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Know all Men by These Presents, That I L J Hill of the county of Madison State of Tennessee am held and firmly bound to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in the sum of Two hundred Dollars, for the payment of which I bind my seft heirs, executors and administrators, firmly, by these presents, in this CONTRACT; That I am to furnish the persons, whose names are subjoined, freed laborers, Quarters, Fuel, substantial and healthy Rations, [[strikethrough]] all necessary Medical Attendence and Supplies in case of sickness, [[/strikethrough]] and the amount set opposite their respective names [[strikethrough]] per month [[/strikethrough]], during the continuation of this Contract - the laborers to be paid in full before the final disposal of the crop which is to be raised by them on my plantation, in the County of Madison State of Tennessee

The aforesaid Armstead and Laurence heads of the two respective families of Freed Laborers in this contract agree to do any work that I may require of them in keeping up my plantation and cultivate the crop by my direction

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| NO. | NAMES. | Age. | Rate of pay per mo | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| { | Armstead | 48 |   |
| { | Jennie | 44 |   |
| { | Isham | 17 |   |

| { | Laurence | 30 |   |
| { | Jennie Lin & infant child | 16 |   |

And if any one of the aforesaid Laborers neglect or refuse to work and loose any unnessesary time he shall forfiet to me the of one dollar per day

For which the said Armstead and Laurence is to have the one third part of the cotton crop jointly and one half of evry Saturday with land and teams to work their paches  And the said Armstead is to have one fourth of the present wheat crop and they jointly agree to put in another crop of wheat equal to the present on my plantation

This Contract is to commence with the present year and close with the year 1866
Given in duplicate at Jackso this 12 day of January 1866

Witness. David Lacy
Jacob Hill

L.S Hill
Armstead x
Laurence x
[[strikethrough]] Supt of Dist. [[/strikethrough]]

Samuel Evans
1st Lt Supt of Dist

Registered at Jackson Ten Jan 13 1866
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