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Office Sub-Asst. Comr
Tupelo Miss. Oct. 5th 1867
Freedman Sam Hinds complains that J.A. Killingsworth has stoped two and a half months wages due him from the Mobile and Ohio R.F. company.
Upon investigating this case in the presence of both parties it was proven in evidence, that Hinds had entered into an agreement with Killingsworth to cultivate a certain piece of land in cord, Killingsworth agreeing to furnish provisions for Hinds, team and tools to cultivate the same; The crop was made to be divided equally in the absence of J.A. Killingsworth, Hinds sold the whole crop, leaving Killingsworth nothing.
Hinds charges Killingsworth
2 1/2 Months wages on M.O.R.R. @ 20.pr.month $50.00
Making fence . . . . 18.00
Work at sundry times  10.00
Whole Am't. $78.00
Killingsworth charges Hinds for security on Bond & cost of suit in payment for a cow that Hinds had maliciously killed . . . $40.00
2 1/2 Months board @ 14 per Month 35.00
1 Shovel (lost) 2.00
Use of horse & farming utensils 18.00
$95.00
carried over