Contract Between John Young & Green Taylor, Coleman Gergers, et.al.

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Young, John

State Archives of Florida, Series L346

1867-01-12

Taylor, Green

Gergers, Coleman

Crocket, David

Mathew, Robert

Irvin, Augustus

Irvin, Thadius

Irvin, Tylor

Irvin, George

McQueen, Brinson

Copelan, Hector

Irvin, Moses

Jones, Gim

Seward, Sampson

Nealy, Ben

Young, Tom

Young, Rose

Gergers, Bob

Ann, A.A.

Taylor, J.

Copelan, Polly

Irvin, Dina

Irvin, Bilmira

Irvin, E.

Irvin, Elmira

Blake, Harriet

Seward, Nice

Maria, Ann

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State of Georgia Thomas County This agreement made this the 12th day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty seven between John Young of the one part and the freedman whose names are hereunto annexed of the second part. Witnesseth that the said freedman of the second part agree to work as laborers with and for the said Young from this date until the end of the year 1867, subject to his orders at all times to do and perform any work he may require of them belonging to the farm, to go and be at work by sunrise and work until sundown, and to take only as much time at noon as the said Young may think proper, and will further agree to be respectful and obedient to the said Young and family, and not to leave the farm without the consent of said Young, and to pay him one dollar per day for every day taken by us without his consent, said money to be divided same as the crops, and to pay him for everything destroyed by us, or taken off the place (belonging thereto) by us, and we further agree not to mistreat the stock and property belonging to and in the care of the said Young, and should we mistreat or damage the same, we agree to pay the damages and should any of us leave or violate this, our contract so as to make it necessary

for the said Young to discharge any of us, the party so violating it to forfeit so much of his wages to the said Young and remaining freedmen as a board of arbitration shall determine. And said Young on his part agrees to furnish land, stock and farming implements for farming purposes and to furnish provisions for the team, and to furnish to each full and able bodied hand three and one half pounds of bacon per week and one pack of meal per week, and after the crops [are] made and housed, he agrees to give the said freedman one third of the crop made and housed by them. In witness whereof, we said this day affixed our names in the [presence] of willingness this Jan 12th 1867. Witness L. M. C. Sessions Green Taylor [his X mark] Coleman Gergers [his X mark] David Crocket Robert Mathew [his X mark] Augustus Irvin [his X mark] Nadius Irvin [his X mark] Tylor Irvin [his X mark] George Irvin [his X mark] Brinson McQueen [his X mark] Hector Copelan [his X mark] Moses Irvin [his X mark] Gim Jones [his X mark] Sampson Seward [his X mark]

Ben Nealy Tom Young Rose Young [her X mark] Bob Gergers [his X mark] A A Ann [her X mark] Lane Taylor [his X mark] Polly Irvin Copelan [her X mark] Diner Irvin [his X mark] Bilmira Irvin [her X mark] Ely Irvin [his X mark] Elmira Irvin [her X mark] Harriet Blake [her X mark] Nice Seward [her X mark] Ann Maria [her X mark]

No. 199 Contract John Young + Freedmen Portion of crops Approved May 6th, 1867 A.B. Gunwell Bt Capt + S A Com B R F + A Lands