Freedman's Bureau work contract between Robert (Bob) Montgomery and John D. Montgomery · The Kingdom of the Happyland · Blue Ridge Community College Archive Digital Repository

Title: Freedman's Bureau work contract between Robert (Bob) Montgomery and John D. MontgomerySee all items with this value
Creator: United States Freedman's Bureau
Date: January 8, 1867See all items with this value
Description: A work contract between Robert Montgomery and his former enslaver, John D. Montgomery. The contract stipulates that John D. Montgomery will provide Robert Montgomery $75 plus board, minus any medical expenses or missed work days, after one year of Robert Montgomery's labor in animal husbandry. The contract also stipulates that Robert Montgomery is bound to stay at John D. Montgomery's plantation, unless given permission to leave, and to obey all his orders.
Format: JPG
Language: en-US
Place: Union, South Carolina
Identifier: The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872; NARA Series Number: M1910; NARA Reel Number: Roll 106, Labor Contracts, 1867; NARA Record Group Number: 105; NARA Record Group Name: Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1880; Collection Title: United States Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts Indenture and Apprenticeship Records 1865-1872