Labor contract between Kinch Hall and Chas Orun[?], January 16, 1868

Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands reviewed labor contract between landowners and Montgomery County, Alabama freedmen. This record has been transcribed as follows: Contracted[?] [???] Ala[?] Sate of Ala Jan 16th/68 County of Lowndes Entered into letters[?] Chas Orun[?] and th...

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Main Author:	Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Montgomery County Archives
Subjects:	photographs, labor contracts, slaveholder affidavits
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17217coll8/id/114

format	Electronic
building	Montgomery County Archives
publisher	Montgomery County Archives
topic	photographs, labor contracts, slaveholder affidavits
spellingShingle	photographs, labor contracts, slaveholder affidavits Labor contract between Kinch Hall and Chas Orun[?], January 16, 1868 Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
fulltopic	photographs, labor contracts, slaveholder affidavits United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands; Freedmen-Alabama-Montgomery County; African American agricultural laborers-Alabama-Lowndes County
description	Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands reviewed labor contract between landowners and Montgomery County, Alabama freedmen. This record has been transcribed as follows: Contracted[?] [???] Ala[?] Sate of Ala Jan 16th/68 County of Lowndes Entered into letters[?] Chas Orun[?] and the assigned[?] names[?] [???] that I Chas Orun obligate myself to furnish the undersigned name with (15)[sic] fifteen acres of land and[?] of as mule and all farming impliments[sic] necessary to make a farm. Thus[?] and in consideration of the above I the undersigned name obligate myself to give to Chas Orun one (1) bale of cotton and one (1) hundred bushels of corn and to give to said Orun one half of the fodder that is made and also obligated to pay said Orun the value of the rations consumed by us at the end of the year and to return all implements used by us in as good order as when received. Chas Orun Kinch Hall Mark The employers agree to furnish one-hundred and sixty acres of land more or less of which one-hundred are to be planted in cotton and sixty in corn. Five mules and feed for some farming utensils and repairs for same necessary to cultivate the crop. One acre of land for such laborers free of charge also house room and fire-wood. The laborers agree to feed themselves to cultivate the crop in such manner as to compare favorably with the crops of the neighborhood. Also a potato patch of two acres more or less. For the exclusive benefit of the employees. For and in consideration of a faithful compliance with the above contract the laborers shall receive one-third of the of the[sic] crop of proceeds[sic] corn, fodder, peas and cotton made and gathered on the land cultivated by them. It is furthermore understood and agreed by both the employers and laborers that the employers are authorized to give a lien on the entire crop for the purpose of procuring[?] supplies and received by us advances necessary to carry on said plantation[sic] one hundred and sixty acres of land, it is also understood and agreed that should a laborer leave before the crop is gathered he or she shall forfeit all interest in the crop. In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this 26th of March 1868, Employers Fred H. Cobb Jno [John] E. Burch Witurpes[?] J. N. Mitchell L. A. Steed Laborers Daniel Cobb Sr Mark Daniel Cobb Jr Mark George Waller Mark Collins Judkins Mark Robert Judkins Mark Alek Burton Mark Benjamin Zebel[?] Mark Jackson Davenport Mark Jackson Wadkins Mark Rose Cobb Mark Jane Wadkins Mark Eliza Tucker Mark * marks text added later *
spelling	Labor contract between Kinch Hall and Chas Orun[?], January 16, 1868United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands; Freedmen-Alabama-Montgomery County; African American agricultural laborers-Alabama-Lowndes CountyBureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands reviewed labor contract between landowners and Montgomery County, Alabama freedmen. This record has been transcribed as follows: Contracted[?] [???] Ala[?] Sate of Ala Jan 16th/68 County of Lowndes Entered into letters[?] Chas Orun[?] and the assigned[?] names[?] [???] that I Chas Orun obligate myself to furnish the undersigned name with (15)[sic] fifteen acres of land and[?] of as mule and all farming impliments[sic] necessary to make a farm. Thus[?] and in consideration of the above I the undersigned name obligate myself to give to Chas Orun one (1) bale of cotton and one (1) hundred bushels of corn and to give to said Orun one half of the fodder that is made and also obligated to pay said Orun the value of the rations consumed by us at the end of the year and to return all implements used by us in as good order as when received. Chas Orun Kinch Hall Mark The employers agree to furnish one-hundred and sixty acres of land more or less of which one-hundred are to be planted in cotton and sixty in corn. Five mules and feed for some farming utensils and repairs for same necessary to cultivate the crop. One acre of land for such laborers free of charge also house room and fire-wood. The laborers agree to feed themselves to cultivate the crop in such manner as to compare favorably with the crops of the neighborhood. Also a potato patch of two acres more or less. For the exclusive benefit of the employees. For and in consideration of a faithful compliance with the above contract the laborers shall receive one-third of the of the[sic] crop of proceeds[sic] corn, fodder, peas and cotton made and gathered on the land cultivated by them. It is furthermore understood and agreed by both the employers and laborers that the employers are authorized to give a lien on the entire crop for the purpose of procuring[?] supplies and received by us advances necessary to carry on said plantation[sic] one hundred and sixty acres of land, it is also understood and agreed that should a laborer leave before the crop is gathered he or she shall forfeit all interest in the crop. In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this 26th of March 1868, Employers Fred H. Cobb Jno [John] E. Burch Witurpes[?] J. N. Mitchell L. A. Steed Laborers Daniel Cobb Sr Mark Daniel Cobb Jr Mark George Waller Mark Collins Judkins Mark Robert Judkins Mark Alek Burton Mark Benjamin Zebel[?] Mark Jackson Davenport Mark Jackson Wadkins Mark Rose Cobb Mark Jane Wadkins Mark Eliza Tucker Mark * marks text added later * Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsJanuary 16, 1868DocumentjpgProbateOffice_FreedmensBureauLaborContracts_011This 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 the Montgomery County Archives 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.http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17217coll8/id/114
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Labor contract between Kinch Hall and Chas Orun[?], January 16, 1868

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