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County of Nash          }

Articles of Agreement made and entered into this 2nd Day of October 1866 By and Between A. J. & M. J. Williams and Freedman whose name is  hereinto attached 

Isaac his mark Wells
1  The said Freedman agrees to hire his time and labor on the plantation of the said A. J. & M. J. Williams from the date of signing this agreement to the 1st day of January 1868. He agrees to conduct himself honestly and civilly to perform diligently and faithfully all such labor, on said plantation as may be connected with and necessary for the raising harvesting and protecting of the crop. The said Freedman further agrees not to absent himself during working hours without the consent of his employers
II  The said Freedman agrees to perform reasonable daily tasks on said plantation or when he may be at work and in all cases when such tasks cannot be assigned he agrees to labor diligently unless the weather be such as to actually forbid labor, or the employers excuse him from work. In either case no deduction for loss of time shall be made. In case of sickness will be boarded by his employers but will lose the time while sick

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