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[[image]] two U.S. INTER. REVENUE TWO CENTS and a U.S. INTER. REVENUE BANKCHECK 
 (Geo. Washington) stamps [[image]]

Contract for Hire.
[MAY BE USED WHERE THE COMPENSATION IS STATED WAGES OR A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE CROP.]

This Agreement between Washington Haley, of Hinds County, and Freedman Thomas Williams a freedman witnesseth: That said Haley hereby hires said Williams as a field hand, from this date until 1st January 1867: and for faithful services to be rendered in his said employment, by said Williams during all that time, the said Haley hereby agrees to allow and pay him as follows: fifteen dollars per month payable at the expiration of his term of service; and two suits of servicable clothing; and furnish him with every thing requisite as to medicines and medical attendance. And the said Williams, in consideration thereof, hereby agrees to render to said Haley, for and during all of said term, due obedience and faithful service, and to perform all such work and duty as said Haley may reasonably require of him, and to bestow due care and attention in all things, upon all property and interests committed to his charge and keeping, and will faithfully account, or pay for the same, to be deducted out of his wages, or share of the crop, so far as the same will pay; and will discharge, in all things, the duties of a faithful servant. And it is hereby understood, and mutually agreed, that for such time as said Williams or family may be absent without leave, they shall forfeit this compensation at the rate of 50 cts. per day, each absence not to count less than one day; and the said Haley may at any time discharge h for such absence. Also, that for time lost by sickness, a deduction shall be made in the next succeeding settlement at the rate of 50 cts. per day, where he loses more than 3 days at any one time; and the said Haley shall also be charged with the actual cost of medical attendance, medicines, and other supplies furnished them during such period of sickness.

It is agreed, that this contract shall be complied with in accordance with the provisions of "An act to confer civil rights upon freedmen, and for other purposes," approved November 25th, 1865.

Given our hands, in duplicate, this 30th day of January, A.D. 1866

Washington his X mark Haley [[Seal.]]
Thomas his X mark Williams [[Seal.]]

WITNESS:
George Dobson, J.P. [[Seal]]

NOTE.—"All contracts for labor with freedmen, free negroes and mulattoes, for a longer period than one month, shall be in writing and in duplicate, attested and read to said freedman, free negro or mulatto, by a beat, city or county officer, or two disinterested white persons of the county in which the labor is to be performed, of which party shall have one; and said contracts shall be taken and held as entire contracts; and if the laborer shall quit the service of the employer before the expiration of his term of service, without good cause, he shall forfeit his wages for that year, up to the time of quitting."

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