Articles of agreement made on the first day of August One Thousand seven Hundred and ninety three between James McHenry Secretary of War of the United States of America for and in behalf of Said States of the one part and James Akins of the State of Pennsylvania of the other Part — Pursuant to an agreement made on the twentieth day of August one Thousand Seven Hundred and ninety eight between the said Secretary of War and the said James Akins that the party of the second part should deposit for Monthly suppying in advance at certain posts these munitions and the respectively subjects certain party of the same place as he agreed — Now therefore this Indenture Witnesseth that the said James McHenry for and on behalf of the United States of America and the said James Akins for himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators do have made and Covenanted and agreed as follows — 1^st The Inventory shall as early as possible be taken on at least on or before the first day of December next which places containing all but no other than such supplies as shall have been delivered on or before the last day of September next and such expenditures dispersed at the different posts on the said days in pursuance of positive Stipulations in the aforesaid agreement on or requisitions from the Commander of the Army — 2^nd That the Inventory shall be taken in the presence of the commanding officer of the post and the party of the second part on his agent and duplicates receipts therefore by the said party of the second part or his agent to the commissary or other responsible person expressing the quantity and quality of each article — 3. That the party of the second part shall account to the United States for all the supplies which shall be receivable for in the preceding Article he being allowed besides a deduction of twelve and a half Percent as a full allowance for Wastage that any award may of whatever nature excepting only such loss as may be occasion by fire water an Enemy or by the Troops of the United States — 4^th 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 — Eighteen Ounces of Bread or Flour One Pound and a quarter of fresh Beef One Pound of Salt Beef or three quarters of a pound of Pork — A half Gill of Rum Brandy or Whiskey and at the rate of two quarts of Salt four pounds of Soap — and a half pound of Candles and two quarts of Vinegar to every Hundred Rations — 5^th That the party of the first part Shall pay or cause to be paid to the said party of second part one Cent for every Ration which he shall issue as before mention as a full compensation for