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''Fourth.'' That the party of the second part shall issue all the supplies as aforesaid to the troops at the several posts, in rations to consist as follows, viz.
 
''Fourth.'' That the party of the second part shall issue all the supplies as aforesaid to the troops at the several posts, in rations to consist as follows, viz.
 
  
 
Eighteen ounces of bread or flour.
 
Eighteen ounces of bread or flour.
 
  
 
One pound and a quarter of fresh, or one pound of salted beef, or three quarters of a pound of salted pork.
 
One pound and a quarter of fresh, or one pound of salted beef, or three quarters of a pound of salted pork.
 
  
 
Half a gill of rum, brandy, or whiskey.
 
Half a gill of rum, brandy, or whiskey.
 
  
 
And at the rate of two quarts of salt, two quarts of vinegar,  four pounds of soap, and one pound and an half of candles to every hundred rations.
 
And at the rate of two quarts of salt, two quarts of vinegar,  four pounds of soap, and one pound and an half of candles to every hundred rations.