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State of Mississippi
County of Amite

We the undesigned certify that Mrs. Elizabeth Tatum of said county hired a family of Freedmen, formerly belonging to William Jenkins Sr. of said county four of the Said freedmen was of another family formerly belonging to said Jenkins. the name of the father of said four children is Jack, now in the service of the Federal Government stationed as we understand, at Jackson Mississippi. the said Jenkins has recently filed a petition in the county court of said county to have two of said children bound to him without the consent of the Father or other relation and has succeeded in having two of them bound to him. one of the said negroes is over Eighteen years of age. the other is supposed to be thirteen or fourteen years of age. The uncle of said four children is now in the employment of said Elizabeth Tatum, who contracted for the whole family. he went to Jenkins and requested