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THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the day 1th day of _____ A.D. 1866 by and between Wm Hendrix of the first part, and, Elizabeath Ivey a free Woman of color, of the second part, all of the county of Noxubee in the State of Mississippi,
WITNESSETH, That the party of the first part has this day hired the said party of the second part as a farm hand for the year 1866 and agrees to pay Elizabeth Ivey [[?]] Dollars per month for said year's services, due and payable January 1th 1867 subject to a deduction of Eight dollars per month for all time lost by me, to furnish her quarters, and bread and meat rations of wholesome quality, and a sufficiency in quantity. The payment herein provided for is to be raised out of the crop to be raised in the year 1866, for which purpose a first mortgage lien upon the same here is hereby created and acknowledged.
And the said party of the second part, for and in consideration of the premises as above stated, hereby agrees to and with the said party of the first part, that I will do good, faithful, and full work for him in said County and State, under his directions and orders: That I will be faithful, respectful, and obedient: Will be satisfied with rations usually allowed laborers: That I will make deductions for all lost time at the rate of Eight dollars per month; pay my own doctor's bills, furnish my own clothes, shoes and hat, and in all respects make a good farm hand in making and gathering a crop, and in any and all other work required of me: And in the event I should leave the employment and services of him the said party of the first-part, without sufficient cause, before the end of the year 1866, that I thereby forfeits all that I had previously earned. In testimony of all which we do both sign in duplicate, this the day and year first above written. 

Signed in my presence and approved by me} Wm Hendrix
this the 25th day of Jan A.D. 1866.     } Elizabeth her x mark Ivey

G.S. Dupree}  [[strikethrough]] Justice of the Peace [[/strikethrough]] {L.S.}
T. S. Faston} 

William. H. Smith  Justice of the Peace

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√Names at the bottom need some work and a few others I couldn't quite read in the text.