Contract for eight African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for Emily D. Thetford of Sumter County, Alabama.
For their work the men and women are to receive clothing, rations, shelter, medical care, and one-tenth of the plantation's crop. The contract also discusses rules of conduct, adding that the workers cannot leave the plantation or entertain other African Americans without Thetford's permis...
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Alabama documents Contract for eight African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for Emily D. Thetford of Sumter County, Alabama. |
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Alabama documents Thetford, Emily D.; African Americans--Alabama; Freed persons--Alabama; Plantation life--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865-1877)--Alabama; Sumter County (Ala.) |
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For their work the men and women are to receive clothing, rations, shelter, medical care, and one-tenth of the plantation's crop. The contract also discusses rules of conduct, adding that the workers cannot leave the plantation or entertain other African Americans without Thetford's permission. |
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Q0000012223 - Q0000012224Q12223 - Q12224Contract for eight African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for Emily D. Thetford of Sumter County, Alabama.For their work the men and women are to receive clothing, rations, shelter, medical care, and one-tenth of the plantation's crop. The contract also discusses rules of conduct, adding that the workers cannot leave the plantation or entertain other African Americans without Thetford's permission.1865 July 151865-07-151860-1869Thetford, Emily D.; African Americans--Alabama; Freed persons--Alabama; Plantation life--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865-1877)--Alabama; Sumter County (Ala.)TextContractsThetford, Emily D.Emily D. Thetford contract with freedmenSPR557v23350Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.;600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1839 |
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Contract for eight African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for Emily D. Thetford of Sumter County, Alabama. |
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Contract for eight African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for Emily D. Thetford of Sumter County, Alabama. |
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