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Agreement with Freedmen
This Agreement made this 15th day of September A.D. 1865. By and between Josephine Walker of the County of Oktibbeha and state of Mississippi of the first part and
the persons hereinafter named and undersigned freedmen of the same place parties hereto of the second part --
Witnesseth that for the purpose of Cultivating the Plantation known as the Walker farm in the county aforesaid during the year commencing on the first day of January AD 1865 and Terminating on the first day of January AD 1866 that said Josephus Walker party of the first part in consideration of the promises and conditions herein after mentioned on the part of the parties of the second part agrees to furnish the said laborers 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 to exact only one half a day labor on saturdays and none whatever on Sundays Except the regular household work Such as cooking preparing wood and making fires &c and care of the stock- and is further agreed on the party of the first part that he will pay to the parties of the Second part [[strikethrough]] fifteen Bushels [[/strikethrough]] the tenth of the crop of corn And it is further agreed that in case the said Josephus Walker shall fail neglect or refuse to fulfil any of the obligations assumed by him or 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

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