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