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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 as the said Wm W Wilkerson 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 himself or herself 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 shall deem proper.

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

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| NAMES. | AGE. | No. of Dependents | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louie x | 59 | 1 | |
| Maranda s | 58 | | |
| Winnie x | 16 | |
| Minerva | 14 | |
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The following rules & regulations are hereby adopted for the government and control of the laborers on the plantations aforesaid 
1st
Obedience & respect to the employer shall at all times be observed.
2nd
No laborer shall absent himself or herself from the plantation  without consent of the employer
3rd
Every laborer shall be required to take care of the stock & tools intrusted to his or her care and shall be held responsible for the same
4th
No property such as rails, timber, boards, tools, stock or provisions of any kind, owned by said Wm W. Wilkerson shall be appropriated or destroyed without his consent.