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