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Agreement With Freedmen

This agreement, made and entered into this 13 day of October A.D. 1865, by and between Benson McClenden 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 B McClendens 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 Orders No. 34, Headquarters Department of Mississippi, March 23rd, 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.

[[five columned table]]
|Names|Age|Sex|Class|Compensation|
|David | 52 | Male| 3 | Twenty five Barrells of Corn to be paid by January 1st 1866
|Salley | 32| Female| 3 |
|Tay | 50 | Male| 3 | Twenty five Barrells of Corn to be paid by January 1st 1866
|Ginney | 32 | Female| 3 |
|Chana | 24 | do | 2 |
|Sinda | 17 | do | 2
|Harriet | 15 | do | 2
|Salena | 19 | Female| 2 | Twenty Barrells of Corn to be paid by Jany 1st 1866
|Eziekel | 31 | Male| 3 | Twenty five Barrells of Corn to be paid by January 1st 1866
|Lucy | 22 | Female| 3 | 

Transcription Notes:
Need to check name in paragraph 2 - "B McClendens Plantation" 3 row in table - Name should be Jay?