The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-08-31
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IN will be received al the Office of the Secretary
OF the Department OF War. until IL O'Clock, at
OF Saturday the last day of December next, for the
supply of all rations that may be required for the
OF the United States from the lst day of June.
1878, inclusive, the lst day of June 1916, with
in the states territories and districts following, viz
1st. At Detroit. Michilimackinack, Fort Wayne.
Chikago. and their immediate vicintes, and at any
place places where troops are or may be station
ed. marched or recruited, within the territory OF
Michigan. the vicinity of the Upper Lakes and the
state of Ohio.
ID. At any place or places where troops or
may be stationed. marched or recruited within the
states OF Kentucky and Tennessee.
3D. At any place or places, where troops are or
may be stationed, marched recruited within the
Illinois, Indiana and Mi issouri territories.
4th. At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched recruited within tho
Mississippi territory, the state of Louisiana aud their
yicinties, north Of the Gulph of Mexico.
5th. AT any place places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched recruited within the
District of Maine and state OF New-Bampshire and
their northern vicinities.
9th. At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched recruited within the
state Of Vermont and its northern vicinity.
9TH. At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within the
state of Massachusetts.
9th. At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched recruited within tho
states of Connecticut and Rhode-Isand.
9th At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within the
state of New-York, and its northern vicinity and
western.
10th. At ahyplace or places where troops or
may be stationed. marched or recruited within the
state of New.Jersey
lth. At any place or places where troops
may be stationed, marched or recruited within tho
state Of Pennsylvania.
18th. AT any place places where troops are or
may Ne stationed, marched or recruited within the
states OF Marys Delaware and District ofCoumbia.
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 are or
may be stationed, marched recruited within the
state of NorthCarolina
18th. At any place places where troops are os
may be stationed, marched or recruited within ,he
limits of the state of Georgia and it's southern vicinity:
ration 10 consist OF one pound and one quarter
OF beef three quarters of pound OF saltcd pork,
eighteen ounces u bread -four, gill of rum.
whiskey brandy and the rate of two quarts OF
salt, four quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of soaps
and one pound and half of candles to every hum
dred ratons. The prices Of the several componert
parts of the ration shall be spec fed but the United
States reserve the right of making such alterations
in the price of the component parts OF the ration a
foresaid shall make the price of each part thereof
bear Just proportion TO the proposed price OF the
whole ration. The rations are 10 be furnished in
such quantities, that there shall at all times, during
the term Of the proposed contract, be sufficient for
the consumption of the troops for six months in adj
vance, of good and wholesome provisions, if tho
same shall be required II is also to be permitted
to all and every of the commanders Of fortified pa-
posts, to call for, at seasons when the same
can be transported at any tims in of urgen.
cy, such supplies of like provisions in advance,
in the discretion Of the commander shall be deemed
proper
1t is urderStood that the contractor is to be at the
expense and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops,
and that all losses sustained by the depredatons Of
the enemy, by means of the troops of the Uaited
States, shall be paid by the United States at the
price of the article captured or destroyed afore-
said, on the deposition Of two more persons of
credible characters, and the certificate of a commits
stoned officer stating ths circumstances of the loss.
and the Of the articles for which compensa.
ton shall be claimed
The privilege is reserved to the United States Of
requiring that none of the supplies, which may be
furnished under any ofthe proposed contracts, shall
be issued, until the supplies which have been, or
may be furnished under the contract now in force
have been CONSUMED.
~ JOHN ARMSTRONG.
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