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State of Mississippi } Madison County } This agreement made & entered into this 25th day of September (A.D) 1865 at Canton County & State afs'd between A.L. Couch party of the first part & Easter a Freedwoman & her daughter Chaney a minor, of the second part Witnesseth That the said A.L. Couch, promises & agrees to employ the said minor Chaney as nurse & house girl until next Christmas & to furnish the said Chaney with good & wholesome food & to pay her the sum of three ($3.00) dollars monthly & to give