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Contract for Labor
This Indenture made and entered on the first day of January A.D. 1866, between Pippen & Brother of the County of Edgecombe & state of North Carolina of the first part and the undersigned For Labor of the second part
Witnesseth that the said Laborers have agreed to work for the said Pippen & Brother from this date to the first day of January 1869, to do all kinds of labor common to the farms of the country. To work [[?]] hours per day to do this work faithfully and be respectful in their deportment. And they further agree that one half of their monthly pay shall be retained by the said Pippen & Brother untill the end of [[strikethrough]] each [[/strikethrough]] the year, other amount so retained shall be forfeited by a violation of this contract and they further agree that this loss by illness or absence without leave shall not be paid for
And the said Pippen & Brother has agreed that they will furnish said laborers with comfortable quarters sufficient rations and the amount of pay per month which stand opposite their parties' names that they will treat them kindly and encourage the establishment of schools for their children.
[[5 column table]]
|Writer|No|Names|Dol|Cent|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC Brown | 1 | Henry his x mark Dickens & | 13 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 2 | Wife Mona her x mark Dickens | 7 | 80 |
| RC Brown | 3 | Alfred his x mark Jackson & | 13 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 4 | Wife Mauerow his x mark Jackson | 6 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 5 | Berry his x mark Knight & | 12 | 00 | 
| RC Brown | 6 | Priscilla her x mark Knight | 7 | 80 |
| RC Brown | 7 | Howard his x mark Staton | 13 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 8 | Pomfry his x mark Staton | 10 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 9 | Roden his x mark Lawrence | 10 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 10 | Dawson his x mark Pops | 10 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 11 | Hendison his x mark Pops | 10 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 12 | Anthony his x mark Staton | 13 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 13 | President his x mark Gray & | 12 | 00 | 
| RC Brown | 14 | Son Haywood his x mark Gray | 8 | 00 | 7.80
| RC Brown | 15 | wife Chesy  her x mark Gray | 5 | 50 |
| RC Brown | 16 | Milly her x mark Pippers | 5 | 50 |
| RC Brown | 17 | Mary her x mark Churgis | 8 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 18 | Jim his x mark Jarvis | 10 | 00 | 
| RC Brown | 19 | Henry his x mark Pippin | 13 | 00 |
| RC Brown | 20 | Nelly her x mark Worley | 7 | 80 |
| JF Crist | 21 | Esau his x mark Cherry | 12 | 00 |
| JF Crist | 22 | James his x mark Dickon | 13 | 00 |
| JF Crist | 23 | Sally her x mark Mabry | 7 | 40 |

Pippen & Bro
Office Asst Supt.
Sub Dis. Tarboro, N.C.
July 4, 1866
Approved
J.F. Allison
1st Lieut & Asst Supt.
Bu R F & A L