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An Agreement and Contract, 

Made the days and dates annexed, by and between J B Perkins party of the first part, and the within named Freedmen and Freedwomen, parties of the second part, all of the County of Lowndes State of Mississippi.

The said party of the first part, agrees to pay parties of the second part, according to the classification, the sum set opposite their names, [[strikethrough]] (with deduction for dependents) [[/strikethrough]] for their labor for the year 1866; one half due for each quarter, papable at the end of the quarter, and the balance at the end of the year, and in addition, shall furnish said parties of the second part and their Dependents, quarters and good and sufficient food, [[strikethrough]] ( [[/strikethrough]] clothing, medical attention, [[strikethrough]] and other supplies for said laborers and their dependents, at the expense of laborers) [[/strikethrough]]

And it is agreed on the part of the parties of the second part for themselves and families that they will well and faithfully perform any and all labor as the said party of the first part or his agent may require of them for the time aforesaid. It is further agreed, that the rules hereto attached be made a part of this contract, and that if the said parties of the second part become idle or refuse to work when able so to do, or feign sickness or leave the plantation, then, and in that case, this contract shall be at an end, and the said party shall forfeit all unpaid wages. 

The Laborers shall be classed as follows, with the wages annexed:
1st class Men, ______ $180 per annum
1st class Women and 2d class Men, _____ 120 per annum.
2d class Women and 3rd class Men, ____ 80 per annum.
2rd class Women _______ 80 per annum.
[[crossed-out]] Boys and Girls [[/crossed-out]] 1st class Man and Wife ___ 240 per annum.

The classification is made upon tasks. When laborer does not perform work assigned to one class, he or she will be reduced to an inferior class. The manager shall alone be the judge of the classification. 

Dependants are to be under the same obligation and rules as the laborers, and when they are minors punishment will be inflicted by their parents or manager. 

In testimony whereof, the said parties have hereunto affixed their names to this agreement on the days and years annexed.
Sign [[Cox?]]

[[9 columned table]]
| Date of Conatrct | Names. | Age. | Amount pr annum. | Names of Dependants. | Age. | Deductions For Depend'nts | Amount of Wages aftr deduction. | Freedmen's Signatures. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

| January 13" 1866 | Samuel Booker | 40 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Samuel his X Mark Booker |
| January 13" 1866 | Arch Perkins | 40 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Arch Perkins his X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Nelson Perkins | 58 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Nelson Perkins X |
| January 13" 1866 | Dave Blakeney | 39 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Dave Blakeney X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Jim Hollingshead | 28 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Jim Hollingshead X |
| January 13" 1866 | Anthony Blair | 36 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Anthony Blair X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Henry Blakeney | 21 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Henry Blakeney X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Sandy Blakeney | 22 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Sandy Blakeney X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | John Brown | 38 | 240 |   |   |   |   | John Brown X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Henry Williams | 49 | 180 |   |   |   |   | Henry Williams X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Josh Kidd | 26 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Josh Kidd X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Jim Grun | 19 | 240 |   |   |   |   | Jim Grun X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | John Kidd | 49 | 240 |   |   |   |   | John Kidd X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Andrew More | 2 | 180 |   |   |   |   | Andrew More X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Anthony Kidd | 19 | 180 |   |   |   |   | Anthony Kidd X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | George Thompson | 21 | 180 |   |   |   |   | George Thompson X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Daniel Vaughan | 22 | 180 |   |   |   |   | Daniel Vaughan X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Edward Oneal | 19 | 180 |   |   |   |   | Edward Oneal X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Ralph Blakeney | 22 | 180 |   |   |   |   | Ralph Blakeney X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Rhueben Moore | 18 | 180 |   |   |   |   | Rhueben Moore X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | George Harris | 24 | 180 |   |   |   |   | George Harris X mark |
| January 13" 1866 | Isham Vaughan | 25 | 180 |   |   |   |   | Isham Vaughan X mark |

WITNESS:
A. F. Young
J G Barns

Transcription Notes:
Edited and completed table papable = payable No need for a table for the classification Not sure how to transcribe the section in the middle that describes the wages by class, I treated it like a table. Completed through first two rows of the table at the bottom