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State of Alabama}
Chambers County}

This to certify that we the undersigned hands formally belonging to Benjamine Blasingame of the county and state aforesaid but made free by the authorities of the United States are all willing to stay and work for the aforesaid Benjamine Blasingame untill the twenty fifty day of December next - for the consideration of our victuals and clothing as I been usually doing and we bind our selves to attend to business faithfully as heretofore I witness [[?]] affix our several names this 24 July 1865

[[stamped]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamped]]
Like X her mark
Neley X his mark
Robert X his mark
Greese X his mark
Amanda x her mark (26)
George X his mark
Luse X her mark her children 2
Mattda X her mark & children 8
Squire X his mark
Francis X his mark
Silvy X her mark
Rachel x her mark
Harrit x old and helpless

{done in the presence of}
{Aaron Knight}
John M. Blessengame
[[?]] C. Knight