Example of a Boy recruited onto an Indiaman

from the Marine Society

Source: National Maritime Museum: MSY/R/1 - Alphabetical Index to Registers of apprentices sent to Merchant Ships 1769-1772

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For the entry below...

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644; James Price; p.65; The Grosvenor

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N.B. As per the N.M.M. catalogue, this is the incorrect index! This mix-up has been reported to the manuscripts department for their investigation and hopefully, re-cataloguing.

Source: NMM: MSY/Q/1 - Registers of apprentices sent to Merchant Ships 3^rd July 1772- 3^rd July 1778

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These registers are compiled chronologically and by number (hopefully) found within the external indexes

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The only example found in this, the earliest volume, was for 1777:-

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p.65

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Entry No.	644
Name: If an Orphan O If a Parish Boy P	James Price
Age if computed Y M	15
Stature F I	4 7
To what Parish belongs If by birth b If by any other claim what where and with whom living	F Cutler Saffron Hill
How hath been usually employed	Appment discharged by his Master see 985
When appeared before the Committee If has had the Small Pox P If only supposed to have had it S	Novr 20
When indentured If has been inoculated by order of the Committee I	Novr 21
Master to whom bound... His Name	Jno Mountford
Port to which belongs By whom recommended, or to whom known Where to be found	Gunner
Ship's name If a Ship of War W	Grosvenor
In what Trade or employment	East Indiaman
Conditions of Indenture or Contract Time to serve. Years Y	5 years
Apprentice Fee paid down Do payable after one year
Second Apprentice Fee after one year When paid If by an order or Draft O
When received information from the Master, Viz If the boy is afsigned over to another a If run away r If dead d If notice is received by Letter, No. of the Letter

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