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AGREEMENT WITH FREEDMEN.

This Agreement made this 10 day of Oct, A.D., 1865, by and between G. B. Jones of the county and State of Mississippi, of the first part, and the person hereinafter named and undersigned, Freedmen of the same place, parties. hereto of the second part, [[blank line]]

Witnesseth, That for the purpose of cultivating the plantation known as the  G. B. Jones Place in the county aforesaid, during the year commencing on the 13th day of June A.D. 1865, and terminating on the 25th day of December, 1865. The said G. B. Jones party of the first part, in consideration of the promise and conditions hereinafter mentioned on the part of the parties of the second part, agrees to furnish to the said laborers and those rightfully dependent on them, free of charge, clothing and food of good quality and sufficient quantity; good and sufficient quarters; medical attendance when necessary, and kind and human treatment.
(N1) And G. B. Jones agrees to furnish the laborers with good & sufficient food & clothing according to the above regulations.

And it is further Agreed, That in case the said G. B. Jones shall fail, neglect, or refuse to fulfil any of the obligations assumed by him, or shall furnish said parties of the second part with insufficient food or clothing, or be guilty of cruelty to them, he shall, besides the legal recourse left to the party or parties aggrieved, render this contract liable to annulment by the Sub Commissioner of Freedmen's Bureau.  And it is agreed on the part of the parties of the second part that they will each well and faithfully perform such labor as the said G. B. Jones may require of them for the time aforesaid, not exceeding ten hours per day in summer and nine hours in winter, and in every respect be...... dutiful and faithful servants; and in case any laborer shall voluntarily absent [[?]] from, or shall neglect, or refuse to perform the labor herein promised, and the fact shall be proven to the satisfaction of the proper officer, the party so offend-
ing shall be punished in such manner as the Sub-Commissioner Freedmen's Bureau shall deem proper.
It is further agreed, That any wages or share 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 shipments of products shall be made until the Sub-Commissioner of Freedmen shall certify that all dues are paid or satisfactorily arranged.

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In Testimony Whereof, The said parties have affixed their names to this Agreement at Home State of Mississippi, on the day and date aforesaid.

[[4 columned table]]
| G.B.Jones | NAME OF MALE WORKING HANDS age | NAME OF FEMALE WORKING HANDS age | NO. OF  DEPENDENTS | 
| --- | --- | --- |--- |
|   | Groot his x mark 25 | [[?]] her x mark 22  | 2 |                  |   | Peter his x mark 23 | Lucy her x mark 22 | 2 |                            |   | Sim mark x his 18 | Silva her x mark 25 | 3 |                 
|   | Joseph mark x his 17 | Jane her x mark 25 | 2 |                             
|   | Solom his x mark 16 | Norvy her x mark 45 | 2 |
|   |    | Isabel her x mark 27 | 2 |
|   |    | Billow her x mark 33 | 3 |
[[/4 columned table]]

Executed in presence of 
R H Nelson