Contract Between William J. Bailey & Peter Adams, Griffin Hunter, et.al.

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Bailey, William J.

State Archives of Florida, Series L346

1867-02-12

Adams, Peter

Hunter, Grffin

Hunter, Prince

Deas, Ginny

Deas, Margaret

Deas, Mahala

Hunter, H

Hunter, Lester

Hunter, Randall

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[Duplicate] State of Florida County of Jefferson Agreement made between William J. Bailey of said county and the undersigned freedmen & laborers. The said William J. Bailey hereby hires the said freedmen to work & labor on his plantation for the year 1867, and agrees to give them the one half (1/2) of all the crops made and housed by them in said year. In consideration of the above, the said freedmen undersigned hereby hire themselves to said William J. Bailey to work on his plantation for the year A.D. 1867 for their part agree & bind themselves as follows: They agree to feed and [find?] themselves and further to return all the corn and fodder used in feeding the mules in said year; to obey all his orders or the orders of his agent; to be industrious & to do all work required of them; never to be insolent or impertinent; not to ride his mules or horses and each day to feed & water the mules assigned them; not to destroy or break up any of his property, and always to behave themselves well and peaceably; to keep all fences around the fields allotted them in good repair; to get out rails for that purpose; to get out rails for their mule lot & keep it up; to work six full days in each week & for absence or failure to work any day for any cause they agree to be charged one dollar for each day so lost.

And for disobedience of orders; willful & continued idleness or stealing they submit to be discharged and dismissed; to be responsible for all things placed in their charge; and for advances of money, goods or provisions or other things they agree to pay for the same out of their portion of the cotton & corn. The undersigned freedmen recognise Peter Adams as their head man and the said William J. Bailey hereby appoints him as such. They agree at all times to obey the orders of said head man and for disobedience to him or willful idleness, or for refusing to do what he tells them they submit & agree to be dismissed & to forfeit so much of what may be due them as the agent of the B.R.F.&A.Lands shall determine. [crossed out version: all claim to part of crops] Given at Lyndhurst, Jefferson Co. Florida this the 12th day of Feburary A.D. 1867. Read, explained and signed in presence of: James F. Tucker H.F. Fortner William J. Bailey Peter Adams [his X mark] Griffin Hunter [his X mark] Prince Hunter [his X mark] Ginny Deas [her X mark] Margaret Deas [her X mark] Mahala Deas [her X mark] Hersty Hunter [her X mark] Lester Hunter [his X mark] Randall Hunter [his X mark] No. 190 Wm J. Bailey & freedmen Portion of crops Appr. May [1867] A.B. Grumwell Bt. Capt. and S.A. Com. B.R.F.&A.Lands