Indenture between Bell Russell & Co and Andrew Cairncross Livingston (circa 1812-1884)

Maker
Bell Russell & Co
Date
1828
Description
A document recording Livingston's commission in 1829 as a bound apprentice to Benjamin Bell, surgeon and pharmacist. It was witnessed by John Kennedy, surgeon in Edinburgh and Benjamin Bell, apprentice.
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Object detail

Maker

Bell Russell & Co

Date

1828

Medium

ink on paper

Measurements

53 x 32 cm

Accession Number

MHM2012.96

Credit line

Gift of Dr John Andrew Brenan, 2012, great-great-nephew of Andrew Cairncross Livingston

Inscriptions

name/inscriptions ▫ handwritten in ink, ‘Indenture/Between/(unclear) Bell Russell & Co/ and/Andrew Cairncross Livingston/5 years.but/not for freedom 1829’
franked ▫ embossed with crown, coat of arms and ‘ONE POUND’
franked ▫ stamped: franked ‘A(crown logo)/2/PENCE’

Object Type

documents

Named Collection

Brenan Collection

Medical History Museum Category

Documents and Lectures

Museum

Medical History Museum