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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