Contract Between William J. Woods & Abraham Folsom, Juberter Jordain, et.al.

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Woods, William J.

State Archives of Florida, Series L346

1867-01-01

Folsom, Abraham

Jordain, Juberter

Woods, Moses

Woods, Hannah

Woods, George

Barfield, Minty

Woods, Hariett

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No. 150 Contract W.J. Woods & Freedmen Portion of Crops Approved March 19th 1867 A.B. Grunwell Bt. Capt. & S.A. Com. B.R.F. & A.L. State of Florida Jefferson County This agreement made and entered into this the first day of January One thousand Eight hundred and Sixty seven between Wm. J. Woods, employer of the one part and the undersigned laborers of the other part. We do hereby agree and bind ourselves to work for W.J. Woods or his agent and faithfully according to the best and utmost of our power, skill and knowledge imploy ourselves 4 days in a weake and perform such services and business whatsoever as well relating to the farm of the said W.J. Woods as in and about and other business matters and things as the said W.J. Woods or his agent shall from time to time order direct on the plantation of said Woods in Jefferson Fl and appoint to and for the most profit and advantage of the said W.J. Woods and be just and true and no ways wrongfully to detain moneys, good or

things whatsoever belonging to the said W.J. Woods. We also agree for one or more of us to remain at home on Sunday to attend to stock and weight about the hous and to pay for lost time according to our potion of the crop at the rait of one dollar a day without we set the consent of the employer, said money to be divided in the same percentage as the crops. We awlso agree to take good cear of awl of the stock and other property of the said W.J. Woods and if injured by us or destroyed to pay for the property so destroyed. Each one who have children are to control them properly and we awlso agree and bind ourselves should any one or more of us fail to comply with this agreement or shal quit said services before the Twenty-Fifth day of December next we forfeit our wages. The said W.J. Woods for and in consideration of our true and faithfully performance of awl and singular the before mentioned stipulations agree to pay the said laborers one third part of the crop maid and gathered by them by the Twenty Fifth day of December next. The said employer to furnish land & team, twols for making the crop and awlso furnish three and a half ponds of bacon a weak to each hand awlso one peck of meal to each hand. We the laborers do agree to repear awlso of the fencing and we awlso wead the fence in and out. All differences arising from this contract not mutually settled are to be submitted to a Board of Arbitration composed of two reliable citizens, one selected by each and the agent of the B.R.F. & A.L. whose decision shall be William J. Woods, Employer Witness: W.H.A. Woods Laborers: Abraham Folsom [his X mark] Juberter Jordain [his X mark] Moses Woods [his X mark] Hannah Woods [her X mark] Gorge Woods [his X mark] Minty Barfield [her X mark] Harriett Woods [her X mark]