Mr. Justice SWAYNE stated the case and delivered the opinion of the court.
The result of the case here depends upon the construction to be given to the fourth article of the contract between the parties.
Bulkley agreed to transport any quantity of such supplies — between 100,000 and 10,000,000 pounds — that might be turned over to him for that purpose, from April to September, 1865. The fourth article provided —
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