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Agreement with Freedmen.

This Agreement, made this 1st day of June, A.D. 1865 by and between J A Parker of the County of Chickasaw, and State of Mississippi, of the first part, and the person hereinafter named and undersigned, Freedmen of the same place, part 3 hereto of the second part

WITNESSETH, That for the purpose of cultivating the Plantation known as the Parker Plantation, in the county aforesaid, during the year commencing on the 1st day of June, A.D. 1865, and terminating on the 1st day of January, 1866. The said J A Parker, party to the first part, in consideration of the promises and conditions hereinafter mentioned on the parties of the second part, agrees to furnish to the said laborers and those rightfully dependent on them, free of charge, clothing and food of good quality and sufficient quality; good and sufficient quarters; medical attendance when necessary, and kind and humane treatment.

he is also to give said laborers in compensation for their labor(ing) Guaranties to receive one extra suit of clothing at the end of the year, the rest to stay until the end of the year, for their food and clothing.

And it is Further Agreed, that in case the said J A Parker shall fail, neglect, or refuse to fulfil any of the obligations assumed by him, or shall fail to furnish said parties of the second part with insufficient food or clothing, or be guilty of cruelty to them, he shall, besides the legal recourse left to the party or parties aggrieved, render this contract liable to annulment by the Provost Marshal of Freedmen. And it is agreed on the part of parties of the second part, that they will each well and faithfully perform such labor as the said J A Parker may require of them for the time aforesaid, not exceeding ten hours per day in the summer and nine hours in the winter; and in case any laborer shall absent themselves from, or shall neglect or refuse to perform the labor herein promised, and the fact shall be proven to the satisfaction of the proper officer, the party so offending shall be punished in such manner as the Provost Marshal shall deem proper.

In Testimony Whereof, the said parties have affixed their names to this AGREEMENT at State of Mississippi, on the day and date aforesaid. 

[[4 Columned Table]]
|NAMES.|Age.|No. of Dependents.|REMARKS.|
|---|---|---|---|
|Garret his X mark|21|   |Afflicted with Rheumatism| 
|Catherine her X mark|15|   |   |
|Frank|12|4 [[refers to 4 children listed here]]|   |
|Thomas|10|   |   |
|Charles|8|   |   |
|Arch|6|   |   |
[[/4 Columned Table]]

Transcription Notes:
Separate initials without periods. Missed commas. Forgot several parts of the Table, and to read instructions.