Note: due to damage of document, not all words could be transcribed.

This article of agreement made this the 31st of Dec 1868 between A. A. Sutherlund, and the undersigns the said undersigns agrees to labor for A. A. Sutherlund for one year commensing January 13th, 1869 and ending Dec 31st 1869 for the consideration of the ¼ Tobacco, ¼ wheat, ¼ Oats, ¼ Corn, ¼ Hay, ¼fodder, ¼ Irish potatoes. The number of .hands being 8, eight in which the division to be made, the undersigns be at no expense except the outside (word?? Hiring?) the said Sutherlund agrees to furnish each hand (damaged here)… and 3 gallons of meal pr week. we (damaged section)… bind ourselves to compliance by signing our names to the seal

Signed in my presence
Watkins Jones

A.A. Sutherlund (seal)
Hugh Carr (seal)
Armstead Carr (seal)
Alfred Mayo (seal)
John Susberry (seal)
Henry Woods (seal)

See also: Scan of original document (GIF image, 1000×873 pixels, 47K).