Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865 - 1869
National Archives Publication M798 Roll 36
"Unbound Miscellaneous Papers"
Bureau R. F. & A. L.
Office Asst. Comr. State Office
Augusta, Ga.
March 13, 1866
State of Georgia
Wilkes County
This agreement entered into this the 9th day of January 1866 between Clark Anderson & Co. of the State of Mississippi, County of (blank) of the first part and the Freedmen whose names are annexed of the State and County aforesaid of the second part. Witnesseth that the said Clark Anderson & Co. agrees to furnish to the Freed Laborers whose names are annexed quarters, fuel and healthey rations. Medical attendance and supplies in case of sickness, and the amount set opposite their respective names per month during the continuation of this contract paying one third of the wages each month, and the amount in full at the end of the year before the final disposal of the crop which is to be raised by them on said Clark Anderson & Co. Plantation in the County of (blank) and State aforesaid. The said Clark Anderson & Co. further agree to give the female laborers one half day in each week to do their washing &c.
The Laborers on their part agree to work faithfully and diligently on the Plantation of the said Clark Anderson & Co. for six days in the week and to do all necessary work usually done on a plantation on the Sabbath, during this year 1866 commencing with this date and ending 1st January 1867, that we will be respectful and obedient to said Clark Anderson & Co. or their agents, and that we will in all respects endeavor to promote their interests, and we further bind ourselves to treat with humanity and kindness the stock entrusted to our care and will be responsible for such stock as die through out inhumanity or carelessness and we further agree to deduct for time lost by our own fault one dollar per day during the Spring and two dollars during cotton picking season, also that the Father & Mother should pay for board of children, also for lost time by protracted sickness and we further agree to have deducted from our respective wages the expense of medical attendance and supplies during sickness.
Male Laborers
No |
Names |
Age |
Class |
Wage |
1 |
Julius Sims |
20 |
1st |
15.00 |
2 |
Branch Cole |
22 |
1st |
15.00 |
3 |
Nathan Roberts |
40 |
2nd |
10.00 |
4 |
Robert Gomer |
30 |
1st |
5.00 |
5 |
Joe Bailey |
25 |
1st |
15.00 |
6 |
Tom Willis |
47 |
2nd |
10.00 |
7 |
Albert Willis |
21 |
1st |
15.00 |
8 |
Dick Burton |
38 |
1st |
15.00 |
9 |
Wm. Pope |
32 |
1st |
15.00 |
10 |
Jim Dill |
49 |
2nd |
10.00 |
11 |
Bob Dill |
13 |
3rd |
6.00 |
12 |
Henry Jones |
22 |
1st |
15.00 |
13 |
Jim Battery |
25 |
1st |
15.00 |
14 |
Wm. Harris |
24 |
1st |
15.00 |
15 |
Marshall Gilbert |
25 |
1st |
15.00 |
16 |
John Gilchrist |
21 |
1st |
15.00 |
17 |
Bill Brooks |
20 |
1st |
15.00 |
18 |
Jasper Drake |
23 |
1st |
15.00 |
19 |
Gus |
17 |
2nd |
10.00 |
20 |
Wm. Gaines |
42 |
2nd |
10.00 |
21 |
Stephen Gaines |
20 |
1st |
15.00 |
22 |
Jeff Wallace |
25 |
1st |
15.00 |
23 |
Frank Wiley |
20 |
1st |
15.00 |
24 |
Nathan Dill |
33 |
1st |
15.00 |
25 |
Harrison Dill |
15 |
3rd |
6.00 |
26 |
Frank Rice |
16 |
2nd |
10.00 |
27 |
Dick Terrell |
49 |
2nd |
10.00 |
28 |
Harrison Terrill |
18 |
1st |
15.00 |
29 |
Jake Winfield |
23 |
1st |
15.00 |
30 |
Henry Winfield |
22 |
1st |
15.00 |
31 |
Geo. Winfield |
20 |
1st |
15.00 |
32 |
Ebenizer Winfield |
14 |
3rd |
6.00 |
33 |
Ernest Winfield |
18 |
1st |
15.00 |
34 |
Silas Griffin |
32 |
1st |
15.00 |
35 |
Jerry Howard |
24 |
1st |
15.00 |
36 |
Green Griffin |
24 |
1st |
15.00 |
37 |
Leru Johnson |
34 |
1st |
15.00 |
38 |
Charles Mercer |
31 |
1st |
15.00 |
39 |
Jim Jones |
22 |
1st |
15.00 |
40 |
Henry Pettis |
27 |
1st |
15.00 |
41 |
Billy Lewisford |
19 |
1st |
15.00 |
42 |
Felix Booker |
26 |
1st |
15.00 |
43 |
Alfred Anthony |
24 |
1st |
15.00 |
44 |
Aaron Evans |
23 |
1st |
15.00 |
45 |
Geo. Evans |
19 |
1st |
15.00 |
46 |
Billy Mattocks |
32 |
1st |
15.00 |
47 |
Willis Mattocks |
22 |
1st |
15.00 |
48 |
Geo. Mattocks |
17 |
2nd |
10.00 |
49 |
John Mattocks |
20 |
1st |
15.00 |
50 |
Jodon Rusher |
28 |
1st |
15.00 |
51 |
Isham Rusher |
35 |
1st |
15.00 |
52 |
Charles Graves |
37 |
1st |
15.00 |
53 |
Mab Alexander |
17 |
2nd |
10.00 |
54 |
Ned Bennett |
40 |
2nd |
10.00 |
55 |
Henry Bennett |
18 |
1st |
15.00 |
56 |
Ned Daniels |
22 |
1st |
15.00 |
(Sd.) Clark Anderson & Co.
Female Laborers
No. |
Names |
Age |
Class |
Wage |
1 |
Catherine Moore |
30 |
1st |
12.00 |
2 |
Armanda Anthony |
17 |
1st |
12.00 |
3 |
Chloe Roberts |
20 |
1st |
12.00 |
4 |
Beria Roberts |
20 |
1st |
12.00 |
5 |
Louisa Roberts |
14 |
3rd |
4.00 |
6 |
Adaline Willis |
19 |
1st |
12.00 |
7 |
Ellen Willis |
18 |
1st |
12.00 |
8 |
Frankie Burton |
24 |
1st |
12.00 |
9 |
Sarah Pope |
|
1st |
12.00 |
10 |
Lizzie Johnson |
|
1st |
12.00 |
11 |
Harriet Johnson |
|
1st |
12.00 |
12 |
Georgiana Johnson |
|
1st |
12.00 |
13 |
Tempie Dill |
|
1st |
12.00 |
14 |
Hattie Battery |
22 |
1st |
12.00 |
15 |
Caroline Washington |
22 |
1st |
12.00 |
16 |
Lucy Brown |
23 |
1st |
12.00 |
17 |
Mary Gaines |
16 |
2nd |
8.00 |
18 |
Francis Gaines |
14 |
3rd |
6.00 |
19 |
Amanda Smith |
19 |
1st |
12.00 |
20 |
Fanny Jones |
21 |
1st |
12.00 |
21 |
Catherine Dill |
25 |
1st |
12.00 |
22 |
Charlotte Terrell |
35 |
1st |
12.00 |
23 |
Amy Wingfield |
16 |
2nd |
8.00 |
24 |
Melissa Winfield |
21 |
1st |
12.00 |
25 |
Julia Griffin |
33 |
2nd |
8.00 |
26 |
Meritee Griffin |
15 |
3rd |
6.00 |
27 |
Hannah Howard |
23 |
2nd |
8.00 |
28 |
Margaret Mills |
30 |
2nd |
8.00 |
29 |
Julia Griffin |
20 |
1st |
12.00 |
30 |
Laura Johnson |
24 |
2nd |
8.00 |
31 |
Amanda Mercer |
31 |
1st |
12.00 |
32 |
Anne Alexander |
23 |
2nd |
8.00 |
33 |
Hennetta Booker |
20 |
1st |
12.00 |
34 |
Cyretha Anthony |
18 |
1st |
12.00 |
35 |
Patience Evans |
18 |
1st |
12.00 |
36 |
Mary Mattocks |
18 |
1st |
12.00 |
37 |
Esther Mattocks |
18 |
1st |
12.00 |
38 |
Laura Rusher |
35 |
1st |
12.00 |
39 |
Lucy Brown |
23 |
1st |
12.00 |
40 |
Nancy Smith |
16 |
2nd |
8.00 |
41 |
Jane Bennett |
36 |
1st |
12.00 |
42 |
Roxana Bennett |
17 |
2nd |
8.00 |
43 |
Elizabeth Reese |
30 |
1st |
12.00 |
44 |
Joana Debose |
30 |
1st |
12.00 |
(Sd.) Clark Anderson & Co.
Register of Children on Plantation
No. |
Name |
Age |
Sex |
1 |
Sam Furming |
4 |
Male
|
2 |
George Anthony |
9 |
"
|
3 |
Fred Anthony |
7 |
"
|
4 |
Sampson Willy |
10 |
"
|
5 |
Will Willis |
7 |
"
|
6 |
Wm. Pope |
5 mos. |
"
|
7 |
Tom Hill |
5 |
"
|
8 |
Russell Smith |
7 |
"
|
9 |
Jim Johnson |
5 mos. |
"
|
10 |
Frank McCord |
1 |
"
|
11 |
Alfred Dill |
11 |
"
|
12 |
Charles Clark |
9 |
"
|
13 |
Jim Clark |
6 |
"
|
14 |
Leander Clark |
1 |
"
|
15 |
Heywood Gilbert |
2 |
"
|
16 |
George Gomer |
11 |
"
|
17 |
Peter Ivy |
2 |
"
|
18 |
Aaron Ivy |
4 |
"
|
19 |
Levy Ivy |
11 |
"
|
20 |
Nick Terrill |
7 |
"
|
21 |
Gabe Terrill |
1 |
"
|
22 |
Joe Griffin |
8 |
"
|
23 |
Gilbert Griffin |
1 |
"
|
24 |
Henry Griffin |
1 |
"
|
25 |
Felix Mercer |
12 |
"
|
26 |
Dave Mercer |
9 |
"
|
27 |
Sandy Lansford |
11 |
"
|
28 |
George Evans |
3 mos. |
"
|
29 |
Turner Mattocks |
9 |
"
|
30 |
Farris Brown |
4 |
"
|
31 |
Claiborne Bennett |
10 |
"
|
32 |
Ned Bennett |
12 |
"
|
33 |
Celia White |
9 |
Female |
34 |
Gabrella Anthony |
11 |
"
|
35 |
Adaline Pope |
6 |
"
|
36 |
Harriet Pope |
2 |
"
|
37 |
Lydia Smith |
12 |
"
|
38 |
Fanny Dill |
6 |
"
|
39 |
Bina Dill |
4 |
"
|
40 |
Rose Hopkins |
11 |
"
|
41 |
Isabella Clark |
4 |
"
|
42 |
Sarah Clark |
1 |
"
|
43 |
Hattie Battery |
1 |
"
|
44 |
Sofa Gaines |
9 |
"
|
45 |
Nancy Ivy |
11 |
"
|
46 |
Martha Ivey |
9 |
"
|
47 |
Bettie Dill |
5 |
"
|
48 |
Mary A. Dill |
4 |
"
|
49 |
Jane Terrill |
5 |
"
|
50 |
George C. Terrill |
10 |
"
|
51 |
Maria Terrill |
11 |
"
|
52 |
Rachil Griffin |
5 |
"
|
53 |
Mary Griffin |
10 |
"
|
54 |
Bula Howard |
4 |
"
|
55 |
Susan Howard |
3 |
"
|
56 |
Allice Mattocks |
3 |
"
|
57 |
Susan Busher |
1 |
"
|
58 |
Emily Marshall |
7 |
"
|
59 |
Martha Bennett |
7 |
"
|
60 |
Louisa Bennett |
5 |
"
|
61 |
Eliza Bennett |
4 |
"
|
(Sd.) Clark Anderson & Co.
Register of Hands on the Plantation "Unserviceable"
No. |
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Remarks |
1 |
Martha Anthony |
31 |
Female |
Pregnant, feet & legs too badly swollen |
2 |
Sarah Gomer |
60 |
Female |
Old & infirm, children support her |
3 |
Lucy Bailey |
17 |
Female |
Sick, husband supports her |
4 |
Kittie Frazier |
50 |
Female |
Sick, husband supports her |
5 |
Mary Dill |
35 |
Female |
Unserviceable, husband supports her |
6 |
Francis Jones |
22 |
Female |
Sick, husband supports her |
7 |
Dilsie Gaines |
35 |
Female |
Husband supports her |
8 |
Dinah Graves |
37 |
Female |
Sick, husband supports her |
(Sd.) Clark Anderson & Co.
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