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State of Tn } Hardeman cty Articles of agreement between Jos H McDoville of the first part & Mary Lake & four children Aron Cheors & family of the second (colored) Jos H McDoville to give the above named freedmen for this year houses to live in wood to burn one thousend lbs of good lint cotton five BBLs corn for their cervises for this year laborer to have rainy & bad weather to make their clothes in & saturday evening to wash thear clothes in said freedmen agree to labour faithfull for said McDovill this year & obey all lawful orders from Mr's & they further agree to labour for 1000 lbs of good lint cotton & five BBLs corn Witness our hands at office this Jan. 30 1866 ates Molilda Ussery Jos H McDoville Mary Lake & family Aron Cheors & fam