feb 8, 1635 - A Contract for Indentured Service

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http://www.erhsnyc.org/ourpages/auto/2011/9/13/54512568/Indentured%20Contract.pdf

The earliest Virginia farmers wanted more workers so they could plant more tobacco and exports. Indentured servants were brought over to the new world and paid for until they were able to work off their debts.

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