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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Headquarters Sub Dist of Robeson
Lumberton Sept 14th AD 1865

This indenture made and entered into on the 14th day of sept AD 1865 between Owen Grantham of the County of Robeson of the first part and the undersigned Freedman of the second part, Witnesseth that the said Grantham pays the said Freedman 22 bushels of corn and one year old hog for his labor from April 27th 1865 to the 1st day of Jany 1866 with the usual rations of food. And he the said Freedman to have every Saturday

[[signature]] Owen Grantham [/signature]]
Leroy his X mark Grantham

Witness
[[signature]] French McQueen [[best guess]] [[/signature]] (clk)