The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-03
VXTAR DEPARTMENT; Ars,.is. fs;s.
Wv No TICE IS XERERi. @ YIEN TO-

Il u u - N. tlas
vi! he received at the Oi;toc
OF the Secretary for the Depsrtmen, OF War. ua-
Ia IL O'Clock, At noon Of MONDAY the Doth of Juo,.
next, for the supply OF all ratons that may be re-
CURED tor the use OF the United States from the
list day OF October, 19cS inclusive, 10 The ist t'av
OF June, 1910, within the states, territories aud
| districts following, viz.
First, AT Niagara, Detroit, MichlivHackinac.
Fort WAYNE, Chikago, and in their immediate Vi.
entities, and at any place places, Where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, recruited,
within the territory of Michigan.
| 2nd, 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
may be stationed, marched or recruited within
| the state OF Ohio and the Indiana and Louisians
| territories, except Fort Wayne and Chikago AND
| their immediate vicnt:es
4th, at any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the Mississippi and Orleans territories.
Separate proposals win also be received US a.
foresaid tor the supply of all rstions which may
be required Tor the use of The United States, from
the list day OF January 1909 Inclusive to the 1st
day OF June 1910, within the several states follow
| ing, viz
5th, At any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
within the District Oh Maine, and state OF New
(, Hampshire.
9th, At any place places where troops arc
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, with
III the state of Vermont.
| 7th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited With
III tie st1te OF Massachusetts, the town ofSpring-
| field excepted.
9TH, At any place CIR places where troops are
or may lie stationed, marched, recruited with
IN the states of Connecticut and Rhode-Island
9th, A. any place or places where troops are
IN may be stationed, marched, or ecruited with
Ia W-YO liar apflit RI
dences excepted.
10th, At any place places where troops arc
| or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
IN the state oi New Jersey.
l1th, atany place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, c. recruited with
| IN the state of Pennsylvania.
18th, AT any place or places where troops are
CT may be stationed, marched, or recruited with.
| in the states OF Maryland and Delaware
18th, At any place OF places where troops are
oT nay be stationed, marched, o. recruited with.
| iii the state otVirgmia
18th, At any place Or places where troops are.
or may be stationed, mar hed, orrecriited with.
| in the State Of North Carolina.
18th, At any place or places wiere troops are.
Or may be stationed, marched, or recruited wit
iii the state of South Carolina
10Th At @cn.nlgsee Old Fields, ai tti, at ANY
place or places where troops may be stali-
oncd, marched, or recruited within the limits
oftile state Of Georgia.
| 18th, Proposals wH also be received as afore-
said, for the supply of all ratons which may be.
required by the United States, for the troops
which arc or Riay be stationed, marched, or re
c;itcS within the town OF Springfield in tie state
OF Massachusetts and for the armorers ana O.
Their persons employed in the United States ar.
mory at that piacc, from the 1St day of January
1909 inclusive, to the 1st day Of June 1910
A ration to consist OF one pound and one GUAR.
ter OF beet, or three quarters of pound OF pork,
eight ounces Of bread flour, orc gill OF rum
whiskey or BRANDY & at the rate OK two quarts OF
salt, fourquarts CT venega, fourp pounds fsoap, &
one pound and half of candles, TO every hun
dred rations. The prices of the several comro-
nent parts of the ration shall be specified but
the United States reserve the right OF making
such alterations Iii the price OF the component
parts of The ration aforesaid, as shall make the
price of each part thereof bear Just proportion
to the proposed price Of the whole ration 'ghe
ratons are to be furnished III such Quantities
that there shall at all times, during the term Of
the proposed contract, be sufficient for the con.
sumption ofthc troops ut MicLlimackinac, Dc.
| trot and Chikago, for six months in advance
and at each of the other ports OH the westerr
waters tor ut least three months advance, OF
| good and wholesome provisions, is the sumo
shall be required. 1t is also to be permitted to
all and every OF the comnendants Of fortified rla-
ces or ports to call for, at when the same,
can be transported, or at any lime in case of ur-
gency, such supplies of like provisions M advance
deemed proper.
1t is uuderstoodtIla the contractor is 70 be at
the eXpence and risk Of issuing the supplies to
the troops, and that al losses sustained by the
deprcdations Of an enemy, or by means OF thes
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 tie deposition,
OF two OF more persons OF crcditaDle Characters.
and the certificate of commissioned officer sta.
ting the circumstances of the loss, and the a..
mount Of the articles for which compensation.
shall bs 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 or may be furnished
under contracts now in force, have been consul.
med; and that supply in advance may be always
required at any of the fixed posts on the sea board
or Indian frontier, not exceeding three months
| II. DEARBORN,
May ID [ep3wJ Secretary of War.
| NNTAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 18th, 1865,
! w PROPOSALS in writing will be received
! by this department until the first day of auor,st
next, for manufacturing MusKKrs with BAYo-
NETS, of the kind and dimensions manufactured
at the United States Armouries at Springfield.
Massachusetts,, and at Harper's Ferry, Virginia !.
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