Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-10
WAR DEPARTMENT, Juiy Il, 1912.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, |
THAT separate Proposals will BE received at the |
Office Of the Secretary forthe Department OF War,
until ~ o'clock at Of the first Monday in No
be required for the use oil the Uuitcd States from
the ist day of June 1913 inclusive, to the Isl day
OF June 1914 within the states, territories aud dis
triets following, viz.
LIST. At Detroit, AIichlimackinac, Fort Wayne,
Cikago and in their immediate vicinities, and at a.
ny place places, where troops may DC sta.
toned, marched, or recruited. within the territory
of Michigan, the state of Ohio north Of the i1st
degree ofiaitude, and in the vicinity Of the Upper
Lakes 70 lake Ontario, including Fort Niagara
2d. At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched recruited within the
states OF Kentucky aud Tennessee.
Sd. At Belle Eontaine, Fort Usage and Belle
Nue aud at any place or places where troops
Or may be Stationed, marched or recruited within
the state OF Ohio south OF the ilst degree of lati
tude, and the Illinois, Indiana ard Missouri terri
tories, except Fort Wayne and Chikago and their
Immediate yicinitcs.
4th, at any place places wl.ese troops are
or NAV be stationed, marched or recruited within
the Mississippi territory the state eli louisiana and
their yicinites north of the Gulph of Mexico
5tli. At any place or places where troops are or
NAV be stationed, marched, or recruited within the
district of Maine and state Of New Hampshire and
1hcr northern yiciuties
9th. At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed marched or recruited within The
state or Vermont and its northern vicinity.
7th. At any place or places where troops are
or NAV he stationed, marched or recruited within
the state Of Massachusetts,, the town of Sprngc
excepted.
Sth. At any place places where troops are
may be stationed, marched, or recruited within
the states of Connecticut and Rhode IslaDd
9th At any place places where troops or
may be stationed, marched, or recruited within the
state of New-York and its northern vicinity, Ma
cara and'i dependencies excepted.
l0lh At any place places where troops arc
or may be ststioncd, marched, or recruited within
The state of New-Jersey.
1lth At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited within
the state of Pennsylvania.
18th. At any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
the states of Maryland, Delaware aud the district
oil Columbia
18th At any place places where troops are
or may be st toned, marched, or recruited within
l the state of Virginia.
l4lh. At any place or places where troops are
) or may he stationed, marched, recruited within
7 the state of North Carolina.
18th. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited within
the tc OF South Carolina.
I6th, At Ocmulgee Old Fields, and at any place
or places where troops arc or may be stationed,
marched, recruited within the limits of the state
ofGeorgia and its southern vicinity. B.
18th. Proposals will also be received, as afore-
sail, for the supply OF ali rations which may be re-
quired by the United States, for the troops which
may be stationed, marched recruited with
in the town Of Springfield in the state of AIassa-
chusetts, andfor the armorer5 and other persons
emptoved in the United States Armory at that
place, from the first day OF June 1915, inclusive TO
ihe LIST day OF Jupe 1914
ration to consist oil one pound and one quar-
ter of beef o. three quarters of pound of sailed
pork, eighteen ounces OF bread -four, one gill OF
rum, whiskey or brandy, and at the rate of two
quarts of sat, four quarts OF vinegar, four ponds of
soap, and one pound and half OF candles, every
hundred rations: The prices OF the several COM
ponent parts OF the ration shall be specified but
the United States the right of king such
alterations in the price Of the component parts OF
the ration aforesaid, shall make the price OF each
part thereof bear Just proportion TO the proposed
prIc of the whole ration. The rations TO be
furnished in sch quantities, that there shall at I'll
times, during tue term of the proposed contract
be suifcieHt for the consumption of the troops at
hichilimackinac, Detroit, Chikago, Fort Usage and
Bell Nuc, for SIX mouths IN advance; and at each
OF the posts on the western waters, Tor at least
mon tbs in advance, OF good and Wholesome provi-
sions ifthe same shall be required, IL is also to
be permitted II ali aud every of the commandants
of fortified places or posts, TO call for, at seasons
when the same can be transported, or ut any time
in case of urgency, such supplies like provisions
in advance, IS in the discretion Of the commandment
shall be deemed proper.
IL is understood that the contractor is be at the
expenee and isk oissung the supplies to the troops
the enemy, or by means of the troops OF The Uni
te States shall he paid by the United States the
price OF the articles captured destroyed afore
said, on the deposition OF two more persons of
crcdtable characters, aud the certificate of COM
missoned officer, stating the circumstances Of the
loss and the amount OF the articles for which
pensatiOn shall be claimed.
The privilege is reserved to the United States eff
requiring that none oil the supplies, which may be
ia 1ished under any of the proposed contracts.
shall be issued, until the supplies which have been
or may be furnished under the contract now in
force, have been consumedi aud that supply in
advance may be llways required at my of the fixed
posts Oh the sea board, Or Indian frontier, not
ceeding three months.
". EUSTIS.
The editors Of newspapers who authorised
TO publish the laws OF the United States reques-
ted TO publish the foregoing advertisement twice a
week for four successive weeks.
July 16--2aw4w.