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AND IT IS FURTHERMORE MUTUALLY AGREED by the said N.O.J. & G.N.R.R. and the following named laborers, to wit:

that in lieu of the half wages to be paid to them at the end of the year, the said laborers shall beentitled to, and agree to accept, the share of the nett profits of carrying on the plantation during the period aforesaid, respectively set opposite their names below.

AND IT IS FURTHERMORE AGREED, that any wages or shares of profits due the said laborers under this agreement, shall constitute a first lien upon all crops or parts of crops produced on said plantation or tract of land by their labor. And no shipment of products shall be made until the Provost Marshal of Freedmen shall certify that all dues to laborers are paid or satisfactorily arranged.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said parties have affixed their names to his agreement, at Brookhaven State of Miss on the day and date aforesaid.

[[6 Columned Table]]
| NAMES. | AGE. | SEX. | CLASS. | MONTHLY RATE OF WAGES | INTEREST IN PROFITS. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John his X mark Newbanks | 35 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Thornton his X mark Ware | 35 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Joseph his X mark Ford | 42 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Perter his X mark [[Gin?]] | 28 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Stephen his X mark Hooker | 23 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Geo his X mark Jones | 23 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| James his X mark Coats | 23 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Haze his X mark Coats | 16 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| William his X mark Hall | 33 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Samuel his X mark Whitehead | 23 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Richard his X mark [[Eaves?]] | 25 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Arthur his X mark Coats | 21 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| West his X mark Hanston | 22 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |
| Zack his X mark Hanlsey | 19 | Male | 1st | $15.00 |   |

Executed in presence of 

Transcription Notes:
Missing some names