Article of Agreement between Catharine T. Cate and B. L. Johns
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Title
Article of Agreement between Catharine T. Cate and B. L. Johns
Subject
African Americans, labor, race relations
Description
In this contract, Catharine L. Cate agreed to work as a cook for B. J. Johns for the rate of $5 per month along with lodging and rations ("found"). They agreed that any changes to the contract would be made before a local Freedmen's Bureau agent, which was one of the duties agents undertook in helping the freedpeople find employment.
Source
Lunenburg County Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, Lunenburg County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.
Date
August 21, 1865
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
15_0732_002, Catharine Cate agreement_1865_transcription_15_0732_002.pdf
Coverage
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Citation
“Article of Agreement between Catharine T. Cate and B. L. Johns,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/530.