The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-24
WAR DEPARTMENT., Arnru~IS. 1903,
w NOTICE IS HEREBf-, CIy'EY. That

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w NOTICE IS HHREBT GIY'EY, That
separate proposals will be received at the Office
OF the Secretary for fh.. Department of War
I'll ~ O'clock, at noon ofMonday the Goth of June
ne IT. for the supply of all rations that may be
CURED for tine uscof the United States, from the
lst day of October, IS08 inclusive, to the LIST day
ut June, 1910, within the states, territories and
districts following, viz.
First, AT Niagara, Detroit, Michilimackinac,
Fort Wayne, Chikago. and in their immediate vi
entities, and at any place or places, where troops
ui'e or may DC stationed, marched, OF 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 or
may be stationed, marched recruited within
the state of Ohio-and the Indiana and Louisiana
territories, except Fort Wayne and Chikago and
their immediate vicinities
4th, Ataiy place or places where troops are
or may be stationed. marched recruited within
the mississippi and Orleans territories.
Separate proposals will also be received as a
toresaid for the supply of all rstions which may
be required for the of The Usited States, from
the 1st day of January 1909 inclusive, to- the 1st
day OF June 1910, within the several states follow
ing, viz.
5th, Atany place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, murchea, recruited
| within the district of Maine, and state of New
Hampshire. .
9th, At any place or places where troops are
or may he stationed marched or recruited, with
! in the state OF Vermont
| 9Th, AT any place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state ofMassachusetts the to wn Vt SPRING
field excepted,
| 9th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
i'll the states Of Connecticut and Rhode Island
9Th, AT any place or places where troops are
in may be stationed, marched, or recruited with.
or the state of New-York, niagara andits DEEPEN
dcnces excepted.
10th, At any place CT places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state of Neville sey.
11th, At any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state of Pennsy lvania
| 18th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
IN the states oil Maryland and Delaware.
| 18th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state OF Virginia.
14tl, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, MAJ ched, or recruited with
i'll the state of North Carolina.
18th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state of South Carolina.
Il 10th, At Ocmulgee Old Fields, and at any
place or places whore troops are may be stati-
! ofthe stats of Georgia.
Il 18th, Proposals will also be received AZ afore-
said, for the supply of all rations which may be
i required by tive United States, for the troops
which are or may be stationed, marched, or re.
criited within the town of Springfield in the state
OF Massachusetts and for the arinorers and o.
ther persons employed in the United States Ar
mory at that place, from the LIST day Of January
1909 inclusive, to the LIST Gay of June 1910.
A ration, 10 consist oi 6e pound and inc QUAR-
ter OF beef, or three quarters of pound of pork,
eight ounces of bread or -four, one gill Of rum,
whiskey or brandy, s. at the rate Of two quarts OF
salt, fourq of venega, four pounds Of SOAP &
one pound and a half Of candles, 10 every hun
,lred rations. The prices of the several conipo-
nent parts of the ration shall be specified but
the United States reserve the right of making
such alterations i'll 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. The
rations are to be furnished in such quantities
that there shall at all times; during the term of
the proposed contract, be sufficient for the con-
a"s::c:: 6! troops a1iii.,1,
trot and Chikago, for six months in advance
and at each OF the other ports on the western
waters, for ut least 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 pla
ces or ports, to call for, at when the same
Cah DC transported, or at any time IN case OF ur-
gcncy, such supplies of like provisions in advance,
as in the discretion Of the commandment shall be
deemed proper.
II is understood that the contractor is to be a,
the expcnce and risk of issuing the supplies to
the troops, and that all losses sustained by the
jdePretlations OF enemy, or by 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 aforesaid, OH the deposition
of two or more persons of crcditable characters,
and The certificate of commissioned officer, sta
ting tie 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 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 the board,
or Indian frontier, not exceeding three months
H. DEARBORN,
May III. Lep3wJ Secretary of War.
TIME REALLNG SPRINGS, situated in the
lower end of Louisa County and but thirty
one miles from Richmond, will be in readiness