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Agreement with Freedmen

This agreement made this 15th day of September AD 1865 by and between G. B. 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 of G. B. Walker 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 the said G.B. Walker party of the first part in consideration of the promises and considerations hereinafter mentioned on the part of the parties of the second part agrees to furnish to 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's labor on Saturdays and none whatever on Sundays Except the regular household work such as cooking prepareing wood and making fires & and the care of the stock and it is further agreed on the part of the party of the first part that he will pay to the parties of the second part one tenth of the corn crop made by their labor and it is further agreed that is case the G. B. Walker 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 party or parties aggrieved render this contract liable to annulment by the Provost Marshal of freedmen - and it is agreed on the part of parties of the second part that they will each well and faithfully perform such labor as the said G.B. Walker may require of them for