Document that details the agreement between Thomas Beckford Simpson and his Chinese worker. Edited text reads: Agreement between Kae Pen a native of China and Thomas Beckford Simpson. Kae Pen agrees to serve ... TB Simpson of Sydney ... (as) shepherd, farm and general servant, and labourer for the term of five years; and to obey all his lawful orders. And Thomas Simpson agrees to pay wages (of) three dollars per month. And also to provide the following weekly rations: 1lb (pound) of sugar, 8 lbs of flour, 9 lbs of meat and 3 lbs of tea. And Kae Pen agrees to pay Thomas Simpson the sum of six dollar (loaned) to him.
Agreement with Chinese labourers, Thomas Beckford Simpson, 11 October 1851. State Library of New South Wales, Ac 124, nos.76-77