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Articles of Agreement made and concluded this 20th day of February, 1867, between Freedmen as below named of Washington City, County of Washington of District Columbia party of the first part, and Jerome Taylor, of Concordia, County of Concordia, State of Louisiana party of the second part.

The said Freedmen as below named freed laborers, agree to enter the service of the said Jerome Taylor as farm hands, and, also, that they will faithfully and diligently apply themselves and perform the duties of farm hands, on the farm of said Jerome Taylor, and answer all the reasonable requirements of the said Jerome Taylor, for, and during the space of one year, from the 20th day of February, 186 [[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]] 7; and they further agree that their employer shall retain one-fourth their monthly wages until the expiration of their term of service.

And the said Jerome Taylor, hereby agrees to employ them (the said free laborers) for the term of one year, as aforesaid, and to pay for their services the sum set opposite their respective names, per month - (one fourth of which shall be retained each month,) and all stoppages and arrearages promptly paid at the expiration of   respective terms of service, to wit:

in equal monthly payments; and the said Jerome Taylor, further agrees to furnish said freed laborers above named, quarters, fuel, full substantial and healthy rations, and all necessary medical attendance and supplies in case of sickness, in addition to the compensation above named, and that he will assist and encourage efforts for the education of the children of his employees. And it is further agreed by the said Jerome Taylor that in case he at any time fails to perform his part of the agreement, he will pay to each the said laborers Respectively the full sum of One hundred dollars, as fixed, agreed and liquidated damages.

If it shall be mutually desirable to annul this contract before the expiration of the term agreed upon, it shall be done only in the presence and with the concurrence of such officer of the Freedman's Bureau, (or other authority) as may have immediate jurisdiction in this matter in the district wherein such parties reside.

In testimony whereof, they have herewith set their hands and seal the day and year first above written.

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED 
in presence of 
J. R. Packard

Jerome Taylor [L. S.] 
Wm X Johnson
Isham X Hill
Wm H X Allen
John X Brown   }
Mary X E Brown }
Julia X Brown  }
Corbet X Thornton
Letty X Thornton
David X [[?]]
Thomas X Casey
[[?]] X Casey
Edward Robinson  [L. S.]
[L. S.] [L. S.]
[L. S.] [L. S.]
[L. S.] [L. S.]

Registered at  the  day of  186

Superintendent,

[DUPLICATE.]

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Edited: removed '[[blank]]' not required, filled in some blanks, corrections, etc. fill blanks I was not sure how to do the names so I just started listing them as I could read them. still a few names at the end that I can't figure out.