The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-21
WAR DEPARTMENT.. Ays,, IS. IS

OF the Secretary for the Department of War nm,
til IL ocloc at noon of Monday TIN, Goth OF Iunc
next for the supply of all rations that n.y lc re-
qured for the of the United States from &c
LIST day of October 1903. Inclusive to the Is, ,l,y
OF June, 1910, within the states, territories ami
districts following, viz
First, AT Niagara, Detroit, Michimachin,c.
Fort Wayne, Chkaso, and III their irnmc date vi
ciniues, and ut any place or places, where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited.
within the territory Of Michigan.
md, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited, with
in the states Of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Sd, AT any place or places where troors are on
may be stationed, marched recruited Within
the state Of Ohio and the Indiana and Louisi:n,.
territories, except Fort Wayne and Chikarn ..nd
their immediate vicnities
18th, AT amy place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or reeuite>, within
The Mississippi and Orleans territories
Separate proposals will also be received IA q.
foresaid for the supply OF all ra.ions which may
De required tor the use of the Cuiee.t States from
the LIST day of january 1869 inclusive, 10 Che LIST
day OF June 1910, the several states follow
ing, viz.
5th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
within the district of Maine, and state or New.
Hampshire.
9th, AT amy place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within
9TH, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, TOR recruited with
IN the state OF massachusetts, the TORN OF Syifg-
field excepted.
9th, At any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
IN the states OF Connecticut and Rhode Island
9Th, At any place places where troops are
III may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
or the state OF New-YOrk, Niagara and il. depen-
dences excepted
nth, ,,1n
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state ofNew- Jersey.
18th, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with,
in the state of Pennsylvania
12th, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with.
III the states OF Maryland and Delaware
18th, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state ofVirginia. II
18th, AT any place or places where troops arc
or may be stationed, marched or recruited, With
IN the state of North Carolina.
18th, AT any place or places where troops arc
or may be stationed, marched or recruited With
in the state of South Carolina
10th, At Ocmuigee Old Fields, and at ary
place or places where troops or may be st.esi.
oned, marched, recruited within the limits
the state of Georgia.
18th, Proposals will also be received as afore
said, for the supply of al rations winch may be
required by the United States, for the troops
which are or may be stationed, marched, or re-
cTited Town oi Springfield Lac stv.e
of Massachusetts and for the arInorers and o.
Their persons empioyedn the CInitad States Ar.
mory at that place, from the LIST day of JaAualv
1909 inclusive, to the lst day of June 1910
A ration 10 consist of one pound and one quar-
ter of beef, three quarters of pound OF pork.
eight ounces OF bread or four, one gill of rum,
whiskey or Brandy s ut the rate of two quarts OF
salt, four quarts of venega, four pounds of SOAP &c
one pound and a half of candies, 10 every hun
dred rations. The prices , + the several conpo-
nent parts of the ration shall be specified; but
the United States. reserve the right OF making
such alterations in the price of the component
parts OF the ration aforesaid, as shalt make the
price OF each part thereof bear Just proportion
TO the proposed price of the Whole ration. The
rations are to be furnished in such quantities
ii,.i there si,a;i times, during the term OF
the proposed contract, be sufficient for the con-
sumption ofthe troops at Mchilinacknac, De-
trolt and Chikago, for six months in advau1c;
and at each of the other ports on the western
waters, tor atleast three months in advance, of
good and wholesome provisions, if the same
shall be required 1t Is also to be permitted to
all and every of the commentaries OF fortified p.a.
ces or ports to call for, at seasons when the same
can be transported, at any time in case of ur-
sency. such supplies of like provisions in advance,
as in the discretion of the commandment shall be
deemed proper.
1t is understood that the contractor is t, be At
the expence and risk of issuing the supplies 10
the troops, and that all losses sustained bv the
dePredations of an enemy or by means of the
troops OF the United States shall be paid BY the
United States at the price of the articles capti-
red or destroyed rs aforesaid, on the deposition
OF two or more persons of crettablc characters,
and the certificate of a commissioned officer sta
ting the circumstances of the loss, and the A.
mount of the articles for which compensation
shall be claimed.
The privilege is understood to be reserved to-
the United States of requiring that none OF the
supplies, which may be furnished under any Of
the proposed contracts, shall be issued, until the
supplies which have been may be furnished
under contracts now inforcc, have been consI-
med; and that supply in advance may be :dwa,s
required at any of the fixed posts the sea board.
or Indian frontier, not exceeding three months.
II. DEARBORN,
May IL. (ep3w Secretary of War.
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