Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-05
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
jury Is, 1878.

A1OrICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that separate
W proposals viii berece.vcd 1T tho Office oil
81 Secretary tor the Department of War, until
~ O'Clock at noon OF the last Nj nday in Nov.
next, tor the surp.y OF all rations that may be
{ qnired for tAe use of III, United States ,jfoFA
..e ist day OF Juie, 9i4 ln;iu,ive, to We u
day OF June, 1915, within the states, term
and districts, following, viz.
'st. At Detroit, " lchiiinsc kinac, Fori<1I inc
| and Chikago and il their immedisteVief,rr,e
and al any place or places, where troops are or
| may be s'a'ioncd, marched or recruited, within
| the ter tory of Michigan, the vicinity of the
Upper LAKES and the state OF Ohio.
III. AZ any place or places where troops are
or may he stationed, marched or recruited vita
IN the states OF htntueky aud Tennessee.
ST.. AZ amy place CT places where troops are
or may be STAY .oned, marched or recruited with
| in the Illinois, Ini.na, and Missouri territor.
| les.
| 9TH. At any place or places where troops are
or msy DC stationed, nIlrchedor recruited with
IN the Mississippi territory, the state OF LoGisi.
ana and their vicinitics North OF the Guiph OF
Mexico.
| 9Th. Az any place or places where troops are
or may be Stationed, marched or recruited with.
| in the District o. Maine and STATE OF n lamp
shire and ,heir northern yicinitlss.
ON. At any place places where troops are
or May be aiioncd, marched o. recruited With
IN The state OF Vermont ana its northern ycni.
ty.
| 9Th. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be staiioned, maIc!.ed or'rec rut,d g ith.
IN the slate o Massachusett., the towa ot Spr imr
field excepted.
SIN Al amy place or places where troops are
hor may be stalioue b. marched on recruited wi h
III the states OF Connect cut ana Rhode Island
| 9Ih At any pace or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recrnite> " i,li-
IN the state OF New York and lis northern vici-
nifty and western.
lOth. At amy place or places where troops
arc or may be stationed, marched or recru,,e,
Pithin the state OF n. Jersey
/ liih At any place or places where troops
are or may u: stat oned, marched or recruited
within The state oi Pcnnsy iyana
L i@'h AZ an! place or pl,c, where troops
are or ma! be stationed, marched or recruit, d
WITHIN the states o1 Maryland, ID laware and the
DIS riot OF -o,umbil
u lSth. Al any place or places wheye troops
A are or may be stationed, marched orrecruited
II Ni'hin Tia. state of Nilginia.
4 Ian. III any pace or places where troops
4 S'e or may be stationed, marched or recruited
within the state OF for,h Carolina.
i'lh. a. Any peace or places where troops
arc or may be stations d, fni,rche or recru At ca
within the stats OF South arc ma
ION. At any place pia, Go where troors
L
slthin the limits of The state VI Georgia and It's
Soutiie I'm vicinity.
II. PROPOSALS will also be received. rs .,
| toresaid, Ion the supply of ali rations which
may be required by the United States, tor the
troops which are o. may b. stationed, m..,cbed
Vi recruited within TIL town.of Spsins lie Id, in
the State OF Massachusetts: sad for The armor.
eIs ana other Persons employed in the United
| states Armory 1T that place, iron, the LIST tav
OF June 1914 inclusive, u the LIST day of june,
1878. -
A ration to consist of one pound ard one
quarter oi beef, or three qAarters ri a ,ound
OF Saiied pnra, eighteen ounces of bi cad or
noui' one gill OF rurf,N whiskey 5r brandy,
ana az the tate OK TWO quarts of salt, four
quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of soap, and
one pound and Il Iaif OF candles, to every
hundred raucns. Inc prices OF the several
component parts nt the ration sha be. spe
cineu bat. the United States reserve the
Il right of making such alternate ms in The price
OF the Component parts of lhe ration Atore
SAID, as shall make the price Of each part
thereoi bear just proportion to the propos>
eel price ofthe whole ration.
n he rations are to be furnished in such
quantities that there shall at al times, dur
ing tine term OF the proposed Contract, be
sufhcient tor the coBsunpticn 81 the troops
some provisions, if the same SHALL be rvsft.krk
ed. 1t is also To be permitted to all AsfdI$
very OF the cnInmandamts oil fortified l<<Ees
or posts, to call Tor, at seasonsrsSl On lie
same can he transported, or at any time IN
case OF urgency, such supplies OF like provi-
SONS IN advance, as in TIE discretion of the
commandAnt shall be deemed proper.
1t is understood that the EXTRACTOR is to
be at the expense aud risk of issuing the
supplies to tie troops and that all losses 81 s.
tanned 10y the depredations OF the enemy. or
by means ofthc troops of the United STATES.
shall be paid by the United States at the
price OF the articles captured or destro,e ed
as aforesaid, on the deposition of two or
more persons of creditaLle Characters and
the Certificate of commissioned officer.
I stating the circumstances OF the loss. and
| the amount OF the articles for which com
\ pensaton shall be claimed.
| The privilege is reserved to the United
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 fur
nished under the Contract now in force. have
| been consumed.
J. ARMSTRONG.