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To The Select Men of Swansey

Swansey ... {the}10th Apr.ll 1746

The Request of Rebeckhah Shelden Signifyeths That
whereas my Husband Ephraim Sheldon has Enterred himself Into
his Majesties Service and has Left me with three Children and
nothing to Support us with, which renders me uncapable of
providing for [?] the Common ncecessaries of Life and his absence
Disinables me to bind out my Children, I therefore Desire you
to bind out one of my Children Namely Godfrey Shelden
to Michael Eddy with whome I have agreed to Live with him
till 21 Years old to learn him the Trade of a weaver and to teach
him to Read write and Cypher to be Capable of Keeping a
book of accounts and to give him two Suits of Apparrell for all
parts of his body the one an Every day Suit and the other
for a Sabbath Day Suit -- from Pent:er {your} {Humble} {Servant}

Rebeckhah Shelden

her mark

John Child
Joshua Smith