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Labor Contract of H. F. Hoofen
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Title
Labor
Contract
of
H
.
F
.
Hoofen
Record type
labor contract
Creator
Bureau
of
Refugees
,
Freedmen
, and
Abandoned
Lands
Date of creation
1866-05-01
Series
Records of the field offices for the State of Tennessee, 1865-1872 T142
Description
Freedmen
labor
contract
of
H
.
F
.
Hoofen
.
Additional notes
Series
T142
,
Reel
70
,
[Frame
20]
[The
roll
is
organized
by
county
,
therefore
page
20
of
20
indicates
the
twentieth
page
in the
Rutherford
County
section
on the
roll.]
Excerpt from record
"
Know
all
Men
by These
Presents
, That
H
.
F
.
Hoofen
, of the
County
of
Rutherford
,
State
of
Tennessee
,
held
and
firmly
bound
to
United
States
of
America
in the
sum
of
One
Hundred
Dollars
, for the
payment
of
which
I
bind
myself
Heirs
,
Executors
and
Administrators
,
firmly
, by these
presents
, in this
Contract
: That
I
to
furnish
the
persons
whose
names
are
subjoined
,
(freed
laborers,)
Quarters
,
Fuel
,
substantial
, and
healthy
Rations
,
all
necessary
Medical
attendance
and
Supplies
in
case
of
sickness
, and the
amount
set
opposite
their
respective
names
per
month
,
during
the
continuation
of this
Contract---the
laborers
to be
paid
in
full
before
the
final
disposal
of the
crop
which
is
to be
raised
by them on
my
plantation
, in the
County
of
Rutherford
,
State
of
Tennessee
.
We
, the
undersigned
,
Free
Laborers
,
agree
to
work
faithfully
for the
said
H
.
F
.
Hooper
obeying
all
his
instructions
in
good
faith
, and in
case
we
leave
his
service
before
the
expiration
of this
Contract---provided
,
we
are not
driven
off
or
maltreated---we
are to
forfeit
all
wages
due
us at the
time
of
leaving
.
[chart]
This
Contract
is
to
commence
with this
date
and
close
with the
year
.
Given
, in
duplicate
, at
Chattanooga
Tenn
. this
1st
day
of
May
1866.
"
[signature]
Geographic location
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record
Hoofen, H. F.
Talley, Ruben
Tootten, J. E.
Johnson, James M.
Subject (LC)
African Americans--Tennessee--Social conditions--19th century
Agriculture
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee--Rutherford County
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--Records and correspondence
Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Coverage
1860-1869
Contributing institution
National Archives and Records Administration
Medium
Microfilm
Bibliographic citation
[Document
title
,
date]
.
Records
of the
field
offices
for the
State
of
Tennessee
.
Bureau
of
Refugees
,
Freedmen
, and
Abandoned
Lands
,
1865-1872
.
Series
T142
,
[Reel
number
,
Frame
number/s]
.
National
Archives
and
Records
Administration
,
Washington
,
D.C
.
Copyright status
Public domain
Collection name
Freedman's Bureau Records
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