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State of Tenn } Hardeman cty } Jan 4th 1866 Agreement made Between JH Mclellan & Austin Bott Harriet Bott & Nancy McLellan of second Freedmen. I J H McCllelan agree to pay Austin Bott four hundred Dollars to being a carpenter & said Austin Bott agree to work at any or all [[?]] kinds of work or any when said JH McClellan may designate said McClellan agree to bord [[board]] & furnish 2 suits of clothes to said Austin Bott for his services for the year 1866 to pay Hariett his wife one hundred dollars & three suits of clothes one winter & 2 summer suits to pay Nancy McClellan seventy five dollars 2 summer & on winter suit for said year 1866 the above freedmen agree to Labour faithfull for said J H McClellan afoursaid year witness our hands at affix this the 4 Day of Jan 1866 Witnesses W Dunder R H McClellan JH McClellan Austin Bott Hariett Bott Nancy McClellan Approved Jan 4 1866 John D Ussery ag R F & A L