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Know all Men by These Presents, That I, George W Holliday of the County of Panola State of Mississippi held and firmly bound to the United States of America in the sum of One Thousand 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 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 his plantation, in the County of Panola State of Mississippi.

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| NO. | NAMES. | AGE. | Rate of payment per month | NO. | NAMES. | AGE. | Rate of payment per month |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Robert his x mark Whitfield | 20 yr | $200.00 | And to be furnished a good comfortable Suit of Clothing - hat and Shoes. |   |   |   |   
| 2 | George his x mark Gill | 31. | to receive one (1) bale of Cotton weighing five (500) hundred pounds to come out of the Crop raised by him Also to be furnished a good comfortable suit of clothing hat and Shoes |   |   |   |   | 
|Sarah her X mark Gill| 24| to receive one (1) bale of Cotton weighing (500) hundred pounds to come out of the crop raise by her - also to be furnished a good comfortable suit of clothing bonnet and shoes 
| 3 | Robert x Atkins | 22 | 200.00 | & to be furnished a good comfortable suit of Clothing. Hat & Shoes |   |   |   |

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This Contract is to commence with this date and close with the year.
Given in duplicate at Memphis Tenn this 19' day of January 1866.
G. W. Holliday
WITNESS. { N. Osterwald
         { Thomas O Hopps
         { A. L. Dean
Registered at _______1866.

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