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AGREEMENT WITH FREEDMEN.

This Agreement made this 19th day of September, A.D. 1865, by and between John W Perkins of the G Okatibbeha[[?]] and State of Mississippi, of the first part, and the person hereinafter named and signed, Freedmen of the same place, parties hereto of the second part.

WITNESSETH, That for the purpose of cultivating the Plantation known as the Perkins Place in the County aforesaid, during the year commencing on the first day of January, A.D. 1865, and terminating on the 1st day of January, 1866. The said John W Perkins, party of the first part, in consideration of the promises and conditions hereinafter mentioned on the part......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.

[[note]]And it is further greed on the party of the second part that he will pay w the parties of the second part the one Eighth of the --- Crop made and produced during the term of said labors[[/note]]

And it is Further Agreed, That in case the said John W Perkins 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 the parties of the second part, that they will each well and faithfully perform such labor as the said John W Perkins 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 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 Okatibbeha County, State of Mississippi, on the day and date aforesaid.

[[4 Columned Table]]
|NAMES.|Age.|No. of Dependents.|REMARKS.|
|---|---|---|---|
|Ellie M X|24|   |   |
|Harriett X his wife|20|2|   |
|Blue Eliek X|22|   |   |
|Larry X his wife|20|1|   |

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