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Agreement with Freedmen
This agreement made this 2nd day of June A.D. 1865 by and between Nathan Barnes of the County of Covington and State of Mississippi of the first part and the persons herein after named and undersigned freedmen of the same place hereto of the second part witnesseth that for the purpose of Cultivating the plantation known as the plantation of Nathan Barnes in the County and state aforesaid, during the year Commencing on the 2nd day of June A.D. 1865 and terminating on the first day of January A.D. 1866 the said Nathan Barnes party of the first part in Consideration of the promises and conditions herein after mentioned on the part of the part of the second part agrees to furnish to the said laborers and those rightfully dependent upon them free of charge clothing and food of good quality and sufficient quantity good and sufficient quarters, medical attendance when necessary and kind and humane treatment to allot from the lands of said plantation for garden purposes one acre to each family such allotment to include a reasonable use of tools and annimals for the cultivation of the same, to exact only one half days labor on Saturdays and none whatever on Sunday and it is further agreed, that in case the said Nathan Barnes shall fail neglect or refuse to fulfil any part of the obligation assumed by himself or shall furnish said part of the second part with insufficient food or clothing or be guilty of cruelty to them he shall besides the legal recorse left to the party or parties agrieved render this contract liable to annulment by the provost marsal of freedmen, and it is agreed