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This Identiture this day made and entered into between Kemp P Battle of Wake County, N.C. of the first part and The free laborers of Edgecomb County N.C. of the second part. Witnesseth; That the said laborers have agreed to work for the said Kemp P Battle from the 1st of January 1866 to the 1st of Jan. 1867 in the woods in Edgecomb, Co, doing all kinds of work pertaining thereto. Also to strictly obey and respect the superintendants, to turn out to work and to cease work at his signals, they also agree not to drink or conceal intoxicating liquors, to be responsible for loss or breakage of tools. All time lost to be their loss. If they break this contract they subject themselves to be discharged and they and their families and effects, to be removed at the expiration of three days thereafter offending. The said Kemp P Battle agrees to furnish the said laborers with comfortable quarters, and to pay them 17$ per month, and if they prove faithful their wages to be increased to 15$ per month at the end of the year. He also agrees to furnish the laborers with 4 lbs of pork, and 1 peck of meat per week per man. He also agrees to pay the above wages quarterly, retaining one half of said wages to the end of the year.
K.P. Battle
By
Henry Hingson, Superintendant

Britton his x mark Daniel $12.00
[[strikethrough]] [[?]] McNear $12.00 [[/strikethrough]]
Joe his x mark Battle $12.00
Henderson x Dorsey $12.00
Jason x Spicer $12.00
Jim x Lawrence $12.00
York x $6.00

Witness
Allan Battle
True coppy
Duplicate