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State of Tennessee
County of Hardeman

Mr. Jane A. Price the Employer and William Price the employee and  Moses Neely (contracting for his wife Sarah) have this day entered into the following Contract. To Wit.

The aforesaid Jane A. Price promises and hereby binds herself to Board the aforesaid William and Sarah her employees and is to pay William Two Hundred (200$) Dollars for his services as a farm hand during the next Year and is to Board and cloth Sara and pay her Fifty Dollars for her Services during the next Year. The aforesaid Employees to receive their wages when their term of Service expires. The aforesaid William and Moses Neely (for his wife Sarah) promise and by these presents bind themselves, first William that he will live with the aforesaid Employer Jane A Price during the next Year He is to do any and all kinds of work which is usually performed upon a farm or any other kinds of work which she may at any time wish to have done, He is to be attentive to his business and is to work faithfully and industriously. Whenever he goes to his wife's house he is to return to his work by Sunrise in the morning. He is to pay his Doctors Bill and clothe himself. And whenever he looses any time he is to have the same deducted in proportion to his wages Unless his employer allows the time