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This agreement made this the tenth day of August One Thousand eight hundred and sixty five between Mary F. King of the county of Pontotoc and State of Mississippi of the first part and Jacob Nelson Erasmus Dave Elias Mary Edy Amy Ellen Susan Martha Caroline Pug Lucy & Sarah, of the second part Witnessed that the said Jacob Nelson Erasmus Dave Elias Mary Edy Amy Ellen Susan Martha Caroline Pug Lucy & Sarah has agreed to enter the service of the said Mary F King as farm labourers, and covenant to with the said Mary F. King that they will faithfully honestly and diligently, apply themselves to the performance of the duties of farm labourers, and will faithfully obey all the reasonable wishes of said Mary F. King or whomever she may employ to attend to the business of the farm, for and during the balance of the year or until the twenty fifth day of December next for the compensation of one eighth of the growing crop of corn also one fourth of the crop of molasses made also eighth of the crop of sweet potatoes. Said labourers to have every Saturday and to make up all lost time either from sickness or otherwise or the amount to be deducted from their portion of the crop. They are to have all necessary medical attention furnished them free of charge also to have time given them to spin and