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Office of Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and
Abandoned Lands for Robeson Co
 
Lumberton Sept 2nd 1865

This Indenture made and entered into this the 2nd day of Sept 1865 between H F Pitman of Robeson Co
of the one part and Andrew & wife Caroline and 
Sarah his daughter, Isaac, Charles and Leonard 
& Ellen by their guardian Henrietta, Herman for his son Frank, Rufus for his wife Clarissa Harriet, Pink Augustus freedmen of the above County - Witness that ^[[insertion]] for and [[/insertion]] in consideration of the said H F. Pitman paying the above mentioned freedmen at the following rates

To Andrew wife & Daughter Sarah.  Twenty five dollars & their Crop
To Isaac  Twelve dollars & his Crop-
To. Herman for his son Frank  Ten dollars
To. Rufus for his wife Clarissa  Eight dollars & Crop
To. Henrietta for Charles and Leonard & Ellen fourteen dollars and Crop
To. Harriet [[for? per?]] sons Pink & Augustus  Twenty five dollars & their Crop

They [[strikethrough]] on their part [[/strikethrough]] agree on their part to receive the above amount [[?]] in full for their labor from 27 April 1865 to date which the said H F Pitman agrees to pay

[signature] H.F. Pitman [[/signature]]
Andrew his X mark Hill for self & family
Isaac his X mark Pitman
Herman his X mark Pitman for son Frank
Rufus his X mark Byrd for wife 
Henrietta her X mark Ashley for Charles Leonard & Ellen
Harriet her X mark Floyd for self and sons 
by her husband

Witnessed and approved
[[signature]] James Sinclair [[/signature]]
Agt. Bureau