Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-19
WAR DEPARTMENT., juY 10, 1911.
Notice is hereby Given.


Department of War, until 10 O'Clock at neon
Of the first Monday in November next. for
the supply of all rations that may be required
for the use of the United States, from the LIST
day of June 1912 inclusive, to the 1st day OF
June 1915 within the states, territories and
districts following, viz.
1st, Vt Niagara, Detroit, Michiiimacki-
nae, Fort WAYNE, Chikago and their imne-
diate vicinities, ard at any place or places,
where troops are or may be stationed, march
cd, CT recruited, within the territory OF Mich
igan.
2nd, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, orrecruit-
cd within the states OF Kentucky and Tonnes
see.
Sd, At Belle Fontaine, Fort Usage and
Belle Vue and at any place or places where
troops are or may be stationed, marched, or
recruited within the state Of Ohio and the IL
inois, Indiana and Louisiana territories, ex-
cept Fort Wayne and Chicago and their inn
mediate vicinites.
9TH, AT any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed. marched or recruit
ell within the Mississippi and Orleans terrific
ricS and their vicinities.
5th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within the district OF Maine and state Of
New-Hampshve.
9th, At any place or places, where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruited
within the state of Vermont.
9Th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed. marched crsecruit-
ed within the state of massachusetts, the town
of Springfield excepted.
Sth, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruited
within the states of Conecticas and Rhode
Island.
9Th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state os Ncw-Yort,, NiagaEa
and its dependencies excepted.
10th, AT any place CT places where troops
are or may be stationed. marched or recruit
ed within the state of New Jersey.
18th AT any place or places where troops
are OF maybe stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within the state of Pennsylvania.
18th, AT any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within the states of Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia.
18th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state of Virginia.
18th, AT any place or places where troops
arc or may be stationed, marched or recruit
cd within the state If North Carolina
18th, At any place or places where troops
are or may DC stationed, marched or re-
grated within the state of South Carolina
10th, AT Ocmulgee Old Fields, and at
any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited with
IN the hInts of the state of Georgia.
IL, Proposals will also be received, as "a
foresaid, for the supply of all rations which
may be required by the United States, for the
troops which are or may be stationed, march
ed or recruited within the town of Sprins.-
held IN the state of Massachusetts and for
the -armorers and other persons employed
in the United States Armory at that place,
from the LIST day of June, 1912, inclusive, to
the 1st day of June 1915.
A ration to consist OF one pound and one
quarter of beef, or three quarters of pound
OF sailed pork, eighteen ounces of bread or
flour, one gill of rum, whiskey or brandy, &
e the rates of two quarts salt, four quarts
OF vinegar, four pounds of soap, and enc
pound and half of candies, to every hun
dred raticns. The prices of the several conn
ponents parts of the ration shall be specified
bat 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 aJust proportion TO the proposed price
of the whole ration The rations are to be
at all times, during the term of the proposed
contract, be sufficient for the consumption of
the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Chi
kago, Fort Usage and Belle Nue fer six
months in advance: and at each Of the ports
on the western waters, for at 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
commandments of fortified places or posts, to
call for, ut seasons when the same can be =
be transported, or at any time in case of ur-
gency, such supplies of like provisions in adj
vance, as in the discretion of the command
MT shall be deemed proper.
1t is understood that the contractor is to be
at the expence and risk of issuing the sup
plies to the troops, and that all losses sustai-
ned by the depredations of the enemy, or by
means of the troops of the United States shall
be paid by the United States at the price of
the articles captured or destroyed as afore-
said, on the deposition of two or more persons
of creditable characters, and the certificate
of a commissioned officer, stating the circum-
stances Of the loss, and the amount Of the
articles for which compensation shall be
claimed.
The privilege is reserved to the u. 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
the 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 excee-
ding three months.
w. EUSTIS.
ne editors OF newspapers who are au-
thorised to publish the laws of the United
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