A signed letter acknowledging and accepting 'terms and conditions as outlined above' does not necessarily constitute a binding contract; the question of contractual intention must be determined objectively from all the circumstances including the terms of the letter, surrounding circumstances, and subsequent conduct. Words of futurity within the document, obscurity on important matters, and subsequent conduct inconsistent with a concluded contract may negate contractual intention even where a document has been signed. Post-contractual conduct is admissible not merely as an aid to interpretation but as directly probative of the parties' contractual intention.
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