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for a share of the crops where it insured feeding, clothing & medical attendance for the year — please say whether this is right also whether the father can find his children under age by his signature whether the husband can so bind his wife or whether all should sign themselves whether a planter can rent his place to one negro & let him hire his help whether he (the negro) is to make contracts as the planters do with his hirelings — I present these as promenent features that will have to be decided by you. It may be a month or more before your agent will get into our neighborhood & I know those intending to contract would like to do so at once. Please state also how you intend to punish the parties who refuse to contract or those who forfeit their contracts when made whether the first class will be confined to Gov. work and the second class forfeit their interest in the crops. How lost time is to be settled sickness &c