Synopsis:
Nat provides some background about his family, then leaves home to start an apprenticeship in Boston with the printer Benjamin Edes. Upon arriving at the Edes’s printshop, Nat must read his indenture contract, decide if he wants his father to negotiate any terms, and then sign it.
Key Vocabulary:
· Apprentice
· Journeyman
· Master
· Indenture
· Contract
· Printer
Primary Docs in the Prologue:
· Indenture contract