Indenture Contract of William Buckland

This Indenture, Made the Fourth
Day of August in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord George the Second King of Great Britain, &, And in the Year of our Lord,
One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty five __ Between William
Buckland of Baford Carpenter & Joiner of the one Part, and
Thomson Mason of London, Esq. of the other Part,
Witnesseth, That the said William Buckland
for the Consideration herein after-mentioned, hath, and by these Presents doth Cove-
nant, Grant, and Agree to, and with the said Thomas Mason Executors and
assigns, That He the said William Buckland shall and will, as a faithful Cove-
nant Servant, well and truly serve the said Thomas Mason his Executors and
assigns in the Plantation of Virginia beyond the Seas, for the Space
of Four Years, next ensuing his Arrival in the said Plantation in the Employ-
ment of a Carpenter and Joiner. And the said William Buckland doth hereby
Covenant and Declare him self, now to be the Age of Twenty two Years
Single and no Covenant or contracted Servant to any other Person or Per-
Sons, And the said Thomas Mason for himself his Executors
Or Assigns, in Consideration thereof, doth hereby Covenant, Promise And Agree to
and with the said William Buckland his Executors, and Assigns, that He the
said Thomas Mason his ___________________ Executors
or Assigns, shall and will at his or their own proper Costs and Charges, with
what convenient Speed they may, carry and convey, or cause to be carried and convey-
ed over unto the said Plantation, the said Wm Buckland __ and from
henceforth, and during the said Voyage, and also during the said Term, shall and will at
the like Costs and Charges, provide for and allow the said Wm Buckland all
necessary _____________ Meat, Drink, Washing, Lodging, ____________ fit
and convenient for Wm as Covenant Servants in such Cases are usually provided
for and allowed and pay and allow William Buckland
Wages on Salary at the Rate of Twenty Pounds
Sterling per Annum Payable Quarterly
And for the
true Performance of the Premisses, the said Parties, the these Presents bind themselves,
their Executors and Administrators, the either to the other, in the Penal Sum of
Forty Pounds Sterling, firmly by these Presents. In witness whereof,
they have hereunto interchanged by set their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year
above-written.
Sealed and Delivered
in the Presence of