Contract between Bowles, Edmonson, and Company and Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 26, 1864

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An agreement made and entered into, between Bowles Edmonson &Co—(J R Bowles, Robt W Edmonson, A J Bowles. Wm M Connor, & H H Haynes, being the members of the said Firm)

of the first part and Charles Clark Governor of the State of Mississippi of the Second part, witnesseth that the parties of the first part agree to deliver to the party of the second part (14 000) pairfourteen thousand pairs of cotton cards, and (2000) two thousand pairs of wool cards at cost price, not to exceed one 50/100 dollars pr. pair, and an invoice of medicines Drugs needles & shears at cost price in Fed-eral funds, where purchased & in such proportions as the said party of second part may order—the amount including the cards not exceed ($40 000) forty-thousand dollars—: and she goods to be delivered by the parties of the first part to the party of the second part, at some RailRoad in the cars, in the state of Mississippi The said party of the second part to pay for the cards medicines &c. when delivered as afore said, at cost price only in Confederate Treasury notes, or in Treasury or cotton notes of the state, as he may elect—The said party of the second pard, is to procure & deliver, to the said party of the first part, a permit from the Confederate Commander of this department to transport cotton without molestation by Confederate

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Authorities through our lines to the line of the enemy to the amount of (800) eight hundred bales, from any river, landing, post in the said department, to be transported on delivery of said forty thousand dollars worth of goods, or in proportion to the a-mount of goods delivered—; That is to say if any portion of the goods are delivered, then a corresponding portion of cotton shall be transported: and so on from time to time , in proportion to the Amount of goods delivered—This contract may be rescinded, by the said party of the first part at any time before the 1st day of July 1864 : But all goods brought in by them before the first day of July next, shall be turned over to the said part of the second part

The said party of she second part shall also have the privelege of rescinding this contract, on or after the 1st day of July next—: but all goods con-tracted for by the first^said^ parties of the first part, the said party of the second part, shall feel bound to take, provided they are all delivered or or before the 1st day of August 1864—The said party of the second part, promises his influence & exertions in securing to the said parties of the first part, prompt transportation for the cotton to be used under the provisions of this contract & any further protection that he may be enabled to afford to

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the goods coming in or the cotton going out

The party of the first part [?] if they find it necessary said out one fourth of said Amount of Cotton previous to the delivery of Any part of said goods but in this case the said party shall if they fail to deliver the goods to the value the cotton pay to said party of the second part fifty dollars for each bale of cotton sent out, This preva-less not the [?] [?] to release Said party from the most [strenuous?] exertion to furnish said goods, in witness there of his han [?] to set [?] hand &seal, this the 201th day of May AD 1864

A. J. Bowles [seal] J. R. Bowles [seal] H H Haynes [seal] W. M. Connor [seal] R W. Edmonson [seal] Chal Clark [seal] [seal]

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Bowles & others Contractors

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