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Title	Sharecropping Contract
Description	Sharecropping contract between Cammie Williams and Wade Wilkes, for 2100 pounds of lent cotton in exchange for land.
Digital ID#	20-251
Physical ID	20-251
Object Type	Document
Creator	Williams, Campbell.
Contributors	Wilkes, Wade.; Burret, A. P.
Subject	Sharecropping--Mississippi. Contracts--Mississippi.
Geographic location	Simpson County (Miss.)
Date (original)	1899-11-06
Time period	1890-1899
Original Collection	Williams (Daniel) Papers
Publisher	Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Rights	Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Format (original)	2-page document 20.2 x 12.3 cm.
Format (digital)	200 dpi JPEG image
Repository	Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Location of Original	Williams (Daniel) Papers/Box 1/Sharecrop agreements and notes 1890s
Related materials	A digitization project sponsored by the Consortium for the History of Agricultural and Rural Mississippi (CHARM).
Language	en
Contact information	For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679.
facet format	document
Transcript	This contract made and entered into this, the 6th day of Nov. 1899 by and between C.A. Williams of one part and Wade Wilkes of the other part. Witnesseth, that the said C.A. Williams, party of the first part, has this day rented unto the said Wade Wilkes, party of the second part, for a term of one year, (1900), the following described land, situated in Hinds County, State of Mississippi, to wit: All the land worked by said Wilkes during the year 1899, being 63 acres, more or less, and further described as follows: 30 acres in what is known as the "Carraway new ground" 18 acres [page 2] in the "Big field", commencing at Mr. S. N. Hollingsworth's orchard and running south, also, 14 acres near the "Louis Robinson Spring". The said Wade Wilkes promises and agrees, by his note of even date, herewith, to pay unto the said C.A. Williams, or his order, for rent on the above described land, twenty one hundred pounds (2100 lbs) of lent cotton, ready baled for market and delivered to his order, on or before the 15th day of Oct. 1900. It is further agreed that the said C.A. Williams is to put a stack chimney, new floor and front gallery to said Wilkes' dwelling, provided, that the said Wilkes assists in the labor and hauling of lumber to make said improvements. [page 3] Witnesseth our signatures this, the 6th day of November 1899. C. A. Williams Wade Wilkes x his mark (A.P. Burret,) witness
Collection Title	Daniel Williams family papers

Digital ID#	20-251-p01.jpg
Physical ID	20-
Original Collection	Williams (Daniel) Papers
Publisher	Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Rights	Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Format (digital)	200 dpi jpeg image
Repository	Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Location of Original	Daniel Williams Papers/Folder 20
Related materials	A digitization project sponsored by the Consortium for the History of Agricultural and Rural Mississippi (CHARM).
Language	en
Contact information	For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679.
Transcript	This contract made and entered into this, the 6th day of Nov. 1899 by and between C.A. Williams of one part and Wade Wilkes of the other part. Witnesseth, that the said C.A. Williams, party of the first part, has this day rented unto the said Wade Wilkes, party of the second part, for a term of one year, (1900), the following described land, situated in Hinds County, State of Mississippi, to wit: All the land worked by said Wilkes during the year 1899, being 63 acres, more or less, and further described as follows: 30 acres in what is known as the "Carraway new ground" 18 acres

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