The Magazine of Early American Datasets (MEAD)
Document Type
Dataset
File Format
Excel
Abstract
These are the indentures of apprentices of people (mostly children) in the Philadelphia Almshouse 1751-97. It includes everyone apprenticed to a master in Philadelphia or one of its suburbs -- the Northern Liberties or Southwark
Time Period: Start Date of Data Collection
1983
Time Period: End Date of Data Collection
1983
Time Period: Start Date of Data Coverage
1751
Time Period: End Date of Data Coverage
1797
Date of this Version
Fall 2015
Source(s)
The Original Records were in the Philadelphia City Archives.
I used microfilm from the Church of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City:
Source: Overseers of the Poor, Indentures Made, 1751-97
U.S. Film (Microfilm)
974,116
Item 3
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Billy G., "INDENTURES & Apprentices MADE BY Philadelphia OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, 1751-1799," 12/31/83 - 12/31/83. 13. Philadelphia, PA: McNeil Center for Early American Studies [distributor], 2015. https://repository.upenn.edu
Additional Files
Apprentices by Philadelphia Overseers of the Poor 1751-97 (Project 5).docx (24 kB)Codebook for Indentures
Occupational_Codes_Philadelphia_Data.xlsx (16 kB)
Occupational Codes
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Article Location
Date Posted: 26 May 2016