured to me, making yourself useful.

The only other way to be indentured was to volunteer your services.

The children were generally indentured, rather than adopted, to families who took them in.

A few of the slaves are buried in the county with the families they were indentured to.

Some owned slaves or had indentured servants work for them.

At the age of eleven he was indentured to a farmer, remaining only a year.

They expected freedom, and they've found they've indentured their children.

The term may also describe colonial residents who indentured themselves or their relations.

It is one of the first cases in which lifetime indentured servitude was based on race.

We've some reason to think he is indentured here."

"He came from England in 1714, indentured to another yard owner.

These Denizens have become little more than slaves, indentured without hope of release.

Indentures, yes - many a man indentured himself to get his family away from doomed land.

Then they were old enough to be indentured.

"When these places got started, they called them asylums, and children were indentured.

The Foundation indentured the land to the homeowner through a corporation representing them.

At age 16, Mullen was indentured to an apothecary, but did not like the work.

Many of the more prosperous men had indentured servants.

Probably leave you indentured the rest of your life.'

All my city friends who have moved to the suburbs have similar reports of being indentured to their property.

He was determined to master the sword, not be indentured to it through some vague covenant.

As a monk I have indentured myself to God.

They were taken for their safety and indentured to European-American families.

These girls were often indentured to the brothels by their parents between the ages of about seven to twelve.