The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-08-02
Mar Department, .Juiy 8, 1909.
Wilmington, Jan. 81, 1909.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN:

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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN;
THAT separate proposals will be received at !
the Office of the Secretary for the Depart.
ment of War. until l2 o'clock, at noon of Wed.
nesday the 25th OF October next, fot the supply
OF all rations that may be required for the use of
the United States ftom the st 'av Of June 81 Q
inclusive. to the LIST day of Jane 1911, within
the states, territories and districts following, w.
lst At Niagara, Detroit, Mchmackinac,
Fort Wayne, Chkaso and in their immediate
vicinitles, and at any place places, where
troops are or may be stationed, marched, or re-
| cruited, within the territory of Michigan.
Ind. At any place or places where troops arc
| or may be stationed marched, or recruited with
IN the Safes of Kentucky and Tennessee.
| 81. AT Belle Fontaine, Fert Usage and Belle
| Vue and atany place or places where troops
| or may be stationed, matched, or recruited with
| in the of Ohio and the Illinois and Louisia-
ma territories, except Fort Wayne and Chikagn
| and their immaculate vicinties.
4th. ut any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
| in the Mississippi and Orleans terrtorieJ.
5th At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed. marched, or recruited With
| in the district of Maine, and state of New.
Hampshire.
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
| in The state of Vermont.
| 9TH At any place or places were troops are
! or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
in the state OF Massachusetts, the town of Spriag-
| field excepted.
9th. At any place or places where troops are
or may be statloned marched, or recruited within
the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
9th. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited within
! the state of New York, Niagara and its depen-.
denotes excepted
| 10th. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited within
the state of New Jersey.
| 1 th. At any place or places where troops
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the state of Pennsylvania.
| 18th. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
| 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 of Virginia.
18th. At any place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched, OF recruited with
| in the state af North Carolina.
| 5th. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
| in the state of South Carolina.
| 10th. At Ocmugee Old Fields, and at any
| place or places where troops are or may be sta
| toned marched, or recruited within the limits of
the state of Georgia.
| 18th. Proposals will also be received as afore-
said, for the supply of all rations which may be
required by the United States, for the troops
which are or may be stationed, marched, or re-
cruited within the town of Sprinheld liz the srate
of Massachusetts,; ard for the armorers and other
persons employed in the United States Armory
at that place, from the LIST day Of June $40 in
| elusive, to the LIST day Of June 1911
A ration to consist of one pound and one quar-
ter of beef, three quarters of pound OF pork,
eighteen ounces Of bread o, -four, one gill of
rum, whiskey or brandy, and at the rate of two
quarts of salt, four quarts Of vinegar. four pounds
| of soap, and one pound and half of candles, TO
every hundred ratons. The prices of the several
| component 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 shall make the
price of each part thereof bear jus, 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 consumr-
tion of the troops at Mlchlmacklnac, Detroit
and Chikago, for six months in advance; and at
each of the other ports the western waters, for
at least three months in advance, of good and
wholesome provisions, if the same shall be re-
ouired lii also to be permitted to all and eve
~ Of the commandments of fortified places or posts,