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Officer of Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. for Roberson Co NC.
Lamberton, Sept. 2nd 1862

This Indenture made and entered into this second day of Sept, 1865, between James B. Pitman of Robeson Co of the one part and Herman Sam & Riley [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] freedmen of the above county witniseth that for and in consideration of the said Jas. P. Pitman paying the above mentioned Freedmen at the following rates in current money — viz

Herman for self & family Twenty eight dollars.
To Sam — twenty Dollars
To Horace for son Riley eight dollars

They agree on their part to receive the above amount in full for their services from the 27th April until fifteenth day Sept. 1865 which the said Jas. P. Pitman agrees to pay.

(signed) J. P. Pitman 
Herman his X mark Pitman
Sam his X mark Pitman
Horace his X mark Ashley 

Affirmed & witnessed
J. Sinclair
Agt. Bureau.

Test. A true copy
W O. C. Dick