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Art. 8. 



The expenses of the journey and others of a common na- 

 ture shall make the first item of our social expenses. . . . 



Art. 9. 



We both resolve to maintain friendship and mutual under- 

 standing, and we agree very expressly that, upon the least 

 difficulty, we shall each select one arbitrator, who will be au- 

 thorized to choose a third, and we promise upon our honor to 

 fully accept the decision that shall be reached, without ever 

 having it in our power to make an appeal from it before any 

 courts. 



Art. 10. 



In case of the death of one or the other (which, God for- 

 bid), the survivor shall have sole charge of making a settle- 

 ment, in order to give an accounting to those entitled to it by 

 law, that is to say to the heirs of the deceased, but the part- 

 nership cannot be dissolved until after nine years, counting 

 from the day of the date of the present [instrument]. Only 

 in this event, the survivor will be allowed a commission upon 

 the products of the establishment fixed at ten per cent. 

 Done in duplicate and in good faith between us. 

 Nantes this 23 March 1806. 



John Audubon 



FERDINAND RoZIER 



