Legal Documents - Freedmen and Black Bayou / Hood's Plantation, 1865-1869

to $620.16, and at the same time give to you what is now required for the use of land, teams tools & the expense of the same. Hoping that this will meet with you approbation I am Sir very respectfully [Coury?] your obedient Servant EH Masters A SA [Coury?]

E.H. Masters -

Basis for Settlement with Govy Hood and The Freedmen June 11th 1868

& lawful agent & Attorney to do [J. O Simmons[?]] & perform all such acts as I [Power of Attorney [?]] might do & perform under said [J. H. Wilson] Power of Attorney hereby ratifying & confirming the same & holding them as binding on me as if I had been present & performing the same Done & signed in presen of under signed witness on this 14th day of Oct 1868 J. O. Simmon witness C. A De Fran[?]

know all men by these presents[?] that whereas I have been appointed by Phelon Dyen, Anthona Oweny, Paul Jones & William Gaither their agent & Attorney to settle and arrange all matters of settlement between them & me the undersigned for the year 1865. 1866. 1867 & 1868 in the furnishing of supplies & holdings[?] with them on the Black Bayou Plantation owned by Gov[e?]y Hood & whereas I am about to be absent temporarily from the Parish of Caroll & State of Louisiana, now I do by these presents & under & by virtue of the power given me under said power of Attorney of date June 27. 1868. constitute and appoint in my new plan & stead Mr James H. Wilion of said Parish & state. my true

Office Asst Sub Asst Comr In Ref ? and A Lands La Lake Providence La. June 8th 1868 To Fielding Dyer, Wm Gaiter, Hoods Plantation Anthony Owen and Parrl Jones, All of you are requested to come to this office, on Saturday next June 13th 1860, P.M. On business of importance to you. very Respectfully

E.H. Masters

Apt Sub apt Comr