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Agreement With Freedmen

This agreement made and entered into this 9th day of October A.D. 1865 by and between William M. Boyd of Pike County and State of Mississippi of the First part and the persons hereinafter named and undersigned, Freedmen of the same place, parties hereto of the Second part Witnesseth:

The undersigned laborers, on William M. Boyds Plantation hereby agree to work on said Plantation the balance of the year 1865, in consideration of good and wholesome Food, clothing, quarters, Medical attendance and such other conditions and Privileges as are required by General Order No 34 Head Quarters Department of Mississippi, March 23d 1865 and for the following considerations

In testimony Whereof, the said Parties have affixed their Names to this agreement at Holmesville State of Mississippi on the day and date aforesaid:

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Name | Age | Sex | Class | Monthly Rate of Wages |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eli | 32 | Male | 1 | $5 00 |
| Jack | 33 | Male | 2 | $5.00 |

(Signed) William M Boyd   
Witness Joseph Boyd

H.A. Ewing
Capt. and Provost Martial [[Marshal]] of Freedmen
Pike Co Miss

Transcription Notes:
***I noted the words I couldn't read as [ ] - PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS!!! INSTRUCTIONS say to use [[?]]. Read for setting up a table. do or Do means Ditto. Type whatever was to be copied above it. Here it would be the word "Male". The wage was $5.00, not $500. He just didn't write a decimal mark. We should all know what the approximate wages are from doing these transcription. Nobody got $500 a month.