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They typically contain the name of the person or institution binding out, the person to whom bound, the name of the person being indentured, the length of the apprenticeship, and the responsibilities of the person taking on the indenture.","Locality History: Lunenburg County was named for George II, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, a German possession of the Hanoverian kings of England. It was formed from Brunswick County in 1745.","Lunenburg County (Va) Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands Records were previously described in Lunenburg County (Va.) Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, and Lunenburg County (Va.) Apprenticeship Bonds and Indentures, 1865-1867. These were combined with other Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands Records for the locality in 2024 to enhance the context between the various records. \n","Nottoway County (Va.) Freedmen's Bureau Apprenticeship Indentures, 1866-1867 were previous housed and described with the Lunenburg County (Va.) 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