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I John Simmons have this day made and entered into a contract and an agreement with the undersined Freedmen to work on my plantation on Tokabu willingly and faithfully under my supervision as I may direct or that of my agent here on under the following conditions to will:
1st To allow here one third of all the cotton raised on the place as their wages with the condition that they clothe themselves of their wages raise corn potatoes and other vegetables for the use of the plantation and to suffer their children to do such menial labor as driving up and taking care of stock carying fire wood waiting on the family of the Employer or his agent generally for which they will receive food only. Children not able to work as above mentioned will be required to give compensation for their food which will be deducted from the wages of the parent or parents, to the amount consumed at cost prices they can draw rations from the Employer and it will be charged to them at prices current at the time the rations is furnished.
2nd To furnish them with pantation medicine but no medical attention. If any field hand or working hand on this place be sick for more three days the hand so being sick will be required to give his pro rata share in the crop to the employer for all the Time so lost by sickness as a compensation for expenses so incured, If any of the employees should feign sickness the Employer will call in a regular physician, and abide by the decision of the physician and if found to the feigning sickness he will be charged [[strikethrough]]of[[strikethrough]]

Transcription Notes:
the word/letter after [[superscript]] should be superscript changed collen to cotton