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Articles of an agreement entered into between Willie Fort and the following named parties for the year 1867 freedman, Ridley Anderson, Harry Joyner, Adam Joyner, Jacki Patrick, and Bob Scott, the agreement is this Fort agrees to furnish land turn and farming tools and the above named parties is to cultivat it well and give Fort the one half of every thing they raise except what they raise in thare garden the garden to be of sutable size to raise vegitales thare families, Fort agrees to furnish wagon and turn to do all the hawling about the farm, and the above naimed parties is to keep Fort in fire wood, and help attend to Stock and other little matters when necessary, the above naimed parties is to take good cear of ther worke Stock Fort furnishing feed for the Stock if the above named parties brake a plow or hoe or any other farming tool they are to have it mended except it be one that is worne and is liable to brake at any time The above naimed parties is to gather and house all of the crop, if any of them clears any land they are to have all they raise on it the above naimed parties is to keep an eye to the fences if it should be thronedown put it up and Stop log holes at any time and place, the above naimed parties is to hall the manure that is about [[strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]] the lots on the land that they cultivat Witness Willie Fort Approved Mch 28th 1867 John S. Wessey Sgt by J.S. W Fernisek Gsd