Since the law is not carved in stone, and its terms are employed by many in many ways - and corrupted, now and then -  I suppose that one could imagine such a scene, however I have never seen such a document or use, or at least I have never seen a deed that stated the consideration to have been indentured service.  Notice too, most releases of servants at the ends of their terms were very informal.  Anybody else out there who has seen such an example?      
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  Dear Paul,

  I love that explanation.  I suppose if the same sequence were to happen today, the result  might be called "fractalation."  But isn't it possible that the words "land indenture might have been loosely used to refer to those labor indentures where a quantity of land is promised to the worker at the conclusion of his/her service?

  Jack

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