Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-14
WAR DErARrmESr,2
lII WAX DkFAHTNLNT,
4I July 10, 1916.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE,

lFSVhst separate proposals will be received at the
| n Office Of the secretary tor the Department oil
War, until the 31st day of October next, inclu.
sive, for the supply of all rstions that may be
required for the use of the United States, from
the lst day Of June, 1917, inclusive, 10 the LIST
day Of June 1913, within the States, Terr;tories
! and Districts following, viz:
lst At Detroit, Mich;liinackinac, Fort Wayne.
Chicago, and their immediate vicinities. and AT
any place or places where troops are or may be
Stationed, marched or recruited, within the ter
| ri;ory OF Michigan, the vicinity of the Upper
Lakes and the state of Ohio. and on or adjacent
| TO tie waters Of Lake Michigan.
I'd, at any place or places where troops are
OF may be stationed, matehed or recruited with
| in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee
Sd, ~ my place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or RECRUITED within
the Illinois, Indiana and Missouri errtories.
9Th, At any place OF places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched recruited with
in the Mississippi Territory, the state of Louis
lana and their vicinitics north of Tie Gulph Of
, Mexico.
5t.i, It any place or pisces where troops are
or nay be stationed marched or recruited with.
in the District OF Maine and the state OF New
Hampshire.
Gu. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
in the state of Massachusetts
9TH, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island
9Th, at any place or places where troops are
ormay be stationed, marched or recruited with
IN the state OF New York, north of the High
lands and within the state Of Vermont.
C;l, At any place or places where troops are
or may he stationed, marched or recruited with
IN the state OF New-Iork, south OF the highlands
including West Point and within the state OF
New Jersey.
10Th, AT any place orplaces where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
| the state of Pennsylvania
lltl', Al any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched orrecruited with
i'll the states of Delaware, Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia
12ui, At any place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
in the state of Virginia.
18th, Al any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
| in the state OF North Carolina.
l4tl, At any place o. places where troops are
or may be stationed, Inarcied or recruited with
! in the state OF South Carolina
lou, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
| IN the state OF Georgia, including that part of
the Creeks land lying within the territorial IL
| mits OF said stale.
1 ration consists of one pound and one quar-
4 - va pOuIU Oh SailCu
pork, eighteen ounces of bread or -four, one gill
! pfrnm, ~hiskey or brandy, and at the rate two
quarts ofsalt four quarts vinegar, four pounds
otsoaP, and one pound and one half ofcandies TO
/ every hundred ratons. The prices of the several
component parts of the ration shall be specified
but the United States reserve the right of making
such alterations IN the price of tie component
parts OF the ration aforesaid as shall make the
price OF each part thereof bear Just proportion
| to the proposed price of the Whole ration The
ratcns are 10 be Furnished in such quantities,
that there shall, at ali times during the term of
the proposed contract, be sufficient for the con-
sumption OF the troops for six months in ad
| vance, ofgood and wholesome provisions, if the
same shall be required 1t is also 10 be permit
led to all and every of the commandments of fort-
he'd places or posts, to call for, at seasons when
| the same can be transported, and at any tins, in
case OF urgency, such supplies of like provisions
IN advance, as in the discretion Of the comman-
der shall be deemed proper.
1t is understood lhat the contractor is to he at
the expense and risk of issuing ,he supplies 20
the troops, and that all losses sustained by the
! dePredations OF the enemy, or by means of the
/ troops of the United States shall be paid by the
United States at the price ofihe ar ice captured
or destroy ed as aforesaid, on the deposition of
two or persons Of creditable Ca racter, and
| the certificate ofa commissioned officer, stating
! the circumstance Of the loss, and The amount of
the articles for which Compensation shall be
| claimed.
| The privilege is reserved to the United States
! OF requiring that none of the supplies. which
may be filrnisl ed under any OF the proposed con-
tracts, shall be issued, until the supplies which
have been, or may be furnished under the cen
! tract now in force, have been consumed
WIN. II. CRAWFORD,
Secretary of War
July 13--wt1stO.
NoTE.-1he Editors of Newspapers who are
authorized to publish the laws Of the o. States,
are requested to insert the foregoing advertise
ment once week until the LIST Of Octobernext