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1779

PARISH of St. James, City of Bath. Several healthy, smart Boys and Girls, from ten to fourteen years of age, are ready to be put out as Apprentices, decently clothed, and with the usual Parish Fees, to Masters or Mistresses of good character, who are desired to apply on a Friday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the Vestry-Room at		the Burying Ground, or to either of the Church-wardens or Thomas Page, Richard Atwood, Overseers. N.B. Some of the lads are fit for, and desirous of going to sea, Any Captain of a King's Ship, or Owner of a Merchantman, that will take them under care for a term, will be treated with. - No Cloth-workers need apply
July 1779