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An Agreement and Contract,

Made the days and dates annexed, by and between J V & L S Cook 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, numbering 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, in the division of the crops as they are gathered, (with deductions for depend-ents) for their labor for the year 1866; the following proportions of the crops:
one Third of The crop of Cotton.
one Third of The crop of Corn and Fodder.
_____crop of Wheat.
_____crop of Oats.
_____crop of Potatoes.
_____crop of Peas.
and in addition, said party of the first part shall furnish said parties of the second part quarters and good and sufficient food, (clothing, medical attention, and other supplies for said laborers and their dependants, at the expense of laborers.)
And it is agreed on the part of the parties of the second part 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. causes to be decided by Ag't of Fred Bu. or Magistrate 
The classification is made upon tasks. When laborer does not perform work assigned to one class, he or she will be reduced to an interior class to be determined by 3 umpire one chosen by each party an the other by the person accused. [[strikethrough]] The manager shall alone be judge of the classification. [[/strikethrough]]
Dependents 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 year annexed.

[[9 columned table]]
| Date of Contract. | Names. | Age. | No. of Classification. | Names of Dependents. | Age. | Deductions For Depend'nts | Amount of Wages for aftr deduction. | Remarks. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 3rd 1866 | Elias his x mark Hiat | 21 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Lewis his x mark Hiat | 24 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Frank his x mark Nelson | 18 |   |   |   |   |   |   |

"Mississippi Index" print.

[[left margin]]
Approved Jan 4th/66
S D Barnes
Lt. & Sub Com
Freed Bur
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Transcription Notes:
no hyphens-see Instructions