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This indenture made and entered into on the day of January 1st 1866 Bethwin K H Lewis of the county of Nash and State of North Carolina of the first part and the undersigned of freed Labor of the second part
Witnesseth that the said Labor has agreed to work for the said K H Lewis from this date to the day of December 24th 1866 to do all kinds of Labor common to the farms of the county to modern houses per day to do their work faithfully to be respectfully in their deportment and they further agree that one half of there monthly pay shall be retained by the said K H Lewis till the end of each year and that the amount on retainer shall be forfeited by a violation of this contract and they further agree that time lost by Illeness or absent without leave shall not be paid for and the said K H Lewis has agreed that he will furnish the said Labor with comfortable quarters sufficient Rations and the amount of money per month which stand opposite their Respective names that he will treat them kindly and encourage the establishments of school for their children

[[4 Columned Table]]
| No | Name | age 1866 | Pay per month |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Elick Battle his x mark |   | 13 00 |
| 2 | Oken his x mark |   | 5 00 |
| 3 | Drew Lewis  x |   | 10 00 |
| 4 | Martha Lee her x mark |   | 6 25 |
| 5 | Lucy Lewis her x mark |   | 5 00 & [[Cloth?]] |
| 6 | Hesican x mark |   | 6 25 |
| 7 | Jeff Battle his x mark |   | 10 00 |

[[4 Columned Table]]
| No | Name | age 1866 | Pay Per month |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | [[?]] his x mark | 50 | $ 13 00 |
| 2 | [[Peter ?]] his x mark | 14 | 8 00 |
| 3 | [[Oskar?]] his x mark | 12 | 5 00 |
| 4 | [[?]] her x mark | [[11 or 16 ?]] | 1. 25 |
| 5 | [[Marta Battle ?]] her x mark | [[22 ?]] | 10 00 |

K. H Lewis
Witness
W L Bates