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Miller, Girton & Watters,
Printers and Binders,
207 and 209 Fourth Street.

Des Moines, Iowa. Dec. 11, 1885

This memorandum of Agreement, by and between
Miller, Girton & Watters, of Des Moines, Iowa, of the
first part, and Charles E. Bessey, of Lincoln, Nebraska,
of the second part witnesseth:

The said Charles E. Bessey hereby agrees to prepare
for the said Miller, Girton & Watters, for their Hawkeye
Educational Series, a Botany suitable for use in
the common schools, and to reviseit every five years.

The said Miller, Girton & Watters hereby agree to publish
the aforesaid Botany, and pay said Charles E. Bessey
a royalty of five (5) per cent of the sales.

In case of a failure of the legislature of Iowa,
at its coming session, to adopt this book for use
in the schools of Iowa, then this contract
to be void.

Signed in Duplicate,
Miller, Girton & Watters.
Charles E. Bessey

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