The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-31
WAR pspARTNENr, Ars,r. IS. 1908,

w NOTICE IS HEREBT GIVE NJ, That
separate proposals v-il be received at the Gffre
of the Secretary for the Department on w ar, un-
I'll 12 o'clock, at noon of Monday the 2eth of Juno
next, for the supply of all rstons that mar, he
Qnired for the use of the United States, from tho
Is, day of October 1903, inclusive, TO the LIST day
oil June, 1910, within the states, territories and
DISTRICTS following, viz.
Fort WAYNE, Chiksgo, and in t.eir immediate vi.
entities, and at any place 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 troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the state of Ohio and the Indiana and Louisiana
territories, except Fort Wayne and Chikago and
thcir immediate vicinities.
9Th, AT any place places where trecps are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
The Mississippi and Orleans territories.
Separate proposals will also be received rs n.
toresaid Tor the supply of all rations which may
be required fol'the use of The United States from
the ls.day of January 1909 inclusive, to the 1st;
day June 1910, within the sever. states follows
ing, viz.
5th, AT any place or places where troops Ne;
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
wthpthe district Of Maine, and state of Now.
Hampshire.
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, with
in the SKATE OF Vermont
7th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
IN the state OF Massachusetts, the town OF Spring.
f>ld excepted.
9Th, At any place or plsces where troor,s are
or may be Stationed, marched, or recruited with.
in the states Of Connecticut and Rhode Island
9th, ~ any place or places where troops aro
in may be stationed, marched, or recruited with.
or the state ofNew-York;- Niagara audits depen-.
denccs excepted.
10th, ut any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state Of New Jersey.
11th; At any place or places where troops arc
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state Of Pennsylvania.
18th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with5
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 ofVTginia.
18TH, at any place or places where troops are.
or may be Stationed, marc hed, or recruited With
in the state of North Carolina.
15th, Atany place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
IN the state of South Carolina.
16h, At Ccmuisce Old Fields, and ut aaV
place or places where troops are may be stati..
c::es!, marched, aT recruited within tue limits
ofthe stata Of Georgia.
18th, Proposals will also be received nc aforc.
sad, for. the supply OF al rations which may be
required BY the Uhited States, for The tAeps
W!lch are or may be stationed, marched, or re
ciaited within the of Springfield liz the state
OF Massachusetts and for the ,rmorcis and o..
tfier persons employed in the United States Ar
mo al that place, from the LIST day ,,f January
1899 inclusive, to the lst day of JaSe 1910.
ration to CONSIST OF one Po.nd and oae quar-.
Ter OF beet, or three quarters of pound OF pork.
GySrllf M c,tEf..
whiskey or brandy, & at the rate oi Two quarts OF
salt, tourquarts Of vienega fnu Pottld o spap &
one pound and half OF candies, to eveiy nun
dred rations. The prices of the several compo-.
nent parts OF The ration snail De specified but
TIE United States reserve the r,bat OF making
such alterations IN the price Of the com. ,onenC
parts OF the ration aforesaid, is shsn make the
price OF each part theFeo, bear just propoi tioR
to the proposed price of the whole ration The
ratsons are to be furnished sch q,Iant;tiesf
that there shall at all Tunes, during inc term of
the proposed contract, be sufficient for the COM
sumption oIthe troops at M,chillmAckInac, De-
troit and Chikago, for six months in I'd snces
and at each OF the other ports the western
waters, for at least three months in advance, Of
good ard wholesome provisions, II the same
shall be required. 1t is also TO be permitted to
all and every of the commentaries of fortified pa.
ces or ports, TO call for, at when the
can be transported, or at any time in of ar
gcncy, such supplies of like provisions in advance,
as in the discretion of the commandant shali be.
deemed propey.
II is understood that the contractor is to De at
the expence and risk Of issuing the supplies to
the troops, and that all losses sustained by the
dePredations of enemy, or bg means of the
troops OF the United States shall be paid by the
United States at the price OF the articles captu-
red or destroyed as aforesaid, on the deposition
OF two or more persons of credtabe characters,
and the certificate of a commissioned officer sta
IF th. lcga nd he
moust of the articles for which compensation
shall be claimed.
The privilege is understood TO be reserved to
the United States If requiring that no4e of the,
supplies, which may be furnished under any Of
the proposed contracts, shall be issued, untilt the
supplies which have been my be furnished
under contracts now in force, have been consu-
mod and that supply in advance may be always
required at any ofthe fixed posts on the sea boscSA
Indian frontier, not exceeding three mont5g-
Fl. DEARBORN,
May Ia. CepSw1 Secretary 90 War.