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State of Tennessee } Hardeman County } January 2" 1866 articles of agreement maid and Entred in to betwen W.B. Ruffin of the one part and Joe Ruffin of the other part. The said W. B. Ruffin agrees to pay the said Joe Ruffin thirty dollars fore his worke [[strikethrough]] fore his work [[/strikethrough]] for the year of Eighteen hundred and sixty sixth and agrees to find the Said Joe Ruffin two suits of summer clothes and one suit of winter clothes one wool hat and two pare of shoos and two pare of socks and pay his doctor Bill of any and the Said Joe Ruffin agrees to make a good hand So fare as he is able and obay the Said W. B. Ruffin in all his order. The Said Joe Ruffin is abut fifteen years old W. B. Ruffin Joe his X mark Ruffin Witnesses Geo. Bradford T. J. Ruffin approved Jany 3rd 1866 John D Ussey agt RF&AL Hardeman Co By J. G. W. Fenwick Ast