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Know All Men By These Presents:
THAT I, JOHN D. USSERY, Agent R.F. & A.L. for Hardeman County, State of Tennessee, and in her behalf, do hereby bind Lucy McNeal an orphan, of the age of twelve years, to Ezekiel P. McNeal, with him to live and work as an apprentice until she attains the age of 18 years, during which time the said Lucy McNeal shall obey the lawful commands, and faithfully serve the said E.P. McNeal, and be in all respects subject to his authority and control according to law and his duty as his apprentice.

And the said E.P McNeal on his part covenants that he will instruct and teach the said Lucy McNeal in the trade and occupation of farming and housekeeping and to read, write and cypher to simple proportion, or cause the same to be done, if the said apprentice have sufficient capacity, and he will also constantly have sufficient diet, lodging, washing and apparel for said minor and all other necessaries suited to an apprentice, both in sickness and in health, and also take care of his morals, treat him with humanity, and at the end of his apprenticeship will give [[strikethrough]] him [[/strikethrough]] her clothes to the balance of twenty five dollars and seventy-five dollars  in money. And the said E.P. McNeal also binds himself that he will not remove the said apprentice from the County of Hardeman without having first obtained consent of the apprentice and the Government Agent for said County.

WITNESS my hand and seal, this 20th day of Dec 1865
EP McNeal (seal)
John D. Ussery Agt (SEAL)
R.F.&A.L. Hardeman Co 
By Jas G. W. Fenwick Agt