Indenture of Lucey, 1815 October 9, page 1

This Indenture made this ninth
day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
fifteen, that Liley a negro wench aged
about twenty years and with her own
Lee and voluntary will, placed and
bound herself apprentice into Robert
Chsme of the County of st Clair in the
Illinois Territory with him to live,
as an Apprentice to dwell continue
and servie from the day of the date
hereof unto the full end and term
of Fourty years from thence next ensuing
and fully to be complete and ended,
Amily all which time and term of
forty years the said master apprentice
the said master well and faith
fully shall serve, his secret keep
his lawfull command gladly do and
obey but to her siad master she
shall not, nor wilfully suffer it
to be done by others, but of the same,
to the utmost of her power shall
forthwith give notice to her said
master, the goods of her said ma