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necessary and kind and humane treatment.
And it is further agreed, That in case the Said Wm. S.West shall fail, neglect or refuse to fulfill any of the obligations ssumed by him, or shall 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 the parties of the Second part that they will each well and faithfully perform Such labor and the Said Wm. S. West May require of them for the time aforesaid and in very respect be dutiful and faithful Servants And in case any laborer shall voluntarily absent himself 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 of Freedmen Shall deem proper.
In Testimony Whereof, The Said parties have affixed their names to this agreement at Wm. S. West's Hinds Co, State of Mississippi, on the day and date aforesaid. 
Williams S. West
Dick his X mark
Ann and child her X mark

Executed in Presence of 
N. M. Champion
Wm. Wells