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Know all Men by These Presents, That B.F. Diffenbacher of the County of Coahoma State of Mississippi held and firmly bound to the United States of America in the sum of ____ Dollars, for the payment of which he binds his heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents, in this Contract: That he is to furnish the persons, whose names are subjoined, freed laborers, Quarters, Fuel, substantial and healthy Rations, all necessary Medical Attendance and Supplies in case 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 "Totten" plantation, in the County of Coahoma State of Mississippi.

[[8 column table]]
| NO. | NAMES. | AGE. | Rate of payment per month. | NO. | NAMES. | AGE. | Rate of payment per month. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | John Henry | 18 | $15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| 2 | William Blackburn | 21 | 15.00 | [note]] |   |   |   |
| 3 | Henry Proud | 22 | 15.00 | [[note]] |  |   |   |
| [[strikethrough]] 4 | Andy Williams | 16 | 11.00 [[/strikethrough]] | [[note]] |   |   |   | 
| 5 | Henry Coates | 19 | 15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| 6 | Chas McNeil | 20 | 15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| 7 | James Herrin |21 | 15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| [[strikethrough]] 8 | James Segger | 21 | 15.00 [[/strikethrough]] | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| [[strikethrough]] 9 | Harrison Gaines | 16 | 15.00 [[/strikethrough]] | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| 10 | Harrison Gordon | 19 | 15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| 11 | Geo Green | 19 | 15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| 12 | Geo Howell | 18 | 15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| 13 | Bill Harris | 18 | 15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| 14 | Henry Johnson | 16 | 15.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |
| [[strikethrough 15 [[/strikethrough]] |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 15 | James Scott | 21 |   | Twenty Dollars per month until the 1st September & Thirty Dollars per month through the ginning season & he pays his own Doctor bills | [[note]] |   |   |
| 16 | Tempy Scott | 19 | 10.00 | [[note]] |   |   |   |

[[note]] One half payable at the expiration of each month the remainder at the end of the year

This Contract is to commence with this date and close with the year.
Given in duplicate at Memphis. Tenn this 4th day of Jan 1866

B.F. Diffenbacher

WITNESS{ [[blank]]

[[blank]] Supt. of Dist.

Registered at Memphis Tenn 1866