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Know all men by These Presents, That I, B.J. Diffenbacher, of the County of Cahoama [[Coahoma]], State of Mississippi, held and firmly bound to the United States of America in the sum of fourteen hundred and fifty Dollars, for the payment of which I bind myself Heirs, Executors and Administrators, firmly, by these presents, in this Contract: That I am to furnish the persons whose names are subjoined, freed laborers, Quarters, Fuel, substantial and healthy Rations, [[strikethrough]] all necessary median allowance and sufficien[[sufficient]] case of sickness, and the amount set opposite their respective names per year, during the continuation of this Contract—the laborers to be paid in full before the final disposal of the crop which is to be raised by them on my plantation, in the County of Cohoamo [[Coahoma]] State of Mississippi

[[4 Columned Table]]
|NO.|NAMES|AGE|Rate of payment per month|
|---|---|---|---|
|1|Cator Mace|25|$200.00|
|2|Jerry Duncan|17|$200.00|
|3|Joe Taddy|17|$150.00|
|4|Isaac Thompson|50|$180.00|

[[image]] four (5¢) FIVE CENTS U.S. INTERN. REVENUE FIFTY CENTS CERTIFICATE stamps (Geo. Washington) [[/image]]

This Contract is to commence with this date and close with the year.
Given in duplicate at Memphis Tenn this 26th day of January 1866
B.J. Diffenbacher
WITNESS
Wm Striblen
Registered at 1866.

Approved
[[strikethrough]] Supt. of Dist. [[/strikethrough]]
Jno. A. Staley
Capt. 3d U.S.C.A.Hy.
Supt. R.F. & A.L.

Transcription Notes:
U.S. Colored Artillery (Heavy) - Hy stands for Heavy, as opposed to Light Artillery. Wm. Striblen on many of these images.