Clarke County GaArchives Photo document.....Jennings - Freedman Agreement August 12 1865
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Agreement between James J. Jennings and his former slaves.


Georgia
Clarke County
   Artickles of agreement enterd into between James J. Jennings of the County 
and State aforesaid of the one part and his former Slaves but now freedmen of 
the same place of the of other part. Witnesseth that the aforesaid James J. 
Jennings for in concideration of the Services of the aforesaid Freedmen on his 
farm from the first of January 1865 to the 25 of December of the Same Date 
obligate and bind Himself to pay to the man Laborer to wit Ace Thirty five 
bushels of corn and 10 gallons of sirrup and furnish him with good and holesom 
rations and the usual clothing and medical aid & I also agree to give Mary five 
bushels of corn and 5 gallons of sirrup with the usual clothing and medical aid 
& I further agree to give Nancy Daniell Caroline & Marys 2 children good and 
wholsom rations and the usual clothing and medical aid.
And the above named freedmen and women on there part obligate and bind 
themselvs to to work faithful on the farm of there formr master until the 25th 
of December next and obey him and there former Mistress in all things and they 
further agre to use no Profin Language nor leave the farm of there former 
Master without his Permition this the 12th of August 1865.
Signed the presance of	James J. Jennings
David Cook			Ace	his	45
Henry C. Poss				mark
Mary	her	23
mark
Nancy	her	65
mark

Mary 23 has 2 Children Lucinda 7 Antonet
Nancy 65 Caroline 11 Daniell 9 years of age
Aces time expires on the 10 of December

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