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Hardeman County }

Article of agreement between Wiley Higgs of the 1st part and Isaac Ramsey & Family of the 2nd part. Said Higgs agrees to board Isaac & family, furnish land, team, tools and feed for team for this year. Said Ramsey agree that his wife is to do housework for said Higgs for this year for the board of Isaac and herself & two children for said year. Said Higgs is to furnish 30 acres of land to Isaac & Mary and pay [[strikethrough]] to pay [[/strikethrough]] one half of Mary's contract which is one hundred dollars for this year 1866. Said Iaac agree to labor faithfully on said land and obey said Higgs in Planning for crop said Isaac agree pay one half of all the expenses except his Bord & the Bord of his wife & children. Said Isaac agrees to pay one half of all the expense the rent of land included for said year  Isaac is to have his land to himself for this year. Isaac agrees to cut the fire wood for said Higgs this & further agree to repair repair the farm with the balence of the hands all new rails made said Higgs is to pay for at 100 per hundred   Witness our hands at office the 3d Jan 1866
Wiley HIggs
Isaac Ramsey
Wife & 2 children
Mary Higs hired to
Wily Higgs & Isaac
Atest
J.G.W. Fenwick      
Willie Fort         

Transcription Notes:
some places the name looks like Keiggs and others it looks like Higgs -- I think it is Higgs.