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To The Select Men of Swansey

Swansay 10^ths Apr:^ll 1746

The Request of Rebeckah Shelden Signifyeths That — whereas my Husband Ephraim Shelden 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 - provideing for ^em the Common necessaries 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 the 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 and Every Day Suit and the other for a Sabbath Day Suit — from Gent:ⁿ Yo^r - Hum.^b- Serv^ts—

Rebeckah Shelden her mark .

John Child Joshua Smith