Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-07-25
WAR DEPARTMENT, July 10, 1911
Notice is hereby Given.

Gay OK juno 1879 inclusive, to the LIST tay of
Iunc 1915 within the states, territories and
districts following, viz.
L., At Niagara, Detroit, Michilimacki-
f,ac, Fort Wayne, Chicago and their immc-
diatc vicinit:es, and at any place or places.
where troops are OF may be stationed, march
ed, or recruited, withiatlie territory of Mich
iGan.
end, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed. marched, or rccrr;t-
cd within the states OF kcntacky and ,rcanes-
see.
Sd, AT Belle Fontainc, Fort Usage and
8ellc Vuc and at any place or places where
troops are or may be Stationed, marched, or
recruited within the state of Ohio and the Il
linois, Indiana and Louisiana territories, ex-
cept Fort Wayne and Chikayo and their i'm
mediate vicinitics.
4tli, 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
5tii, at any place or places where troops
arc or may be stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within the district of Maine and state OF
New Hampshire
9Th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be Stationed, marched orrecruited
within the state of Vermont
nh, AT any place or places where troops
arc or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state OF Massachusetts, the town
of Springfield excepted
9th, At any place or places where troops
arc or maybe stationed, marched or recruited
withip the states Of Connecticut and Rhode
Island.
Sth, AZ any place or places where troops
r are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
cd within the state Of New-York, Niagara
and It's dependencies excepted.
10th, At any place or places where troops
arc or may be stationed, marched or recruits
ed within the state Of New Jersey.
llth At any place OF places where troops
are or may be 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 recruits
ed within the states of Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia.
18th, At any place or places where troops
areor may DO stationed, marched OF recruit
ed within the state of Virginia
18th, At any place or places where troops
are ormay be stationed, marched or recruit
cd within the state Of North Carolina.
18th, AT any placeor places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruited within the state of South Carolina
10th, AT Ocmulgee Cid Fields, and at
any place or places where troops are OF
may be stationed, marched or recruited with
In the limits of the state Of Georgia.
II, Proposals will also be received, as a
forcsaid, 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 Spring
tleld in the state of Massachusetts: and for
sthc 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 ofJune 1873
a ration TO consist of one pound and one
quarter OF beef, or three quarters of a pound
OF sailed pork, eighteen ounces of bread or
-four, enc gill fran, wilisi;ey or brandy, &
az the rates of two quarts salt, four quarts
OF vinegar, four pounds of soap, and one
Pcand and half of candles, to every hun
dred ratiois. The prices ofthe several com
ponents parts of the ration shall be specified
but the United States reserve the right cf
making such alterations in the price of the
component parts of the ration aforesaid,
IS shall make the price of each part thereof
bear just proportion to the proposed price
Of the whcle ration. The rations are to be
furnished in such quantities, that here shall
at all times, during the term of the proposed
contract, be sufficient for the consumption of
the troops at Michilimac kinac, Detroit, Chi
kago, Fort Usage and Belle VUc, for six
months in advance: and at each Of the poris
OH the western waters, for at least three
months in advance, Of good and wholesome
provisions, II the same shall be required. 1t
IS also 70 be permitted to all and every Of the
commaadants of fortified places or posts, to
call for, at seasons when the same can be
be transported, or a. any time in case Of ur-
gcncy, such supplies of like provisions in adj
vance, as in the discretion Of the command
ant shall be deemed proper. =,
j, IS understood chat the contractor is to be
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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 cf
the articles captured or destroyed as afore-
said, or The deposition Of two OF more persGns
Of creditabic 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 reserved 10 the Il. States
sfrequifing 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 nndcr
the contracts now in force, have been consu-
med; and that n supply in advance may be
always required at any Of the 6zed posts Oh
the sea board, or Indian frontier. not excee-
ding three months.
w. EUSTIs.
The editors Of newspapers who are au-
thorised to publish the laws Of the United
states are requested 70 publish the foregoing
advertisement twice week for four success
sive weeks.
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