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• indentures of apprenticeship — Indenture In*den ture (?; 135), n. [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See {Indent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• indentures — in·den·ture || ɪn dentʃə(r) n. contract which binds a person to serve another for a specified period of time; written agreement made in duplicate; deed, contract, agreement; indentation v. bind a person in service to another for a specified… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Redemptioner — Redemptioners were European immigrants, generally in the 18th or early 19th century, who gained passage to America (most often Pennsylvania) by selling themselves into indentured servitude to pay back the shipping company which had advanced the… …   Wikipedia

• Indenture — In*den ture (?; 135), n. [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See {Indent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• History of slavery in Indiana — Slavery in Indiana occurred between the time of French rule during late seventeenth century and 1826, with a few traces of slavery afterward. When the United States first took control of the region, slavery was tolerated as a necessity to keep… …   Wikipedia