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Labor Contract of P. M. Hoodenpyle
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Title
Labor
Contract
of
P
.
M
.
Hoodenpyle
Record type
labor contract
Creator
Bureau
of
Refugees
,
Freedman
, and
Abandoned
Lands
Date of creation
1866-02-21
Series
Records of the field offices for the State of Tennessee, 1865-1872 T142
Description
Freedmen
labor
contract
of
P
.
M
.
Hoodenpyle
.
Additional notes
Series
T142
,
Reel
70
,
[Frame
18]
Excerpt from record
"
Know
all
Men
by These
Presents
, That
P
.
M
.
Hoodenpyle
, of the
County
of
Rutherford
,
State
of
Tennessee
,
held
and
firmly
bound
to the
United
States
of
America
in the
sum
of
One
Thousand
(1000)
Dollars
, for the
payment
of
which
I
bind
myself
,
Heirs
,
Executors
and
Administrators
,
firmly
, by these
presents
, in this
Contract
: That
I
am
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
Contact---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
paid
,
P
.
M
.
Hoodenpyle
,
obeying
all
his
instructions
in
good
faith
, and in
case
we
leave
his
service
before
the
expiration
of this
Contract---privided
,
we
are not
driven
off
or
maltreated---we
are to
forfeit
all
interest
[wages]
due
us at the
time
of
so
leaving
.
[chart]
The
above
named
men
are not to
receive
monthly
pay
. But are to
receive
one
third
(1/3)
interest
in the
crop
raised
on the
above
named
plantation
.
P
.
M
.
Hoodenpyle
is
to
furnish
all
necessary
Medical
Attendance
and
supplies
in
case
of
sickness
but the
[cost]
of
such
supplies
will be
deducted
from the
one
third
(1/3)
crop
raised
on
said
plantation
. This
Contract
is
commence
with this
date
and
close
with the
time
the
crop
is
[garnished]
.
Given
, in
duplicate
, at
Chattanooga
,
Tennessee
this
21st
day
of
Feb
1866
.
[signatures]
"
Geographic location
Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record
Church, J. W.
Jackson, Page
Goodman, David
Glass, Isaac
Hoodenpyle, P. M.
Fostin, Allen
Savenelen, James
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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