Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-07-24
July 2C--Nsw
WAR DrpAxrNrSr, ;
THIS Is TO GIVE N6FICF

YSShai separate proposals will be received at the
Office of the secretary for the Department of
War, until the Sls day Of October next, nclu-
sne, for lie supply of all ratlons that may be
required for ,he use OF he Uritea States, from
the lst day OF June, 1917, inclusive, 50 die lst
day OF June 1915, within The States, TerrrUries
and D,s riots following, VIZ;
lst at Detroit, VI chllmackinac, Fort Wayne,
CEcsSo, nc their immediate VIC mites. snd a.
auy place or places where troops are or ms, be
! slationed, march I'd or recruited, within ths ,er.
rltoD ct Michigan, the vicinity ct the Upper
Lsses and the state of Ohio, and on or adjacent
10 the ws'ersoi Lake Michigan
! 81, ~ 2lsy- place or places where troops arc
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
| IN the states OF Kentucky and Tennessee.
| Sd, At any place PAGES where troops are or
may be stationed, harched or recruited within
| the Illinois Indiana and Missouri Territories
| 4,h, A. any pi%ce or places where troops are
or may De stationed, marched or recruited " IN.
! IN the Mississippi Territory, the state Of I.suis-
lana and her vlclA.tiss north Of the Gulph f
! Mexico.
5th, At any place or places where trboes are
or may be stationed, MARCHED or recrute, wj,hs
| n ,he District Of Maine and tie safe Of New
I Hampshire.
9th, A. any place or places where troops a,e
Or may be stauon@j, marched OF .ec.uite.. l.ILn,
! N the state o. 'Isssachuse -.
7ih, AZ any place OF places where troops re
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the states of Connecticut aud Rhode Isiard.
9Th, At ANY place or places where tro0ps ara
/ or may b. stationed, marched or recruited witn-
in tie slate OF New York, norlh of luc IL h.
Iands.nd within the state of Vermont.
| Oh, A. any place or places where troops are
| on may be STAT oned, marched or recFuitcd w:u.-
in the state OF New.fO. X, south OF the Hsnlan,ls
including West Point aud within the state of
! New Jersey
| 10h, At any place Or places where troops are
or may be Stationed marched or eorIted within
the state of Pennsylvania
1lth, At any place or place. where troops are
or mas be stationed, marchS & 0rflc.utod si.h-
| in the states Of Delaware, Maryland aid lie DIS.
trict Of Columbia.
12h, Al any place or places where ,roops ara
| or may be stationed, marched or recruited wih.
in the state OF Virginia.
18Th, At any place or places where troops are
I or may be stationed, marched or recruited wtl-
in the state or Nor,h Carolina.
14th, As any P ggo Of places where troops are
| or may BE staiioneds marched or recruited w,lh-
in the state OF sod3, Carolina.
18th, AtsRy place or places where troops are,
| or may b sta oned, marched or recruited with.
4 ~ the sta IL Georgia, including th,t part &C
the Cseess land lying within u.e territorial Ii.
\ iRAts o. s-id state
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ter otbeeE Or three qulrters Of pound Of saltr
! pork e,g.asen Ources. Of cad OF hoIr, one s,It
! ofrum, Wliiksg or brandy pd the rate ~,
quar- oisait, four quarts Of roger, t,r- D i,, =
! Ofsoap, md one pound ard on Hsls.o it, D
| every hundred rationq Tie ps.c's a.s ~
component parts Of toe tlIon sl2s., sa specified,
but the United States re ei-e et,e. .et r,.g,,.s
such alterations IN the p:re x lie r4rr.r,
parts of The ration afbres id IS y III r As
price OF each pfrf thereof bear aids prop. n
% the proposed prce OF The whole r4tun Eas
ration; are 30 pc Furnished IN such QUAINT es
tll'i there s6all 40 al times 6urrg lie term oS
Tie proposed CONTRACT be suthcieuJ f,r ne con-.
SUMPTION 10 the troops Tor SIX months IN adj
/ vance ~ good and wholesome proVis IONS IF tha
same -hsib required IT'S also 10 be permit.
tei u all and every cf tic commandanis Ufforti.
ned piscfs or posts, 10 call tor sl seasons, when
| the same can be transported and at ans time, ia
case Cd urgency, such supplies # ike provisions
! ~ advance. SO IN the discretion Of the Conman-
der shall BE- deemed proper
II is understood that the contractor is 10 be at
| the expense and risk Of issuing the supplies to
the troops, and hat al losses sustained by the
/ ccpreds ions Of the enemy, or by means Of the
troops OF NE United States, shall be paid by the
United States AZ the price Of the article captured
or destroyed as aforesaid, on tie depOst .iOn Of
go or moe persons Of creditsble character, and
the certificate of commissioned officer, stating
the circumstance OF The loss, end the amount "a
the articles for which compensation shall be
cisimed.
The privilege IS reserved to the United States
OF requiring that none Of the supplies, which
may he furnished under any of the proposed con.
tracts, shall be issued, until the supplies which
have been, or my he furnished under the cen
tract now in force, have been consumed.
WIN. IL. CRAWFORD,
Secretary Of War
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