d for
a physician if necessary. Suckling and pregnant women must be
indulged more than others. Sucklers are to be allowed time to
visit their children, morning, noon and evening, until they are
eight months old, and twice a day from thence until they are
twelve months old--they are to be kept working near their
children. No lifting, pulling fodder, or hard work is expected
of pregnant women.

Rule 12th. The negroes are to appear in the field on Monday
mornings cleanly clad. To carry out said rule they are to be
allowed time (say one hour by sun) every Saturday evening for
the purpose of washing their clothes.

Rule 13th. The overseer is particularly required to keep the
negroes as much as possible out of the rain, and from all kind
of exposure.

Rule 14th. It will be expected of a good manager, that he will
constantly arrange the daily work of the negroes, so that no
negro may wait to know what to go to doing. Small jobs that
will not reasonably admit of delay must be forthwith attended
to.

Rule 15th. It is required of him, to keep the tools, ploughs,
hoes &c. out of the weather and have all collected after they
are done using them. The wagon and cart must be kept under a
shed. He is expected to keep good gates, bars and fences.

Rule 16th. The employer will give him a list of all the tools
and farming utensils and place the same in his care, and he is
to return them at the years' end to the employer; if any are
broke, the pieces are expected to be returned.

Rule 17th. He is not to keep a horse or dog against the
employer's approbation--and dogs kept for the purpose of
catching negroes will not be allowed under any consideration.

Rule 18th. He is required to come to his meals at the blowing
of the horn. It is not expected he will leave the field at
night before the hands quit their work.

Rule 19th. It will be expected he will not speak of the
employer's pecuniary business, his domestic affairs, or his
arrangements to any one. He will be expected to inform the
employer of anything going on that may concern his interest.

Rule 20th. He is to have no control whatever over the
employer's domestic affairs; nor to take any privileges in
the way of using himself, or loaning the employers property to
others.