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State of North Carolina
Wayne County

Know all men by these presents that Willis a Freedman and formerly the Slave of Council Best has consented and agreed to Labor for W D Handly and the said Willis also hires to the said W D Handly his three children to work all of them for the said W D Handly for the year 1866. and the said W D Handly is to pay to Willis for his and the Labor of the three children twenty five dollars pr. month. the said Handly is to pay the said Willis for his Labor at the Housing of the crop and is to pay him in provisions or money, and the said Handly is to pay Willis three dollars pr month for the use of his Willis Horse while he Handly is ploughing the Horse.

and agrees to pay to Allen a Freedman who formerly belonged to Hinton J Best the Sum of thirteen dollars pr month. 

Willis X ^[[his mark]] Best
Alin  X ^[[his mark]] Grant

Witness
[[J N?]] Davis       

Approved Decbr. 6. 1865.
Geo. O. Glavis
Ass Supt &c