Record of the apprenticeship of Thomas Owen to William Blake, from the Apprenticeship Books 1710-1811 (ref. IR1/33 [pp. 218-19]) in the National Archives.
The record is in a large folio volume. On the verso of one leaf (above) are the date (Thursday 10 July [17]88), the name of the master (W^m. Blake), his parish (St. James’s, Westminster, County of Middlesex), his trade (engraver), and the name of the apprentice (Tho^s. Owen).
On the recto of the facing leaf (below) are the date on which the apprenticeship began (23 June [17]88), the length of the apprenticeship (7 years), the fee paid for the apprentice (£52.10.0 or 50 guineas), and the duty paid on the fee (£2.12.6).
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