Article of Agreement between Catharine T. Cate and B. L. Johns

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Catharine Cate agreement_1865_transcription_15_0732_002.pdf

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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

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