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John. W. Oliver
June 26th 1865

AND IT IS FURTHERMORE MUTUALLY AGREED by the said John. W. Oliver and the following named laborers, to wit: Harriet Ann Cass & Wiley that in lieu of the half wages to be paid to them at the end of the year, the said laborers shall beentitled [[be entitled]] to, and agree to accept, the share of the nett profits of carrying on the plantation during the period aforesaid, respectively set opposite their names below.

AND IT IS FURTHERMORE AGREED, that any wages or share of profits due the said laborers under this agreement, shall constitute a first lien upon all crops or parts of crops produced on said plantation or tract of land by their labor. And no shipment of products shall be made until the Provost Marshal of Freedmen shall certify that all dues to laborers are paid or satisfactorily arranged.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said parties have affixed their names to this agreement, at Brookhaven State of Mississippi on the day and date aforesaid.

[[6 Columned Table]]
| NAMES. | AGE. | SEX. | CLASS. | MONTHLY RATE OF WAGES | INTEREST IN PROFITS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Harriet her X mark | 40 | Fem | 2d | Board and mentanence for themselves & children and medical attendance encluded [[written vertically for all listed names]] | 3 Girls & 2 Boys Dependents |

| Ann her X mark | 19 | Fem | 2d |  |  |

| Cass his X mark | 16 | male | 3d |  |  |

| Wiley his X mark | 14 | male | 3d |  |  |

John W. Oliver

Witness,
G.S. Lambright
S.H. Peppes  

Executed in presence of Z B Chatfield
Capt. & Sub Com. Freed'

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