Bound Girl of Cobble Hill

When her father dies and her mother is reduced to poverty, seven-year-old Mindwell Gibbs becomes an indentured servant to her aunt and uncle. Her uncle is the landlord of a small village tavern in northwestern Connecticut in 1784 and Mindwell must work for her keep. Through her struggles, Mindwell lives up to her name and becomes a favorite with the locals. When she can no longer tolerate the neglect of her aunt and uncle, Mindwell runs away but later returns to be adopted by them with a promise of better treatment.