Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-08-24
War Department, Julyge. 1910.
Notice is hereby Given,


first Monday in November mex, for the supply
OF all ra,ions thar may be required tor tue or
the United States, from the lat day oil June
1871, inclusive, TO the LIST day OF June l3lS
within the States, Territories aud ,Dsuc.s fol-
lowing, via.
1st. AT niagara. Detroit, Michilmaekinac,
Fort Wayne, ,Chikago and in their Immediate
viciniries, and any place or places, where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or 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 ana Tennesse,
3rd, AT Belle Fontaine, Fort Usage and Belle
vue and at any place or places where. troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
IN the stale Of Ohio and Illinois, Indiana and
Louisiana territories, except Fort Wayne aud
Chikngo and their immediate vicinities.
4th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, recruited with
in the Mississippi and Orleans terrific
ries.
Proposals will be received at the same time for
supplying rations within the Dist icts aforesaid
| for two years commencing on the LIST day of
June, 1911.
5th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the district of Maine and state OF New.Hanp.
shife.
9th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
| in the state of Vermont.
| 9TH, AT any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the state Of Massachusetts, the town of Spring.
| field excepted.
9Th, ri any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, msrched. or recruited with.
I'm 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 sate of New-York, Niagara and It's
dependencies accepted.
10th, At.any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
! within the state of New Jersey.
11sh, AT any place or places whsretroops are
Or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
IN the state of Pennsylvania. W
18th, AT any placs or places where troops are
| or may be stauonsd, marched or recrgred WITH
in the states OF Maryland. Deaw4& and the
District of ColuRbia. I"
18th. At any place or places fs-&oops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state of Virginia.
14th. Al any pace or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
in the state of North Carolina.
15tn, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state of South Carolina.
10Th, At Ocmulgee Od Fields, and AZ any
place or places where troops are or may be sra.
toned. msrched, or recruited within the limits
of the state OF Georgia.
18th, Proposals will also be received, as q.
foresaid, for the supply of all rations which may
be requi ed by the United States, for the troops
which are or msy be stationed, marched, OF re.
cruited within the town OF Springfield IN rhe
STATE of Massachusetts, and for the armorers
and other persons employed in the United States
ArmOry at that place, from the lst. day of Iune
381 L, inclusive, to the ist day of June 1872.
ration to consist of one pound and one
quarter of beef, or three quarters of a
pound of pork, eighteen ounces of bread or
-four, one gill of rum, whiskey OF brandy
and at the rate of two quarts of salt, four
quarts of vinegar, four pound of soap and
one pound and half of candles to every
hundred rations. The prices of the sever.
al component parts OF the ration snail be
speciied==but the United States reserve
the right of making such lterations in 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 snch quaint.
ties, that there shall at all times, during
the term Of the proposed contract be suf.
icIent for the consumption of the troops
at Michilimackinac, Detroit. Fort Usage,
and Belle Vue, Chikago, for six months in
western waters. tor at least three months
In advance OF good and wholesome provi-
sioDs, If the same snail be required. 1t
is also to he permitted to all and every OF
the commauaants of fortified places or
posts to cali for at seasons when the same
can be transported, or at any time IN case
of urgency such supplies of like provisi-
ons IN advance, as in the discretion OF the
commandant shall be deemed proper.
Ii is understood that the contractor is 70
be at the expence and risk of issuing the
supplies to tue troops and that all losses
sustained by the depredations of the enc.
my. or by means of The troops OF the Uni-
TED States shall be paid by the United
States at the price OF the articles cap
tuTed or destroyed as aforesaid, on the
deposition OF two or more persons of Gre.
dtsble characters, and the certificate OF
COMMISSIONED officer, stating the circum-
stances OF the loss, and the amount OF the
articles for which compensation shall be !
claimed.
The privilege is understood to be re-
served to the United States, of requiring
that none of the supplies which may be
furnished under any OF the proposed con-
tracts, shall be issued, until the supplies
which have been or may be furnished un.
der the contracts now IN force, have been