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THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the 30th day of Dec A.D., 186_  by and between W M Hendrix of the first part, and Smit & Marthey his wife Pennett his dauter Magor his son Sary his dauter a free man 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 Smith fourteen dollars Sary five dollar Marthey Eight dollar Pennett three dollars Magor five dollars for said year's services due and payable the first day Jan 1867 subject to a deduction of Fourteen dollars per month for all time lost by them, to furnish withe with 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 is hereby created and acknowledge. 

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 they will do good, faithful and full work for the in said County and State, under his directions and orders: That __ will be faithful, respectful, and obedient: Will be satisfied with rations usually allowed laborers: That they will make deductions for all the lost time at the rate of Fourteen dollars Marthey Eight Pennett three Magor five Samy five dollars per month; pay they own doctor's bills, furnish them 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 them. And in the event they should leave the employment and services of his the said party of the first part, without sufficient cause, before the end of the year 1866, that they thereby forfeits all that they 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}
this the 25 day of Jan A,D. 1865        }
Wm Hendrix
Smith there x mark and Marthy his Wife and family 

G.S. Dupree}         William H Smith [L.S.]
G S Foster }         Justice of the Peace 

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