Service for a fixed period.
1769. To be sold for five years, The Time of a hearty young Man, who is a good Sailor.—Boston-Gazette, Nov. 20.
1770. To be sold, Two Years Time of a likely Mulatto Fellow.—Id., Sept. 3.
1777. To be sold, the time of a Servant Lad, who has about three years of his time to serve.—Penna. Evening Post, Jan. 18.
1778. [For Sale at Vendue], the time of two Servants, a man and his wife. The man has three years and a half to serve, the woman eighteen months. Also several very fine breeding mares.—Maryland Journal, Dec. 15.
1784. He has twelve years to serve. I bought his time, and was to have manumitted him at 31 years of age.—Runaway advt., id., May 4.
1784. To be sold, the Time of a Tailor, who has one Year and three Quarters to serve.—Id., June 29.
1795. German Passengers just arrived in the ship Holland, from Hamburgh, whose time is to be agreed for.—Gazette of the U.S., Phila., Oct. 7.
1825. See THIRD.
1843. See LIKELY.
