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This Agreement made this 5 day of Janay 1866, in duplicate, between Wm Graham agent for Rebecca Graham of the first part and Matilda Sesions

freed of the second part, all of the County of Holmes and State of Mississippi. Witnesseth, that the part of the second part agrees to work for the party of the first part for the space of 12 months, beginning on the 1 day of Janay 1866, and ending on the 1 day of Janay 1867, and to do the necessary work to carry on a farm, and the sabbath work and the work about the houses, as and when required by the party of the first part. And agrees to work faithfully under the direction and control of party of the Second and to Louse no times that She does not account for

and the party of the first part is to pay to the party of the second part one Hundred & fifty Dollars twenty five Dollars [[the?]] and furnish the part of the second part with [[strikethrough]] [[illegible]] [[/strikethrough]] first day of May 1866 The balance the 1 January 1867 and to furnish her with plenty provisions

Reba Graham [seal]
Wm ahern Agent age [seal]
Matilda her x mark Sesions [seal]


Attested and read to above named party of second part by me [[strikethrough]] disinterested white [[?]] [[/strikethrough]]
W Wilson [seal]

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√There are missing words that are to be recognized. Though document is mostly done.