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State of Tennessee Hardiman County Article of agreement between R W Biggs of the first part and Jefferson Parham, Lucy Gibson & family and Martha Pegram & family of Freedmen of the Second part. The Said R W Biggs agrees to furnish the above named Freedmen with [[strikethrough]]forty[[/strikethrough]]thirty two acres of land, all the farming implements necessary for cultivating the land, such to plant the same to furnish one mule or two if needed and its feed To find the above named freedmen with meal and Flour and Such big stables as may be [[?]] on the place by them & They agree pay him out of the crops or its proceeds for what Meat they may use, and the Said Biggs agrees to allow them one third of what Corn Cotton Potatoes &c they may raise during the present year The above named freedmen agree labour faithfully for the Said Biggs the present year in any respect appertaining to the cultivating and gathering of the crop they raise the present year. They furthermore agree to do the Said Biggs and family's cooking, washing, getting firewood &c &c to furnish one Plow horse and its feed In testimony whereof we herewith set our names January 2nd 1866 R.W. Biggs Jefferson X his mark Parkam Lucy X her mark Gibson Martha X her mark Pegram Witness R H X his mark Roger S.M. X his mark Gray