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Tate, Jerry M., fl. 1866 Agreement hiring a freeman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02674.01 Author/Creator: Tate, Jerry M., fl. 1866 Place Written: Pickens County, Alabama Type: Manuscript document Date: 22 March 1866 Pagination: 1 p. 22.6 x 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Signed '"J.M. Tate and B.F. Wells." Also signed by "George." Tate and Wells agree to to pay George, a freedman, $35.00 for his services. Possibly a clerical copy.

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