Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-09
WAR DEPARTMENT.,

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that separate
IN proposals VIII be received AT the Ofice Of
the Secretary Tor the Department of War, ;.atI
10 O'clock at noon OF the last Monday in Nov.
next, for the supply of all rations that May be
required for the use OF the United States, iiom
the st day of june, 1914 inclusive, to the st
daysof June, 1915, within the states, territories,
and districts, following, viz.
LIST. At Detroit Michilimackinac, Fort Wayne
and Chikago and in their immediate vicnties,
and at any place or places, where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited, within
the territory OF Michigan, the vicinity Of the
Upper lakes and the stale of Ohio.
81. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
IN the states OF Kentucky and Tennessee.
Sd. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
in the illinois, Indiana, and Missouri tcrritor-
les.
18th. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
in the Mississippi territory, the state of Louisi-
ana and their vicinities North of the Gulph OF
Mexico.
5th. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
in the District Oh Maine and State of N. Hamp"
shire and their northern vicinities.
9th At any place or places where troops are ,
or may be ationed, marched orrecruited with
in the state oil Vermont and its northern yicini-
~. -
9TH. At any place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
in the state OF Massachusetts the town OF Spring.
| field excepted.
| 9th. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed. marcned or recruited wiiit-
! IN the stttes OF Connectcut aud Rhode Island.
9Th. At any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
| IN the state OF New York and lis northern vici-
nifty and western.
10th. At any place places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruited
withinihe state OF N. Jersey.
lin. Nt any place or places where troops
| are or may b. stationed, marched or recraited
within the state of Pennsylvania.
I'm at any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched s:or recrytitrc;
withinthe states OF Maryland, Delaware and the
district of Columbia.
lSth AT any place or places where tToops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruited
within the state OF Virginia.
! 18TH. at any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruited
within the state Of North Carolina.
| l5th. At any place Or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruited
within the state of South Carolina.
10TH AT any place places where troops
are or may oe stationed, marched or recruited
WITHIN the limits of the state of Georgia and its
southern vicinity.
II. Proposals will also be received. as n,
ioresaId, for the supply of all rations which
may be required by tie United States, for the
troops which are or may be stationed, marched
| or recruited within the town of Springfield. in
the state OF Massachusetts: and for the armor~
CTS ana other persons employed IN the United
states Armory 1t that place, from the 1st eay
OF June 1914 inclusive, TO the Ist day of june,
| 1915. " 'N''e'
a ration to consist of one ponnd and one.
| quarter OF beef, or three quarters Of a poun,l
ct eaited pork, eighteen ounces of bread or
"our' one gil OF rum, whiskey Or brandy,
and at the rate of two quarts of salt. fonr
| quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of SOAP. and
one pound and half of candles, 10 every
hundred rations. The prices of the several
component parts of the ration shall be spe-
clhed bnt the United States reserve the
risht OF making such alterations in the price
OF the component parts of the ration aforc-
SAID, as shall make the price of each part
sthereotbear just proportion to the oropos.
! edprice ofthe whole ration.
| ne ratIons are TO be furnished in snch
! quantities that there shall at all times. dur
| ing inc Term OF the proposed contract. b.
] sunhClent Tor tbc consumption of the trooDs
! forsix monthsi in advance, OF good and whole.
| some provisions, if the same shall be reouir-
cd II is also to be permitted to all and e.
'Siy VI rie CoHlmanuantS of fortified Dlacac
or posts, to call for. at seasons when the
same can be transported, or at any time in
case OF urgency, such supplies Of like Droyi..
Sions IN advance, as in tile discretion of the
commandant shall be deemed proper.
Ii Is understood that the Contractor IL "a
De At the expense and risk of issuing the
supplies to the troops, and that all losses svs-
tanned by the depredations of the enemy. OF.
by means of the troops of the United States,
shall be paid by the United States az The
price OF the articles captured or DESTROYED
as aforesaid, on the deposition of two ar
more persons Of creditablc characters, aud
the certificate of a Commissioned officer.
Stating the circumstances of the LOSS. and
che amount of the articles for which coon.
pe5Satlon shall be claimed:
he privilege is reserved to the Unised
2tates OF requiring that none of the supplies
which may be furnished under any of tht
StToposed contracts. stallbe issued, until the,
supplies which have been or NAV be far:
nished undsr the contract now in force, have
been consumed.
J. ARMSTRONG.
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