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OBLIGATION. 

The Undersigned, H.W. Kinsman does hereby solemnly promise and engage, [[crossed out]] that he will secure to the Refugees and Freedmen now resident on his__ Estate, the crops of the past year, harvested or unharvested: also, that the said Refugees and Freedmen shall be allowed to remain at their present houses or other homes on the island, so long as the responsible Refugees and Freedmen (embracing parents, guardians, and other natural protectors,) shall enter into contracts by leases or for wages, in terms satisfactory to the Supervising Board. 
Also, that the undersigned will take the proper steps to enter into contracts with the above described responsible Refugees and Freedmen, the latter being required on their part to enter into said contracts  or surrender the right to remain on the said estate.
Also, [[/crossed out]] that no obstacle shall be interposed by the undersigned, to schools sanctioned by the Supervising Board, or by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. 
[[crossed out]] But nothing in this instrument shall be so construed as to relieve the above mentioned persons from the ordinary judicial consequences of crime and misdemeanor. 
Neither the land owners nor the Refugees and Freedmen will be obligated by this instrument beyond one year from this date, unless the instrument be renewed. [[/crossed out]] 

H.W. Kinsman

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Wm. J. Gayer