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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and abandoned Lands 
Head Quarters Sub Dist of Robeson  
Lumberton Sept 16th 1865

The former Slaves of N. B. Brown agree to remain with the said Brown as long as they the said freedmen see fit. The time that they remain they agree to receive as full compensation for their Labor. [[strikethrough]] They leave when they please and [[/strikethrough]] 
Their victuals and Clothes and Medical attendance.
They have agreed on no definite time to remain with the said Brown. The understanding is that if they see a chance to do better they can do it
M B Brown Agt for N B Brown 
Witness French McQueen

Amira her X mark Brown
Peter his X mark Brown
Philby his X mark Brown
Calvin his X mark Brown
Dinah her X mark Bunie
Milly her X mark Blue