The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-04

Sd. AT any place or places:where troops
are or may be stationed. marched or re-
cruited within the Illinois, Indiana and
Missouri territories.
4th. At amy place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruited within the Mississippi territory,
the state of Eouisiana and their yicinitics
north of the Gulph of Mexico.
S. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re.
criatcd within the district of Maine and
state OF New Hampshire s. their northern
gicirities.
9th. At ally place or places where troops
arc or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruited within the state of Vermont and its
vicinity.
Tth AT any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched OF re-
| sruited within the state of Massachusetts,
the town Of Springfield excepted.
Sth. At any place replaces where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruited within the state of Connec ticut and
Rhode Island.
| 9th. At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruitcd within the state of New York and
10th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be stationed, march
ed or recruited within the state of New
Jersey.
llth. At any place or pieces where
troops are or may be stationed, marched
| or recruited within the state of Pcnnsyha.
| MIA.
18th. At any place or places where
ltrOOnS are ar r,,ax, I,a
recruited within the states of MARYLAND.
Delaware and tho District OF Columbia.
18th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be stationed, marched
| or recruited within the state of VIRGINIA.
l4th. AT any place or places where
troops arc or may be stationed, marched or
recruited within the state of North Caro-.
lima.
18th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be stationed marched
OF recruited within the state of South Ca
rolina.
10th. AT any place or places where
troops are or may be stationed, marched
OF recruited within the limits of the state
or Georgia and its southern vicinity.
~. Proposals will also be received, as
aforesaid, tor. the supply of all rations which
may be required by the United States, for
the troops which arc or may be stationed,
marched or recruited within the town of
Springfield In the state of Massachusetts
and Tor the armorers and other persons
employed in the United States Armory
at that place, from the first day of June
1914 inclusive, to the first day of June
1915.
A ration TO consist Of one pound and one
quarter Object, or three quarters of pound
OF sailed pork, eighteen ounces of bread or
Hour, one gill of rum, whiskey OF brandy,
and at the rate of two quarts of salt, four
quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of soap, and
one pound and halfo of candles, to every
hundred rations. The prices of the seye-
raj 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 Just proportion to tic
proposed price of the whole ration. The
ratlons are to be furnished in such QUAINT
ties, that there shall, at all times, during the
term of the proposed contract, be sufficient
tor the consumption of the troops for six
months in advance, Of good and wholesome
provisions, II the same shall be required.
1t is also to be permitted to all and eyery
one OF the commaDdants of fortified places
or posts to call for, at seasons when tine
same can be transported, or at any time
In case OF urgency, such supplies of like
provisions In advance, as in the discretion
OF the commandant shall be deemed pro.
per.
1t is understood that the contractor is to
be at the expence and risk of issuing the
supplies to the troops, and that all losses
sustained by the depredations of the enemy
or by means OF the troons nc the IIniteL