Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-17
Notice is hereby Giyen..
T.aR DEPARTMENT..
July l4fh, 1914.

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Notice is hereby Given,
THAT separate Proposals will be rsceiv.
4 4 ed at the office Of the Secretary for The
Department OF War, until 10 O'Clock a, noon
OF Saturday. the last day of December next,
tor the supply of ali rations that may be re-
quired for the use Of the United States
from the LIST day of June., 1875. inclusive, to
the LIST day of June. 1915, within the states.
territories. and districts following viz.
LIST. At Detroit, Michiiimackinack, Fore
Wayne, Chikaso, aud their i'm mediate yicin-
tiles, e at any place or places where troops.
are or may be stationed. marched or re-.
cruted, within the territory Of Michigan.
the vicinity of the Upper Lakes and the
state Of Ohio.
I'd. AtanY place or places where trocns
are or may be stationed. marched or re-.
cruited within the state Of Kentucky & Tcna
nessee. rs w.
Sd. Ae any r,acc or places where troorx
are or may be stationed. marched or recruit.
ed within the liliacis, Indiana and Missouri
territories.
9th. At any place or places where. troons !,
are or may be stationed. marched. or recrs;t-
ed within the Mississippi territory, the, stats,
OF Louisiana and their vicinities north Of a. !,
Guiph of Mexico -
sth. At any place or places where troops,
are or may be stationed, matched or, ~
craited within the district Of Maine & stsfe.
OF New Hampshire aud their northern vi.
entities. - : 8. - - =
9th At any place orpiaces where ssoops
arc OF may be stationed, marched or re-:
cruited within the state of Vermont and iSeo
northern vicinity. -
7th. Atany place. or places where troops.
are or may. be stationed, marched or re,
cruited within the state of Mas.achusetts.
Stn. ~ any place or places where troops
are or may stationed. marched or recruit.
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9tb. At any place or places where .roon.,
are or may be stationed. marched or re-.
craited within the state Of New-York ansI
its nertheru vicinity and western.
ION. AT any place or places where tyuous,
are or may be stationed. marched or reoruit.e
ed in the state of New-Jerscy. -
Ae any place or places whare troops arg.
or may be stationed. marched or re-
cruited within the state of Pennsylvania.
18th. At any plac- or places where troope<
are or may be stationed, marched or recruit.
ed within the sta es ofMaryland, Delaware,
and District of Columbia.
18th AT ary place or places where trocpss
are OF may be stationed. marched or recrui,.s
de
18th. Aeany place or places where troopst.
are ormay be stationed, marched or recruit.
ed within the state of North Carolina,
18th. AT any place or places where troops
are or may he stationed. marched or re :.
cruised within the limits of the state. 90
Georgia and its southern vicinity.
/ ration to Consist Of one pound and Gre,
quarter Of beet. or three quarters of a pound
= salted pork, eishteen ounces of bread orr
Hour, one gill of rum, whiskey or brandy.
and al u rate OF two quarts of salt, four
quarts OF vinegar, fcur pounds of soap, and
ore pound Nv . lad 1T saTla..ae, 70 every
hundred rations. The prices of the several.
component parts of the ration shall be sRe.
cihed, but the United States reserve the
right OF making such alterations in the price
OF the component parts of the ration afore--
sad, as shall make the price of each part
thereof bear just proportion to the pros
posed price OF the whole ration. The rati.
ohs are TO be furnished in such quantities.
that there shall at all times, duriDg the
term OF the proposed contract, be sufficient
for the consumption of the troops for sig
.mooths in advance, of good and Wholesome
provisions, it the same shall be required
II IS also to be permitted TO all and every OF
the commandments o. fortified places OF posts.
TO call TOR, at seasons whenthe same can be.
Ho'SpoiN Su, UT d. any TIME IL Case OF urs
gency, such supplies of like provisions in AL.
vance. as IN the discretion of the comman-
der shall bs deemed proper.
II is understood that the contractor IA 10
De at the expense and, risk of issuins the
supplies to hi. troops. and that all iosses sus.
tainer by the depredations of the enemy, or.
oy neansfof tla troops ofthe United States,
shall be paid by the Unitsd States at the
price of the article captured or DESTROYED
as aforesaid. on the deposition Of two or
more persons Of crx,iihle characters, and the
certihcate ola coma iissioned officer, stating
the circumstance of the loss, aud the az
mount Of the articles for which conpensa-
ton shall be claimed.
The privilege is reserved to the u. States
OF requiring that none oil the supplies, which
may De furnished under ny of the proposed
contracts, shall be issued, until the Supplies
wnicn have been, or may bs furnished under
tue contract row in force have been ccaS
sumed.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
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