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Know all men by These Presents, That I, J.S. Miller, of the County of Cahoma [[Coahoma]], State of Mississippi, held and firmly bound to the United States of America in the sum of forty five hundred 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, all necessary Medical Attendance and Supplies in cause of sickness, and the amount set opposite their respective names per month, 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 Coahoma State of Mississippi.

[[4 Columned Table]]
|NO.|NAMES|AGE|Rate of payment per month|
|---|---|---|---|
| |Jesse x his mark  Addison|35|20.00|
| |Nathan x his mark  Payne|18|20.00|
| |Henderson x his mark  Merrick|20|20.00|
| |Abraham x his mark Deberry|19|20.00|
| |Thomas x his mark Jefferson|40|20.00|
| |Samuel x his mark Gilmore|20|20.00|
| |William x his mark Vayden|20|20.00|
| |Henry x his mark  Hays|19|20.00|
| |Thomas x his mark Dagget|22|20.00|
| |Knight x his mark  Cunningham|19|20.00|
| |Henry x his mark Drake|19|15.00|

[[image]] one (5¢) U.S. FIVE CENTS INTERN. REVENUE stamp and one (50¢) U.S. FIFTY CENTS INTERN. REVENUE stamp [[/image]]

This Contract is to commence with this date and close with the year.
Given in duplicate at Memphis this 20th day of Jan. 1866
WITNESS
E.A. Fulton
Registered at Fulton and Butcher office 1866

J.S. Miller

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

Transcription Notes:
Forgot to use [[4 Columned Table]], AND final Bar. Don't use brackets around "his mark".