Contract for labor for R.J. Floyd, freedman

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IdentifierMS2014_0003_FF13DateJanuary 3 1867CreatorsR.J. FloydWillis SmithMedia TypeLegal documentsSubjectSharecroppingTenant farmingFreedmenGonzales County (Tex.)LanguageEnglishCopyright StatementNo Copyright – Non-Commercial Use OnlyDescriptionLabor contract for R.J. Floyd, a freedman, to Willis Smith and son Hubbard. Floyd is contracted to work at W.L. Foster's farm in Gonzales County, raising forty acres of crops and paying the Smiths half of the proceeds from the harvest while also paying his own rations, clothing, medical bills, and other assorted bills.

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Contract for labor for R.J. Floyd, freedman

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Contract for labor for R.J. Floyd, freedman