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''Eighth.'' That the said Daniel Vertner or his agents, shall, at each post, or place, where supplies shall be required, under this contract, render a monthly abstract to the commanding officer thereof, specifying the quantity and species of the supplies on hand.
 
''Eighth.'' That the said Daniel Vertner or his agents, shall, at each post, or place, where supplies shall be required, under this contract, render a monthly abstract to the commanding officer thereof, specifying the quantity and species of the supplies on hand.
 
''Ninth.'' That all losses sustained by the depredations of an enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States, in articles intended to compose rations, to be issued under this contract, being the property of the contractor, as well as in other property necessarily used in transporting the same, shall be paid for at the contract price of the rations, or the component parts, and at an appraised value of the other articles, on the deposition of one or more creditable characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, when the same can be obtained ascertaining the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation is claimed.
 
''Ninth.'' That all losses sustained by the depredations of an enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States, in articles intended to compose rations, to be issued under this contract, being the property of the contractor, as well as in other property necessarily used in transporting the same, shall be paid for at the contract price of the rations, or the component parts, and at an appraised value of the other articles, on the deposition of one or more creditable characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, when the same can be obtained ascertaining the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation is claimed.
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''Tenth.'' The escorts and guards for the safety of the provisions, and for the protecting of the cattle against an enemy, shall be furnished, whenever, in the opinion of the commanding general of the army, or of any post, to whom applications may be made, the same can be done without prejudice to the service, and that the said Daniel Vertner shall not be answerable for any deficiency of supplies, at any of the said posts or places, if it shall appear upon satisfactory proof, that such deficiency was occasioned by the want of proper escorts and guards.