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Mar 28, 2019

Newberry District, SC Freedmen’s Labor Contracts, 1866

Newberry Labor Contracts 1866 1-2

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Microfilm Publications
Roll 92, Target 3
Labor Contracts, 1-2

1866
Newberry District

Indexed by Alana Thevenet

You can access images of the original documents here on FamilySearch.


Employer: Thos H. Adams
Date: 3 January 1864
Freedpeople:

Harry Spearman


Employer: Thos H. Adams
Date: [Undated]
Freedpeople:

Lemuel Schumpert


Employer: John P. A[illegible]ll
Date: 17 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Pinckney Rook


Employer: David Atkins
Date: 5 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Sam & boys


Employer: N.T. Butler
Plantation of: Rhisal Butler, father of N.T. Butler
Date: 22 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Hamp Clary


Employer: S.N. Beard
Date: 10 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Wash Cook


Employer: Kay Burton
Date: 28 January 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Milly Williams, age 40 $2.09 per month


Employer: Mathias Barre
Date: 27 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Thomas Lane


Employer: J.A. Bond
Date: [No day] January 1866
Freedpeople:

Jacob Cannon &
his wife Leanna


Employer: George Brown
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Louis and
his wife and children


Employer: William Brown
Date: 17 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Morgan Herndon
for his two sons Jesse and Stephen


Employer: T.S. Boinest
Date: 31 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Drusilla Ruff


Employer: Catharine Litsey
Date: 25 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry


Employer: J.A. Caldwell
Date: 3 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Malinda and
her son Glasgow


Employer: J.S. Cameron
Date: [Illegible] May 1866
Freedpeople:

Mary


Employer: Nancy Cleland
Date: 31 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Madison Cleland


Employer: Thomas H. Crooks
Date: 1 February 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Nancy [Illegible]wine, age 40 $3.10 per month


Employer: J.C. Caldwell
Date: 17 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Robert Connor


Employer: Joseph Caldwell
Date: 16 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Tom


Employer: Joseph Caldwell
Date: 22 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Hamp Blair


Employer: J.A. Caldwell
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Hanah Glasgow


Employer: J.A. Caldwell
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Manuel Boyd


Employer: William S. Caldwell
Date: 7 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Edwards counts for
his son Allen Counts (minor)


Employer: William S. Caldwell
Date: 7 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Jim


Employer: W.J. Duffie
Date: 5 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Cass Williams


Employer: Sarah Dewalt
Date: 12 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Frank former slave of John H[iIllegible]
and wife Kate former slave of Col. John H[illegible]
and one child


Employer: P.H. Duckett
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Elizabeth Hill


Employer: W.H. Dickert
Date: 8 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Frank, formerly a slave of Willis Pickleberger


Employer: S.L. Davis
Date: 2 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Caroline Thompson


Employer: S.L. Davis
Date: 15 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Shep Davis


Employer: S.L. Davis
Date: 5 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Namon for
his wife and child


Employer: John H. Davis
Date: 25 April 1866
Freedpeople:

John Nugent


Employer: S.L. Davis
Date: 22 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Griffin Davis


Employer: S.L. Davis
Date: 29 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Milton Mathis


Employer: S.L. Davis
Date: 2 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Young Davis


Employer: Mary C. Ferguson
Date: 15 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Tom


Employer: John W. Folk
Date: 9 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Peter Stone and
his son Thomas Stone


Employer: Simeon Fair
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Dick
his wife & children


Employer: Simeon Fair
Date: [Illegible] February 1866
Freedpeople:

Ned for himself and
wife & three children


Employer: Simeon Fair
Date: 12 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Jessee for himself and
his wife and two sons Wesly and Mi[illegible]
and wife of Wesly & children


Employer: Simeon Fair
Date: 2 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Sim for himself &
his wife & children


Employer: Simeon Fair
Date: 12 March 1866
Freedpeople:

George for himself &
his wife and four children
and his son-in-law George and his wife Patience


Employer: Simeon Fair
Date: 12 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Aaron for himself &
his wife & children
and Be[illegible]y and his step-son Bob


Employer: Simeon Fair
Location: The Neal Place on Beaver Dam Creek
Date: 12 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Robbin for himself and
his wife and children


Employer: March C. Ferguson
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Jim
Susan


Employer: B.Bl Gilliam
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry Gilliam and
wife Jane Gilliam


Employer: Henry Halfacre
Date: 2 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Lina Robeson and child


Employer: Henry Halfacre
Date: 2 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Philice Stokes
Guy


Employer: Henry Halfacre
Date: 2 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Fanny Johnson


Employer: Henry Halfacre
Date: 14 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Levi Johnes


Employer: J.N. Herndon
Date: 22 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Burrow Herndon


Employer: John N. Herndon
Date: 22 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Morgan Herndon


Employer: Frederick Hunter
Date: 21 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Sam
his wife Amy


Employer: Frederick Hunter
Date: 6 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Antony
his wife Miney


Employer: Frederick Hunter
Date: 12 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry Wilson
Robert [crossed out]


Employer: John Hair
Date: 13 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Giles former slave of Christinah Donovan for
his step-son Dewit former slave of Sarah Dewalt


Employer: Peter Hair
Date: 4 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Newton Hair lately slave of Peter Hair


Employer: John Hair
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Orlando
his wife Laura former slave of John Hair with her infant child


Employer: Matthew Hall
Date: 11 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Spencer


Employer: Matthew Hall
Date: 7 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Harriet


Employer: J.W. Hill
Date: 6 January 1866
Freedpeople:

James Bird
Nancy Bird and her child


Employer: Nathan Hipp
Date: 15 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Frank Glymph


Employer: Asberry Hendricks
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Richmond, age 11 $1.50 per month


Employer: A. Harris
Date: 9 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Allen Epps


Employer: John S. Hairston
Location: Laurens District
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Phils Hairston


Employer: L.J. Jones
Date: 23 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Wiley Goss
for lease of farm


Employer: John B. Johnson
Date: 12 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Warren Mills hires
for hire of his son Robert


Employer: N.A. Jacoby
Date: 2 January 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Persilla Lizabett, age 12 $2.00 per month


Employer: W. M. Kellar
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Colman Dunkin


Employer: John J. Kinard
Date: 5 April 1866
Freedpeople:

John Gallman
for hire of his sone Kent Gallman


Employer: M.T. Kinard
Date: 4 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Nelson Long


Employer: Happy D. Kinard
Date: 6 July 1866
Freedpeople:

Ed Buzzard
for lease of the farm


Employer: M.T. Kinard
Date: 16 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Fanny Miller for [The name was written Mandy Miller.]
hire of her son Scott, about fifteen years old


Employer: H.H. Kinard
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Charley Cannon, age 21 $25.00 per month


Employer: A.D.L Moser
Date: [No date] May 1866
Freedpeople:

Willis the miller
to attend to the grist mill & saw mill of A.D.L. Moser


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Edom [Also written Eadom] Lipscomb


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Wash Lipscomb


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 13 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Manda Hill


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 12 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Tom Smith for himself
& his wife Martha Smith


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 17 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Sam Ruff [or Ross or Roff]


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 16 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Sip Hill


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 4 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Ann Higgins


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 27 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Hettie Ruff [or Ross or Roff]


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 15 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Peter Chappell for himself
& his wife Rachel Chappell


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

George Lipscomb


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 17 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Columbus Ross [or Ropp]


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 27 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Wash Ropp [or Ross] for himself
& his wife Aggy Ropp


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 17 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Jack C. Hill for himself
& his wife Susan Hill


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 22 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry Chappell


Employer: T.J. Lipscomb
Date: 5 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Charlotte Chappell


Employer: M.C.M. Livingston
Date: 10 March 1866
Freedpeople:

John Fair


Employer: Robt B. Livingston
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Sam Livingston


Employer: J.N. Lipscomb
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Tom


Employer: J.N. Lipscomb
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Sandy


Employer: J.N. Lipscomb
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Jim for himself & family


Employer: J.N. Lipscomb
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Solomon for himelf &
his wife Ellen


Employer: J.N. Lipscomb
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Simon for himself &
his son Simon & his daughter Charlotte


Employer: J.N. Lipscomb
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Mose


Employer: Robert Lemons
Date: 1 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Toney Suber for
his wife and daughters


Employer: John C. Lane
Date: 23 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Jacob Lane a minor


Employer: A.W. Lindler
Location: Edgefield District, South Carolina
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Samps


Employer: A.D.L. Moser
Date: 26 June 1866
Freedpeople:

Harriet


Employer: W.B. McKeller
Date: 26 June 1866
Freedpeople:

Jefferson Welch and his wife
Silvey Buzzard
her daughter, Laura Buzzard


Employer: W.B. McKeller
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

James Sattawhite


Employer: Peter Moon
Date: 23 January 1866
Freedpeople:

George Greenwood for himself and
his wife and children


Employer: L.C. McCrackin
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Harriet McCrackin


Employer: J.E. Meadors
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Jack Richey and family


Employer: W.Y. McKeller
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Louisa Lark


Employer: James B. Neel
Date: 19 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Fed Neel


Employer: R.Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Jacob Lindsay


Employer: R. Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Samuel Griffin


Employer: R. Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Thomas Floyd


Employer: R. Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Wiley McCreary


Employer: R. Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Thomas Brooks


Employer: R. Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Richard Griffin


Employer: R. Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Sarah Williams


Employer: R. Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1
866
Freedpeople:
Kitt Griffin


Employer: J.T. Norris
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Newman Johnston


Employer: J.T. Norris
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Mock Street


Employer: Mrs. Helen O’Neall
Date: 23 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry Shell, a mechanic


Employer: Mrs. Elizabeth A. Payne
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Ben
Jack


Employer: Samuel S. Paysinger
Date: 22 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Larkin Boozer


Employer: John Riser
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Andrew Holloway


Employer: George A. Rikard
Date: 5 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Cato Stone


Employer: W.D. Reagan
Date: 16 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Andy for himself
his wife Sallie
his seven children Susan, Bettie, Fannie,
Marion, Nancy, Mac & Andy


Employer: James A. Riser
Date: 7 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Jack formerly a slave of Augustus Kibler


Employer: L.P.W. Riser
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Calvin


Employer: James J. Reeder
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Daniel


Employer: James J. Reeder
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Dilsey the mother of two boys
Tom and Charley


Employer: James J. Reeder
Date: 15 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Pink


Employer: A.M. Reeder
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Manda and four children


Employer: A.M. Reeder
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Frank for himself
[Unnamed] freedwoman and three children


Employer: A.M. Reeder
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Thomas


Employer: James J. Reeder
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Liley and three children


Employer: Wm Reeder
Date: 5 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Tildy


Employer: J.F.W. Riser
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

George


Employer: Hiram R. Wicker
Date: 7 May 1866

Freedpeople:
Braxon Rickard


Employer: John F. Renwick
Date: 11 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Birt &
son Morris


Employer: M.A. Renwick
Date: 1 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Charley &
his wife Cathrin and five children


Employer: R.C. Swindler
Date: 3 April 1866
Freedpeople:

John Blair


Employer: R.C. Swindler
Date: 3 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Anthony Houseal


Employer: R.C. Swindler
Date: 3 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Nancy Abrams and
her son Booker


Employer: Thomas G. Sloan
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:
Balfry


Employer: Jacob Setzler
Date: 4 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Alfred Setzler
Louisa Setzler his wife


Employer: Dr. G.A. Setzler
Date: 3 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Amos Setzler and
his wife Harriet Lane


Employer: Jacob Setzler
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Viney Setzler and children


Employer: J. Setzler
Date: 1 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Spencer Dewalt for
his son Ben Dewalt


Employer: John F. Sims
Date: 31 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Mary Johnson


Employer: John F. Sims
Date: 31 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry Whitmire
Caroline McCrackin [Crossed out]


Employer: John F. Sims
Date: 31 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Willis Johnson Ward Herndon
Sawney Sims Jinsey Sims
Sim Bird Louisa Bird
LaFayette Sims


Employer: Wm R. Suber
Date: 11 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Jake


Employer: J.L. Smith
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Jess and family


Employer: Catherine P. Summer
Date: 10 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Elvey


Employer: Henry Sumner
Date: 16 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Anthony Brown for
his daughter Amanda Jane, about fifteen years
his wife Amanda


Employer: Henry Sumner
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Amanda and her children


Employer: James M. enn
Date: 31 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Martha whose husband has abandoned her
for her four children
Frank, Walker, Harriet & Elizabeth who has an infant child


Employer: J.L. Seas
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Frank


Employer: R.C. Swindler
Date: 1 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Sally McCants for
her son Reuben


Employer: James M. Spence [His name was signed M.J. Spence]
Date: 15 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Harrison


Employer: Richard Satterwhite
Date: 27 April 1866
Freedpeople:

John


Employer: Geo T. [or P.] Sligh
Date: 26 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Jack Maffett


Employer: Elizabeth Stewart
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Bob Johnson


Employer: D.S. Suber
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Creasy Lane


Employer: Henry Stone
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Jim Ruff


Employer: Amos E. Smith
Date: 3 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Rufus Lyles
Sarah Smith


Employer: J.D. Smith
Date: 1 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Jacob


Employer: Thomas G. Sloan
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Bill


Employer: John W. Watts
Date: 6 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Mad for himself and
his wife Harriet and her children


Employer: John W. Watts
Date: 6 January 1666
Freedpeople:

George for himself
and his children


Employer: S.L. Watts
Date: 11 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Milly and her children


Employer: Wm H. Whitmire
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Lindsey


Employer: Wm H. Whitmire
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Abraam


Employer: J.N. Watson
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Jarrett Watson


Employer: J.N. Watson
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Sam Jack


Employer: J.N. Watson
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Will Watson


Employer: Joseph Watson
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Washington Rice
and four children


Employer: Michael Werts
Date: 6 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Edmond


Employer: J.B. Werts
Date: 16 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Anderson


Employer: Michael Werts
Date: 9 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Willis for himself
his wife Fanny
his stepson Ben


Employer: Michael Werts
Date: 6 January 1866
Freedpeople:

James


Employer: Michael Werts
Date: 9 January 1866
Freedpeople:

John for himself
and wife Maria and two children
Laura and infant


Employer: Michael Werts
Date: 9 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Robert for himself
his wife Charlotte
his stepson Jackson


Employer: J.B. Werts
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry


Employer: Mary J. Waldruff
Date: 19 February 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Andy Boozer, age 36 $5.00 per month


Employer: John Williams
Date: 7 March 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Robert Boozer, age 17 $6.66 per month


Employer: Elijah Wedman
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Willis


Employer: James H. Williams
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry Vaughn


Employer: W.H. Webb
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Moses Simpson


Employer: A.H. Wheeler
Date: 11 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Buck


Employer: Perry Workman
Date: 26 March 1866
Freedpeople:

[Illegible]icy Davis


Employer: Hugh C. Wilson
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Amanda


Employer: Mrs. Ellen Wilson
Date: [Undated] May 1866
Freedpeople:

Harvy Pratt


Employer: Hugh C. Wilson
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Hiram


Employer: Martha Young
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Matthais


Employer: Martha Young
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Lewis for
his son Levi (a minor)


Employer: John P. Aull
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Arter Brown
Nathan Brown


Employer: William Bishop
Date: 1 May 1867
Freedpeople:

Edward Counts
Hansom Counts


Employer: J. Marion Boyd
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Aaron Blair and wife and child


Employer: G.M. Boyd
Date: 6 January 1866
Freedpeople:

George & wife Barbry formerly slaves of Dr D.A. Cannon


Employer: Caroline Boozer
Date: 31 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Lewis Burton
[Illegible] Hendrix


Employer: George Boozer
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Jake Cannon
his wife Ann Cannon


Employer: Richard P. Clark
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Harry Clark
Mark Clark


Employer: Nancy Cromer
Date: 11 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Peter Counts
Peter Sligh


Employer: Nancy Cromer
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Peter Counts


Employer: Noah L. Chapman
Date: 16 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Amelia Ann [Also written Melian]
Sally


Employer: Mrs. W.E. Chapline
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Sam Page
Elijah Eichelberger


Employer: G.S. Cannon
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Griffin Connor
his wife Caroline


Employer: G.S. Cannon
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Hiram Keller
his wife Ann
their three children


Employer: Wm S. Cannon
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry Cannon
his wife Jane
their two children


Employer: Robert Cannon
Location: near the Greenville & Columbia Rail Road
Date: 19 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Peter Cox
Preston Green


Employer: J.S. Cameron
Date: 4 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Isaac
Lucind


Employer: A.G. Dickert
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

George
Sam, wife and three children
Caroline [crossed out]


Employer: Paul P. Derrick
Of: Lexington District, S.C.
Date: 3 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Jess Mayer
Frances


Employer: John R. Darymple
Of: Laurens District
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Samuel Young
Martha his wife


Employer: Wm J. Duffie
Date: 24 January 1866
Freedpeople:

John Chandler
his wife Mariah Chandler


Employer: John H. Davis
Date: 3 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Sam
Dolphus


Employer: John Elmore
Date: 4 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Harper Hair
his wife Sallie Hair
Jordan Elmore [crossed out]
Mary Durant [crossed out]


Employer: Samuel Ferguson
DateL 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Anderson Ferguson
Margery
Willis
Martin Ferguson
Sally
Amanda


Employer: G.W. G[illegible]
Date: 3 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Sharlotte
Winny


Employer: William Goggans
Location: Laurens District, S.C.
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

John
his wife Leah


Employer: William R. Griffin
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry
his wife Charlotte


Employer: John Golden
Date: 26 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Dinah Golden
Alsey Golden


Employer: Mary Ann Glasgow
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Burr Glasgow
Baxter Glasgow


Employer: Wiley Goss a freedman
On the farm of: S.J. Jones
Date: 5 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Caroline Goggans to hire
her two boys Dan & Moses


Employer: Frederick Hunter
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Gilbert
Ras


Employer: John Hair
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Jonas former slave of John H. Stockman


Employer: John Hair
Date: 6 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Ruth with
three children Nance, Dave & Elsy


Employer: J.W. Hill (Planter)
Date: 13 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Giles Tucker
his wife Mary Tucker


Employer: J.W. Hill (Planter)
Date: 4 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Adam Whitmire
Louisa Whitmire
Cindy Whitmire


Employer: D.N. Halfacre
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Sam Sligh
Francis DeWalt and 1 child


Employer: Henry Halfacre
Date: 2 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Jesse Harrington [crossed out]
Dave Speak


Employer: Asberry Hendricks
Date: 19 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Epram Young and wife


Employer: John D. Hipp
Date: 1 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Mason Hipp
Hannah Hipp


Employer: Nathan Hunter
Date: 9 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Martin Hunter
his wife Becka Hunter


Employer: Peter Hair
Date: 4 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Si Hair formerly slave of Peter Hair


Employer: M.T. Kinard
Date: 18 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Wash Miller for himself & family
Louis Colman for himself & family


Employer: Margaret Kinard
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

George Kinard
his wife Matilda Kinard


Employer: J.J. Kibler
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Harriet
Liz


Employer: W. McKellar
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Henry Thompson
his wife Lucy Thompson


Employer: H.C. Kenner
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

William Smith
Stephen Simms [or Sims]


Employer: D.F. Livingston
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Wash Widaman to lease Sixteen acres of land


Employer: D.T. Livingston
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Dora Cramer


Employer: J.N. Lipscomb
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Berry for himself &
his wife Lethe


Employer: J.N. Lipscomb
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Abram
his wife Nelly


Employer: John R. Lenvell
Date: 23 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Harriet Parham
Jimmie Parham


Emoloyer: William R. Lane
Date: 3 May 1866
Freedpeople:

John Mendenhall
Allen Mendenhall


Employer: J.H. Livingston
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Spencer Dewalt


Employer: J.G. Lake
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Philip & wife


Employer: A.L. Lark
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Caroline
Charlotte
Andrew


Employer: Margaret E. McCrackin
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Isaac McCrackin
Thomas McCrackin


Employer: Peter Moore
Date: 9 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Rachel Dembo
Mary Pratt


Employer: J.M. Mobley
Date: 23 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Tony Johnston, age 18
Charley Miller, age 19


Employer: W.W. Miller
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Isaac Williams, age 22 $5.33 per month
Mary Miller, age 23 $3.00 per month
and two children


Employer: W.W. Miller
Date: 12 March 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Bur Boozer, age 17 $6.49
Sarah Boozer, age 18 Forty bushels of corn at
the end of the year


Employer: Ellen S. Wilson
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

George Lake
Susan Lake


Employer: Margaret Nobles
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Harry McNeil and
his wife Nancy McNeil


Employer: Thomas McNeel
Date: 5 March 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

Ben Harrington for Thirty Dollars in Gold
his grandson Crayton at the end of the year


Employer: R. Drayton Nance
Date: 21 January 1866
Freedpeople:

James Nance
his wife Sallie Nance
and three children


Employer: Susan A. Nance
Date: 29 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Solomon
Abe


Employer: Susan A. Nance
Date: 29 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Tamer [crossed out]
Elvira, the cook [written over Tamer]
Mary, washer and dining room servant


Employer: J.B. Chalmers
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Pat Citty
John Millie commence March 15th
Arch
Gibb
Sill
Sam


Employer: Geo A. Rickard
Date: 7 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Rachael and six children, one of them an idiot
Nance and one child


Employer: John Riser
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Calvin Rook
his wife to help to cook and wash and hoe some little
patches and garden


Employer: James J. Reeder
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Mingo
Elizer


Employer: James J. Reeder
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Wash
Coleman


Employer: D.F. Rickard
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Jim Sligh and his family
three children the oldest not nine years old
and wife about to have another


Employer: John S. Renwick
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Lige
Leathy


Employer: John S. Renwick
Date: [No date] January 1866
Freedpeople:

Ransom
his wife Maria
his daughters Mary, Amelia & Sarah


Employer: W.D. Reagan
Date: 16 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Henderson
his wife Laura
Bluford
his wife Louisa
And their four children [Children of both Henderson/Laura and Bluford/Louisa]


Employer: W.D. Reagan
Date: 16 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Dolly, washer and cook for her family and the family of Francis
and her children Martha, Add, Tom & General
Francis
and her children Sarah & Zena


Employer: Jas J. Reeder
Date: 16 February 1866
Freedpeople:

George
Martha
and their small boy child


Employer: A.M. Reeder
Date: 13 April 1866
Freedpeople:

George


Employer: W.D. Reeder
Date: 1 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Alfred Reeder & family
his wife Amy to cook, wash & assist in other necessary work
Bob Cannon


Employer: Wm Reeded
Date: 5 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Hiram Freedman
Judy


Employer: George Sheeley, Agt.
For: William Sheely
Date: 17 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Harry [Illegible]ease


Employer: Jacob Stern
Date: 6 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Lewis Smith


Employer: Dr. G.A. [Illegible]
Date: 3 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Emira Graham
Christina Graham


Employer: Jacob Setzler
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Burrough Berly
his wife
their children Frank & Eliza Setzler [Eliza’s name is crossed out.]


Employer: R.C. Swindler
Date: 15 May 1866
Freedpeople:

John Blair
his wife Sarah Blair


Employer: J.P. Smeltzer
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Lawson Fulenwider
his wife Eliza Fulenwider


Employer: B.H. Lovelace
Date: 22 May 1866
Freedpeople:

Eliza mother and guardian of
Mary, Girl (12) Twelve years of age


Employer: G.S. Sligh
Date: 8 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Sallie
Harriet [crossed out]


Employer: Wm Smith
Date: [Undated] January 1866
Freedpeople:

Jess Freedman
Nancy Freedman
and family


Employer: Henry W. Suber
Date: 10 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Jim Liles
Rachel Hardy
two children John and Ann


Employer: William Summer
Date: 22 March 1866
Freedpeople:

Aaron
Spence


Employer: Stephen P. Teague
Location: Laurens District, S.C.
Date: 5 April 1866
Freedpeople: Rate of Pay

George & wife & Son $150.00 on 1 Jan 1867
Bill $38.00 for seven months work


Employer: J.F. Wheeler
Date: 10 April 1866
Freedpeople:

Fanny Richey


Employer: J.F. Wheeler
Date: 10 April 1866

Freedpeople:
Catherine Swindler
for two children labor Betty & Charles


Employer: George F. Wells Senr.
Date: 18 February 1866
Freedpeople:

Levi (formerly the property of Elihu C. Payne Dec’d)
Ben formerly the property of Said G.F. Wells Senr.


Employer: O.S. Werts
Date: 1 January 1866
Freedpeople:

Charles Rickard
his wife Schalott Rikard


Employer: Martha Young
Date: [Undated] 1866
Freedpeople:

Matthias
his wife Jane