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Agreement with Freedmen.

THIS AGREEMENT, made this first day of Jan A.D. 1866, by and between M. Chandler of the Co Yallobush Co and State of Mississippi, of the first part, and the undersigned, Freedmen  parties of the second part, 

WITNESSETH, That for the purpose of cultivating the plantation known as the Townsand Plantation in the Co of Caroll [[strikethrough]] aforesaid, [[/strikethrough]] during the year commencing on the first day of Jan A.D., 1866, and terminating on the first or 25 Dec, A.D. 1867. The said Chandler party of the first part, in consideration of the promises and conditions hereinafter mentioned on the part of the part of the second part, agrees to furnish to the said laborers and those rightfully dependent upon them, free of charge, [[strikethrough]] clothing and [[/strikethrough]] food of good quality and sufficient quantity; good and sufficient quarters; medical attendance when necessary, and kind and humane treatment; to allot from the lands of said plantation, for garden purposes, a patch to each family said allotment to include reasonable use of tools and animals for the cultivation of the same; to exact only a half a day's labor on Saturday and none whatever on Sundays.

AND IT IS FURTHER AGREED, That if the said Chandler shall fail, neglect, or refuse to fulfil any obligation assumed by him, or shall furnish said parties of the second part with insufficient food [strikethrough] or clothing [/strikethrough], 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 proper officer. 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 Chandler may require of them for the time aforesaid, not exceeding ten hours per day in summer and nine hours in winter, and in case any laborer shall voluntarily absent himself 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 offending shall be punished in the manner provided by law and orders.

IT IS FURTHER AGREED, That any wages or share of profit due the said laborer under this agreement, shall constitute a first lien upon all crops or part of crops produced on said plantation or tract of land by their labor.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, The said parties have affixed their names to this agreement at Grenada County State of Mississippi, on the day and date aforesaid.

[[4 Columned Table]]
|NAMES|AGE|Monthly rate of wages or interest in crop.|REMARKS|
|---|---|---|---|
|James Smith his X mark & |25| one fourth crop [raised|   |
|for his wife | 21| has nine dollars per month|
This nine dollars is to come out of the 1/4" part of the crop| 
|George Washington x his mark |39| one fourth crop |   |
|& Wife Julia |26| Wife nine $ per month|   | 
|London his x mark |42| one fourth crop |   |
|Huston x mark |55| one third crop |   |
|Adam x mark |22| one fourth crop|   |
|Elvirah x mark |30| one fourth crop|   |

Transcription Notes:
Reviewer: edits made, ready to complete. Edited after reopening: don't need parentheses around words in strikethroughs. Needed three spaces between pipes in an empty space. Needed |---|---|--|.