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Sharecropping

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George G. Lea Contract

 Collection
Identifier: MC 389
Scope and Content Note

Contract, executed December 29, 1865, between Princeton Township, Dallas County, Ark. corn and cotton planter Lea and 15 named freedpeople (4 adults and 11 children) engaged to cultivate his lands on shares in the 12 months period beginning January 1, 1866. Freedpeople listed in the contract are “Jake + his wife Ann and their children to wit Bob, Lucy, Jeff + Archy; Fran + her children to wit Oscar, Ellen, Sip[?], Albert + Jack; Anniss + her son Fill[?] + Logan.”

Dates: 1865