Contract Between Wilson D. Tuberville and Thomas J. Moore & Peter Howell, Thomas Howell, et.al.

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Tuberville, Wilson D.

Moore, Thomas J.

State Archives of Florida, Series L346

1867-01-09

Howell, Peter

Howell, Thomas

Williams, Henry

Howell, John

Robinson, China

Dixon, Easter

Dixon, Clara

Howell, Matilda

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State of Florida Jefferson County Articles of agreement made and entered into this 9 day of January A.D. 1867 between W.D. Tubberville & T.J. Moore employers, parties of the first part, and Peter Howell, China Robinson, Thos. Howell, Henry Williams, John Howell, Clara Dixon, Easter Dixon, Matilda Howell, laborours, parties of the second part. Witness: That said parties of the first and second part have this day bargained, contracted and agreed with each other for the following purposes and on the following conditions, viz: Said laborours, parties of the second part, do hereby agree & contract to work for the parties of the first part during the year 1867 on the plantation of Mr. K.M. Moore; to cultivate corn, cotton, potatoes & such other produce as said parties of the first part may wish to cultivate; also to do any repairing of houses or fences that may be necessary; to make or gather the crop, and to feed & take care of the team. And to be supervised, governed & directed in all matters pertaining to the work on the farm by W.D. Tubberville, a party of the first part, to work faithfully & earnestly in discharge of such duties as said W.D. Tubberville may assign us; And in case we should quit the employ of said parties of the 1st part before the end of the year, without a good and sufficient reason appeasing to the magistrate of the district in which we live, to forfeit all that may be due us up to time of leaving.

The parties of the first part do - in consideration of the faithful discharge of their duties by the parties of the 2nd part - agree and hereby bind themselves to furnish to said laborours as rations four (4) pounds of pickled pork & one peck of meal per week or commute such part as they may wish in syrup; and to give said laborours one third of their proportion of the produce raised on the farm, and to treat them kindly and humanely and not to require more than a reasonable amount of labor. This contract to expire on the 25th day of Dec. A.D. 1867 January 9th 1867 W.D. Turberville T. Jackson Parties of the first part Peter Howell [his X mark] Thomas Howell [his X mark] Henry Williams [his X mark] noted “ran off July 2nd 1867” Jno. Howell [his X mark] China Robinson [his X mark] Easter Dixon [her X mark] Clara Dixon [X mark] Matilda Howell [X mark] It is further agreed that if any differences arise between the parties to the contract which they shall not mutually settle the same to be submitted to a Board of Arbitration composed of two reliable citizens, one selected by each contracted party & the agent of the B.R.F. & A.L. whose decision shall be final. By order of Col. Sprague A.Com, B.R.F. & A.L. Witnessed in presence of Fleming Kemps James A Carmichael

State of Florida Count of Jeff I, Robert B. Hall, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, do hereby certify that I have read and explained the terms & effect of this contract to the within named laborers & that they executed the same voluntarily in my presence. R.B. Hall J. Peace

No. 236. Turberville & Moore With Freedmen Portion of Crops Approved Oct 17th 1867 A.B. Grunwell Bt. Capt. & S.A. Com. B.R.F. & A.L.