Apprentice Indentureships, agreements between two parties where one party is bound to service as an apprentice for a specified period of time, are centuries old types of legal contracts. It was common in Europe to learn certain crafts by entering apprenticeship with a skilled workman. [Read more…]
Have you ever heard the phrase – signed, sealed and delivered?
This idiom refers to a legal deed, which to be valid had to be signed by the seller, sealed with a wax seal, and delivered to the new owner.
“Signed and sealed and delivered” was a phrase used in a letter from Samuel Andrews to Mr. David Naughty dated March 27, 1732. The letter confirmed Mr. Andrews’ receipt of Margarett Naughty, the niece of David Naughty and the details of her indenture-ship until eighteen years of age.
Other letters were signed, sealed and delivered by the Post Office. [Read more…]
