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A list of Freedmen, hired by Jesse A Powell at Polk Island for the year 1866
[[6 column table]]
| Names | Amount for Month | Amount for Year | Names | Amount per Month | Amount per Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |


| George Washington his + mark | $6.50 | $78.00 | Richmond Powell his + mark | $12.50 | 150.00 |
| Stephen Sessions his + mark |$6.50 | 78.00 | Neil Harison his + mark | $11.00 | 132.00 |
| Annitty Sessions his + mark | 7.00 | 84.00 | Norfleet Harison | 7.00 | 84.00 |
| Benjamin Sessions his + mark | 1.00 | 12.00 | Malvinia Harison | 7.00 | 84.00 |
| Sarah Powell her + mark | 7.00 | 84.00 | John Sassums his + mark | 12.00 | 144.00 |
| Lucinda Powell her + mark | 7.00 | 84.00 | Nancy Powell her + mark | 7.00 | 84.00 |
| Bertha Powell her + mark | 7.00 | 84.00 | Mariah Parker her + mark |7.00 | 84.00 |
| Guilford Powell his + mark | 10.00 | 120.00 |   |   |   |
| John Brandley his + mark | 12.00 | 144.00 |   |   |   |
| Jacob Powell his + mark | 8.33 1/3 | 100.00 |   |   |   |
| Charlotte Powell | 6.50 | 78.00 |   |   |   |
| Essick Powell | 3.00 | 36.00 |   |   |   |
| Milly Powell | 1.00 | 12.00 |   |   |   |
| Charles Hill his x mark | 15.00 | 180.00 |   |   |   |
| Benjamin Powell his + mark | 13.00 | 156.00 |   |   |   |
| Absala Powell | 7.00 | 84.00 |   |   |   |
| Allan Bradley his + mark | 13.00 | 156.00 |   |   |   |
| Elijah Powell his + mark | 14.00 | 168.00 |   |   |   |
| Dick Powell | 8.33 | 100.00 |   |   |   |
| Zilpha Powell | 6.00 | 72.00 |   |   |   |
| Luke Powell | 3.00 | 36.00 |   |   |   |
| Elick Powell | 66 2/3 cts | 8.00 |   |   |   |
| George Harrison x his mark | 13.00 | 156.00 |   |   |   |
| Jane Powell x her mark | 7.00 | 84.00 |   |   |   |
| Randolph Powell | 3.00 | 36.00 |   |   |   |
| Louis Richmond x his mark | 11.00 | 133.00 |   |   |   |
| Dempsie Powell x his mark | 7.00 | 84.00 |   |   |   |
| Moansing Powell x her mark | 7.00 | 84.00 |   |   |   |

Rules and Regulations by which servants hired by Jesse H Powell for the year 1866 are to be governed
1st Each laborer will receive at the expiration of every three months one months wages. This is supposed to be sufficient to ensure your purpose until the end of the year when a final settlement will be made.
2nd No talking allowed during time at work except concerning the labor you may be performing
3rd In going to and from your work you are to move with quickness and dispatch
4th No live stock or chickens are to be

Transcription Notes:
Note that there are several groups (families?) bracketed together in the table.