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State of Tennessee
Hardeman County

Articles of agreement made and entered into this Febr 1st 1866 between B.N. Hendricks of the one part and Rufus Moore of the other part. Said Hendricks agrees to furnish three hands himself, Lucy Arbuckle and her little son Isaiah or another hand or hands equivalent thereto, Land, team, feed for team & farming implements and Said Hendricks agrees to give said Moore one third of the produce raised for the year above mentioned said Moore agrees with said Hendricks to furnish three hands himself his wife Ann Moore and his little son Charles, he is to be punctual to business in cultivating said Land and carry on business in sd Hendricks absence as when present and [[strikethrough]] when [[/strikethrough]] furnish himself with provisions clothing, & pay his Doctors Bill & said Moore further agrees to perform good and faithful Labor in any way or manner said Hendricks may direct when not engaged in the crop for the year above mentioned to behave and conduct himself properly without any undue insolence and receive as remuneration to himself one third of the produce raised on said land for the year above mentioned in witness of the above we have set our hands and affixed our seals

Attest  B.N. Hendricks
T.E. Hendricks  Rufus Moore
Bedford Thomas

Approved Febr 1st 1866
John D. [[?Upery]] Agt R F & A L
By Jas G.W. Fenwick Ast