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office of Bureau of Refugees Freedmen &c
Robeson County North Carolina
Lumberton October 4th 1865

This indenture made and entered into on the 4th day of October A.D. 1865 between Archibald Buie of the County of Robeson and State of North Carolina of the first part and the undersigned free labourers Alexander Buie and Jack Buie (Colored) of the second part; Witnesseth that the said laborers have agreed to receive in compensation for their labour from the 27th day of April A.D 1865 to the present date fifteen bushels of corn each, which corn the said Archibald Buie hereby binds himself to pay to the said free labourers.

Archd Buie
Alexander his X mark Buie
Jack his X mark Buie

Witnessed & approved by 
James Sinclair
Agt Bureau