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AGREEMENT WITH FREEDMEN

This Agreement, made this the 10th day of August, A.D. 1865, by and between A.D. Thomas of the County of Lownds [[Lowndes]], and State of Mississippi, of the first part, and the person hereinaf or [[herein afor]] named and undersigned, Freedmen of the same place, part is hereto of the second part

WITNESSETH, That for the purpose of cultivating the Plantation known as the A.D. Thomas in the County & State aforesaid, during the year commencing on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1865, and terminating on the 1st day of January, 1866. The said A.D. Thomas party of 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 quantity; good and sufficient quarters; medical attendance when necessary, and kind and humane treatment. 

In addition to the above, I, A.D. Thomas of the first part bind myself to give to the parties of the second part one sixth of the corn Fodder wheat & sweet potatoes when it is all gathered.
A.D. Thomas

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Approved
E.P. Bennett
Asst Pro Mar Freedmen
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And it is Further Agreed, That in case the said A.D. Thomas shall fail, neglect or refuse to fulfil any of the obligations assumed 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 part of the parties of the second part, that they will each well and faithfully perform such labor as the said A.D. Thomas 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 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 addition to the above we the parties of the second part bind our selves not to leave the premises without permission from A.D. Thomas of the first part

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

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|Names||Age||No. of Dependents||Remarks|
|---|---|---|---|
|Edd his mark X|28|4|   |
|Tartheny his mark X|43|   |   |
|William his mark X|16|   |   |
|Sanders his mark X|14|   |   |
|Roger his mark X|12|   |   |
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[[Remarks]] Two orphan children both Dependants Richman Josephine

Transcription Notes:
What looks like a hyphen is just crossing of the "t". What looks like a "p" in Apt is actually double s. in Asst. I put the remarks note below table because it doesn't correlate with the entries