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Fifth: That no Member of Congress, nor any Officer or Agent of the United States shall be admitted to any interest or share in this Contract or the results to arise therefrom 

In Witness Whereof, The said parties do hereunto set their hands and seals, this 24th day of January A.D.  [[strikethrough]] 1869 [[/strikethrough]] 1870

Louis W. Stevenson  SEAL.
Asst. Supt. Ed  SEAL
Wm. R. Fayle  SEAL

Witnesses: 
Henry C. Perkins 

[[stamp]]
Approved
By Command of
Bvt. Maj. Gen'l O.O. HOWARD
COMMISSIONER
[[/stamp]]

Henry M Whittelsey
A.A.A. General

Transcription Notes:
Perkins' middle initial is a C, note the stylistic difference between the E in Henry and the "E" that is actually a C