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Apprentice Indenture Documents
from the District of Columbia Archives

Furnished by : John Sharp ©

Apprenticeship No. 269 (Vol. 1, insert bet. 221-222) My Husband Thomas Franklin having left me for a considerable time past, and not having any accounts of his being living I hereby give my free consent that my Son Henry William Franklin born in Wexford Ireland on the 1st day of October 1794 be bound an apprentice to Mr. William Sandford Sailmaker City of Washington agreeable to the regulations of Orphans Court at that place, - Given under my hand at Alexandria 10th November 1809. - Eleanor Frankland (Signed) Witness } Charles Pascoe} John Gird - Uncle to the said Henry William Franklin -

Notes: This Indenture was placed as an insert into the District of Columbia Apprentice Indenture record book, volume 1. This indenture is unique since it appears to have been written by Eleanor Franklin wherein she gives very specific information regarding her husband's absence and the date and place of birth of her son Henry William Frankland. Henry William Frankland completed his apprenticeship and is listed as "sail maker, east side 7 e btw Virginia Ave and I street near the Navy Yard" in The Washington Directory of 1822 compiled by Judah Delano printed by William Duncan Washington DC Henry William Frankland is also listed in the 1827 edition of The Washington Directory complied and published by S.A. Elliot at the same address

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