Contract Between George Noble Jones & Jimmy Nellicliffe, Sarah Nellicliffe, et.al.

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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

Jones, George Noble

State Archives of Florida, Series L346

1867-02-04

Nellicliffe, Jimmy

Nellicliffe, Sarah

Nellicliffe, Elsey

Robinson, Abram

Robinson, Leannah

Robinson, Jackson

Nellicliffe, Richard

Nellicliffe, Priscilla

John Henry

Nellicliffe, Rebecca

Ash, Prince

Ash, Jerry

Ash, Johnny

Ash, Louisa

Green, Dick

Green, Frank

Green, Russ

Cato

Albert

Williams, Caesar

Williams, Caesar, Jr.

Williams, Robert

Williams, D.

Butler, Aberdeen

Butler, Whaley

Butler, Minna

Butler, Mary

Jonas

Russ, Chesley

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El Destino Plantation (Fla.)

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State of Florida Jefferson County The undersigned laborers agree with G. Noble Jones to work on his El Destino Plantation or elsewhere from the first of January eighteen hundred and sixty-seven to the 25th December next. To obey all lawful orders of the said G. Noble Jones or his agents and generally to do and perform all acts heretofore required of Plantation laborers. In consideration of the faithful performance by the undersigned laborers of the aforesaid agreement the said G. Noble Jones agrees at the end of the year aforesaid: 1st - To pay to the said laborers one third of all crops which may be planted, gathered, & housed, [crossed out: ginned and packed] by squads or companies, each squad or company to draw their own shares to be subdivided among the members pro rata, that is to say to each full hand a full share and to each three quarter, half, or quarter hand, three fourths, a half, or a fourth of a share respectively. 2nd - To furnish to the said companies provisions at the market value, for each at their own expense. The value of the said provisions and of all other advances to be deducted from their share of the crop. 3rd - To furnish to each company mules for the cultivation of the crops, also provisions for the same. Each company being responsible for the safety and good care of the mules entrusted to it. In witness whereof the parties of these presents have hereto subscribed their names or marks, G. Noble Jones signing for himself and the heads of families for themselves.

This fourth day of February eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. G. Noble Jones Jimmy Nellycliff full hand [his X mark] Company 1 Sarah Nellycliff by Jimmy, full [her X mark] Mules Four Elsey Nellycliffe by Jimmy [her X mark] Abram full hand [his X mark] Leannah full, by Abram [her X mark] Jackson by do [his X mark] Richard Nellycliff full hand [his X mark] Priscilla Nellycliff full hand [her X mark] John Henry Rebecca Nellycliff Prince [his X mark] Company 2 Jerry by Prince [his X mark] Mules Three Johny by do [his X mark] Louisa by do [her X mark] Dick Green [his X mark] Frank Green [his X mark] Priss Green by Dick Green [her X mark] Cato [his X mark] Company 3 Albert [his X mark] Mules Two Caesar Williams [his X mark] Caesar Jr do by Caesar [his X mark] Robert do [his X mark] Demps [his X mark] Aberdeen [his X mark] Company 4 Whatley by Aberdeen [his X mark] Mules Three Annie by do [her X mark] Mary do [her X mark] Chesley [his X mark] Jonas [his X mark] [written in left margin over contract] All differences arising on account of this contract are to be submitted to a Board of Arbitration composed of two reliable citizens selected by each party, and the agent of the B.R.F. & A.L. whose decision shall be final. By order of Col. J.T. Sprague, A. Com. A.B. Grunwell Bt. Capt. & A. Com., B.R.F. & A.L.

We certify that the foregoing contract was fully explained to the freedmen whose names are affixed to the same and that they each voluntarily entered into and signed the same. G. Fenwick Jones State of Florida Jefferson County Personally appeared before the subscriber, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, who being duly sworn says that the written contract was read and thoroughly explained to the freedmen after which they signed the same in his presence and in the presence of … voluntarily. Sworn and Subscribed to before me this ____ day of February A.D. 1867.

No. 153 Contract G. Noble Jones & Jimmy Nellycliff et al Portion of Crops Approved March 21st 1869 A.B. Grunwell Bt. Capt. & A. Com B.R.F. & A.L.