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 CHAPTER X

SYSTEM OF LABOR: THE SERVANT&#8212;continued

ordinary indenture was marked by great simplicity. When it was drawn previous to the departure of the servant from England, it named as the consideration for the right to his labor, payment of the cost of transportation, a sufficient quantity of drink, food, and clothing during the continuation of the term, together with lodgings and whatever else was thought to be essential to his livelihood. It was always in the power of those assuming the