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State of Texas
County of Travis
This agreement made by and be-
tween O.M. Roberts, Gov. S.H. Darden
Comptroller of Public Accounts and
Geo. McCormick Atty Genl - [consider]
[ing the] the "East Texas Penitentiary Board"
and Cunningham and Ellis
Lessees of the State Penitentiary at
Huntsville, this the 26th day of
March A.D. 1880 witnesseth:
That the said Cunningham & Ellis
hereby agree and bind themselves
to build each and complete the
workshops and factories within the
walls of the East Texas Penitentiary
at Rush in accordance with the
plans and specifications hereto
[unclear] marked ("A"), all of said
work to the arm in [unclear] are of
[unclear] manner, and un-
der the direction and contract
of the supervising architect of
the state: for and in [unclear]-
ation of the sum of Sixty-two thou-
sand one hundred and seventy
dollars ($62170.00) to be paid by de-
ducting and witholding from the
amount that may be due from
said Cunningham and Ellis to the
state the amount which the said