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This agreement or contract heretofor made between [unclear]
S R Somilta, J W Cory, and J M Wynne as Directors of the Texas
State Penitentiary at Huntsville Texas, of the one pact, and
[unclear] Cunningham & Ellis as leasees of said Penitentiary of the
secured pact witnessed: that heretofor, to wit: on or about this 14th
day of June 1879, the said parties made and entered into a contract
in writing which was subsequently approved by the Governor of Texas, by
which the said Lessees agreed to make certain repairs, improv-
ments and additions to said Penitentiary, agreeably
to draughts plans explanations and specifications in said contract
contained or therefore to be furnished at prices mentioned in said
contract or thereafter to be agreed upon: in which said contract
it was also agreed that the said Directors might write the consent
of the Governor make alterations of, in and to the said plans and
specifications, and that corresponding changes should be read
in the cost or prices as agreed upon: and whereas, in the list of
improvements agreed upon and mentioned in the said contract, and
for which no specifications and estimates had then been made,
was the rebuilding of what had formerly been known as the S.L.
Ward house just west of and adjacent to the Penitentiary, for
which plans, specifications, and estimates were furnished sub-
sequently by Mr J Larmour, Architect, and whereas the said
Lessees agreed to and have completed said house in accordance
with said plans and specifications, except that instead of
painting the outside walls, they with our consent, stuccoed
or cemented them. We therefore hereby agree that they
shall be paid for said home, the full cost of the same
as estimated by the State Architect to wit five thousand
five hundred and sixty nine + 24/100, and an additional
sum of three hundred $300.00 the same being the estimated
cost of cementing of stuccoing over painting.
The following additional improvements, which are necessary

This agreement or contract heretofor made between [unclear]
S R Somilta, J W Cory, and J M Wynne as Directors of the Texas
State Penitentiary at Huntsville Texas, of the one pact, and
[unclear] Cunningham & Ellis as leasees of said Penitentiary of the
secured pact witnessed: that heretofor, to wit: on or about this 14th
day of June 1879, the said parties made and entered into a contract
in writing which was subsequently approved by the Governor of Texas, by
which the said Lessees agreed to make certain repairs, improv-
ments and additions to said Penitentiary, agreeably
to draughts plans explanations and specifications in said contract
contained or therefore to be furnished at prices mentioned in said
contract or thereafter to be agreed upon: in which said contract
it was also agreed that the said Directors might write the consent
of the Governor make alterations of, in and to the said plans and
specifications, and that corresponding changes should be read
in the cost or prices as agreed upon: and whereas, in the list of
improvements agreed upon and mentioned in the said contract, and
for which no specifications and estimates had then been made,
was the rebuilding of what had formerly been known as the S.L.
Ward house just west of and adjacent to the Penitentiary, for
which plans, specifications, and estimates were furnished sub-
sequently by Mr J [Larmour], Architect, and whereas the said
Lessees agreed to and have completed said house in accordance
with said plans and specifications, except that instead of
painting the outside walls, they with our consent, stuccoed
or cemented them. We therefore hereby agree that they
shall be paid for said home, the full cost of the same
as estimated by the State Architect to wit five thousand
five hundred and sixty nine + 24/100, and an additional
sum of three hundred $300.00 the same being the estimated
cost of cementing of stuccoing over painting.
The following additional improvements, which are necessary