Category: Freedmens Bureau Records, 1865-1872

People Named: Abial Winn, Grace McIver, Auber Williams [Begin Transcript] Service Contract 1867A[bial] Winn EmployerA.M. McIverAgt B R F & A L {Copy} Georgia, Liberty County } Memorandum of agreement between Abial Winn of said State and County of the first part and Grace McIver and Auber Williams of the second part.This agreement witnesseth that Abial Winn of the first part agrees to give to Grace McIver the sum of sixty dollars & her feed and house room for her services for twelve months commencing from the third of January 1867, and to Auber Williams the sum of sixty dollars and her food & house room for her services for twelve months commencing on the Ninth of January. We Grace McIver & Auber Williams of the second part pledge ourselves to work faithfully to the end making up all lost time being at all times obedient and respectful and do further agree that all advances in money clothes or otherwise made to us by the said Abial Winn is to be dedicated from our wages at the final settlement. In presence ofJ.C. Varnedoe Abial WinnGrace McIver [signed by her mark]Auber Williams [signed by her mark] Dorchester Jany 3 1867 Examined

People Named: F.R. Lyons, Edman [alt: Edmond] Andrews & wife, Thos. [alt: Thomas\ Cumming, Prince Cumming & family, Anthony Cumming, Belfast Way & family, Samuel McConnell & wife, Daniel Green [Begin Transcript] Labor Contract 1867F R Lyons EmployerA M McIverAgt B R F & A L {Copy} State of Georgia, Liberty County } Agreement between F R Lyons of said County & state of the 1st part and the freedmen & women whose names are hee unto signed. The Agreement witnesseth that F R Lyons party of the first part is to control the plantation on which said Freedmen are to work requiring from each full hand two days faithful labour in every week until the entire crop is harvested and prepared for market, for which the said F R Lyons agrees to furnish each full hand four acres of high land and a proportion of swamp land for rice to cultivate for their own use and benefit. The said F R Lyons will furnish team and implements to cultivate his own land that he may plant, the Freedmen & women to furnish team and implements only for the land they may cultivate. The Freedmen & women further agree to

People Named: F.R. Lyons, Prime Cumming & family, Tom Cumming & son Anthony, Samuel McConnell and wife, Sam Dolly and wife, Gideon Jackson & family, Thresar Andrews, Annet [alt: Annette] Graham, Hannah Fraser, Dianah Thorpe, Josephine Ripley, Dianah Dunham, Peggy Cumming & family, Joshua King, Cato Jones & family, Joseph Roberts & wife, Edmond Andrews, Rose Robarts, Dick Low [Begin Transcript] State of Georgia, Liberty County } Agreement between F.R. Lyons of said county and state of the first part and the Freedmen & Women whose names are hereunto signed. The agreement witnesseth that F.R. Lyons part of first part is to control the plantation on which said freedmen & women are to work he will direct their labour whenever necessary not only in all matters connected with the crop but in making such repairs to buildings roads bridges and fencing on the plantation as in his judgment may be right and proper. Also the freedmen & women bind themselves to work faithfull to the end of the year and until the whole crop is harvested and prepared for market. The Freedmen & women further agree to feed and clothe themselves and pay their own doctor bills and furnish all

People Named: C.S. McKinne, Washington Winn (estate), E.L. Winn (estate), Bob Quarterman, Joseph Bacon, Simon Quarterman, Scipio King, Samson [alt: Sampson] Proctor, John Lambert, Nanny Broughton, John Harris, Phillis Lambert, Mary Lambert [Begin Transcript] Labor Contract on shares⅓ Crop for Employer⅔ Crop for Employees C.S. McKinne EmployerJany 21st 1867A.M. McIverAgt B R F & A LRiceboro, Liberty Co, Ga (Copy) Georgia, Liberty County } Memorandum of Agreement between C.S. McKinne Administrator on Est[ate]s of Washington Winn and E.L. Winn of said County and State of the first part and the Freedmen and Women whose names are hereunto annexed of the 2nd part. This Agreement witnesseth that the said freedmen and women do agree and bind themselves that when the crop shall have been harvested to give to the said C.S. McKinne one (⅓) third of everything made by them during the regular working hours of the six days of the week, viz. Rice, potatoes, slips, peas, Ground Peas, turnips, cotton, corn, sugar cane, fodder & hay. 8th. [left blank] 9th. It is further agreed by C.S. McKinne, Admr, to allow each family one (1) task of land for garden purposes said one task to be located in the same place.

People Named: Roswell King, Junius Williams, Joshua Williams, Alan Williams, John Steward [alt: Stewart], Beck Steward, Sack Steward, Miles Wright, Patty Wright, Henry Grosvenor, Sarah Grosvenor, Jagen [?Jacob] Harris, Fanny Harris, Willie Bradwell, Nancy Polite, Cain Polite, Anna Polite, Horace Mallard [Begin Transcript] Agreement with Laborers at South Hampton Liberty County GaJanuary 14th, 1867 It is agreed between Roswell King and the laborers whose names will be hereafter affixed in the manner following to wit: The said Laborers covenant and agree to live peaceably and honestly on the plantation known as South Hampton to labor for the said Roswell King. In putting the place in order for planting each hand will work two (2) days in each week for the interest of the said Roswell King and three (3) days for their own interest and if the said Laborers will work on the sixth day, the said Roswell King will pay for the work done on that day. All [word] for mutual benefit will be equally divided. In planting, cultivating and harvesting the crop, the said Laborers will work two (2) days in each week for the interest of the said Roswell King until his crop be harvested in. The

People Named: Abial Winn, William Fraser, Rose Fraser [Begin Transcript] Georgia, Liberty County } Memorandum of Agreement entered into this 15th Day of January 1867 between A. Winn of said State & County of the first part and WIlliam Fraser & Rose Fraser of the second part. This agreement witnesseth that A. Winn of the first part agrees to give to William Fraser and his wife Rose Fraser the sum of one hundred & fifty dollars and their feed & house room for their services for ten months commencing from the above date and ending on the 15th day of November 1867. We William and Rose Fraser do pledge ourselves to work faithfully to the end making up all lost time, being at all times obedient and respectful, performing any work whenever called upon either on or off the premises of said A. Winn and we further agree that all advances in money clothing or otherwise which shall be made to us by said A. Winn is to be deducted from our wages at the final settlement. In presence of? C Varnedoe Abial WinnWilliam Fraser [signed by mark]Wife Rose Fraser [signed by mark] Dorchester Jany 3d 1867 Examined & approvedA.M.

People Named: William Harrison, Peter Law, Jenny Bacon [Begin Transcript] DuplicateOffice of AgentOf R.F. and A.L. forLiberty County This contract isApproved by meThey not being firstClass handsThis the 3rd of March 1866 Wm. B. GauldenAgent B.R.F. & A.L. Approved by Command of[word] Genl TillsonTheo. F. Forbes Georgia, Liberty County } This contract entered into by William Harrison of the County and State aforesaid of the one part, and Peter (Law) and Jenny (Bacon) Freed persons of color, of the County and State aforesaid, of the other part. Witnesseth that the said William Harrison contracts and agrees to employ in his service for the term of one year from the date of this contract, the persons herein named, and for said service, the said Wm. Harrison agrees and contracts to pay the said Peter and his wife the sum of one hundred and forty four dollars or seven dollars per month for Peter and five dollars per month for his wife; and the said W. Harrison further agrees to furnish the said Peter and his wife and their child named Samuel with a competent supply of wholesome food, also to furnish a comfortable house for them to live in, also to

People Named: John L. Harden, Peter Jenkins, Richard LeConte, Amy LeConte, Thomas LeConte [Begin Transcript] John L. Hearden [alt: Harden]AndPeter Jenkins and other Freed. State of Georgia, Liberty County } Articles of Agreement between John L. Harden, of said State and County, of the one part, and certain Freed men and women, whose names are hereto appended, of the other part, as follows, namely: In the first place, I, John L. Harden, my representative, or representatives, of the one part, do agree to furnish quarters and fuel to the Freed men and women whose names are hereto appended; the fuel to be carried to their quarters by themselves; Also, to allow them to cultivate, for themselves, as much cleared land, on the place known as Halifax plantation, as they can attend to by their own labour, provided they comply with and perform certain conditions hereinafter mentioned; Furthermore, to furnish a gin, team, and the necessary bagging for the preparation of my portion of cotton for market. In the second place, we, the Freed men and women whose names are hereto appended, of the other part, do agree to repair the fences, clean the ditches, and do whatever work is necessary

People Named: R.C. Hines, Artemas Gordon, Benjamin Martin, Lucy Martin, ?Corotine? Pray, Newton Bacon, Venus Bacon, Litta Baker, Squire Bacon, ?Casidis? Lewis, Cilla Lewis, Thomas Lewis, Nancy Lewis, Will Lewis, Henrietta Lewis, Phipyan (?) Williams, Cit, Williams, Jinny Baker, Harriet Bacon, France Bacon, Augustus Williams, Juda Williams, Shedrach Robards, Bets Robarts, Hager Robards, Israel Stevens, Abram Stevens, Ben Stevens, ?Bossen? Stevens, Delia Stevens, Dinah Stevens, Delia Stevens, Caroline Baggs, Fanny Stevens, Sarah Stevens [Begin Transcript]R.C. Hines DuplicateOffice agent R F & A LI approve the within contract this the 12th of March 1866.Wm. B. GauldenAgent, R.F. & A.L.App ApprovedBy Command ofBrig Genl TillsonTheo. F. Forbes State of Georgia Liberty County } 10th March 1866 Memorandum of agreement between R.C. Hines of the said County and State of the first part and the freed men and freed women of the second part [whose] names are hereunto signed. This agreement witnesseth that R.C. Hines is to control and direct the management of the plantation on which said freed men and women are to work that the said freedmen and women are to keep up the fencing & keep up the houses which they occupy the bridges and gates in as good repair