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AND IT IS FURTHERMORE MUTUALLY AGREED by the said William Slay and the following named laborers, to wit: Lace, Sam, and Rosy 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, [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] in Lawrence Co State of Mississippi on the day and date aforesaid.

[[6 columned table]]
| NAMES. | AGE. | SEX. | CLASS. | MONTHLY RATE OF WAGES | INTEREST IN PROFITS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lace | 45 | Female | 2nd | Share in two lots of ground |   |
| Sam | 30 | Male | 2nd | Share in two lots of ground |   |
| Rosy | 12 | Female |   | Support etc. |   |


Executed in presence of 
(Signed) J. F. Tynes
W. G. Herrington 

Z.B. Chatfield
Capt & Sub. Com. Freedmen

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not sure on signature