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In Testimony Whereof, The said parties have affixed their names to this agreement, at ______ County, State of Mississippi, on the day and date aforesaid. [[4 Columned Table]] | NAMES. | AGE. | MONTHLY RATE OF WAGES. | INTEREST IN PROFITS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Emiline | 25 | none | none | [[/4 Columned Table]] [[right margin]] Robert McGowan and Emeline [[/right margin]] No (27) Provost Marshal Office Freedmen Raymond Miss Aug 26th, 1865 Approved P. S. Jacobs 1st Lieut & act Pro Marshal DEPENDENTS. [[4 Columned Table]] | NAMES. | AGE. |NAMES. | AGE. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ann Robertson |6 | | | | Izzabel Robertson | 1 1/2 | | | [[/4 Columned Table]] EXECUTED IN PRESENCE OF- A. Gallman S.J. Thigpen
Transcription Notes:
S.J. Thigpen is listed right below the name of Robert McGowan/McGowen on the 1870 US Census in Hinds Co., MS. McGowen is spelled with an "e" here, but with an "a" on the 1860 Slave Schedule showing how many slaves he owned. I think McGowan is the most accepted spelling.