Indenture and contract of service
- MS-1338
- Item
- 1854
The item is a Hudson's Bay Company indenture and contract of service made with John Thompson, Brickmoor, County of Stafford, May 10, 1854, binding him to serve the HBC on Vancouver Island as a working collier, miner, sinker or labourer for five years. The indenture describes work Thompson is expected to do, both on the voyage out and on Vancouver Island, hours of work and method of payment.