The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-31
Rar Department,
Tify 10, 1916.

fportment of War, until the 7rIf dav of a..
tober next, incluGve, for the tupplv of III
fatIonS that may be required Tor the u(e Of
the United States, from the 1T day of Iune.
1917 inclufive, to the ut day of .ne.. 1919.
" thin the States, Territories and DiGricte
| following viz 20
ut AT Detroit, Michlimackinac Fort
| Wayne, Chicago, and their immediate vici-
mites \ at any place or places where troons
are or may be itationed, marched or recruit
ca, w'th'r the territory of Michigan, the
vicinity of the Upper axes and the fate of
Cho, and on or adj icent TO the waters ~
Lake Michigan.
7d. Atany place or places where troopS
are or may be fationed, marched or re-.
cruited within the Gates OF Kentuckv nd
Tcnnenee. ~
Sd AT any place or places where troons
are or may be Stationed, marched o.. re
crulted within the Illinois, Indiana and
Mliiouri Territories.
4'h' AZ any place or places where troops
are or may be itationed marched or recruit
ed within the Mitlifippi territory. the Eat.
ot Louiiiana and their viciritics por,h ~
the Gulph of Mexico
| 5th. Al any place OF places where troons
are or may itationcd, marched or recrui,e6
within the D:Itri6t of Maine and the (fate of
New Hampihire.
9th Al any place or places where troops
are or may be itationed, marched or re-
cruIted within the fate of MaGachufetts.
9TH. AT any place or places where troons
are or may he itationed, marched OF recruit.
ed within the ltates Of Connecticut ana
Rhode fland
Sth. AT any place or places wher. troops
are or may be fla Ioned, marched or -.
crulted within the fate OF New York. north
OF the Highlands and within the date os
Vermont
9th AT any place or places where troops
are or may be ftalio'ed, p,archcd or re-
cruited within the fate of New York, fouth
of the Highlands, including Wei Po;nt
and within the fate of New Jerfey.
10th. At any place or places WHORE
troops are or may be eationed marched or
recruited within the Fate Of Pennfylvania.
nth At any place or places where
troops are or may be itationed, marched or
recruited within the fates of Delaw are.
MARYLAND and the Dfrict of Columbia.
I2th. M any place or place, where
tro"Ps arr or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within the fate Of Virginia
I3,h. Az any place or PAGES where
troops are or may be itationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of North Caroli-
ma.
I4th. AT any place or places where
troops are or may be toned marched or
recruited withinthe fate of South Carroll.
ma.
18th. At any place or places ,yhere
| Isth. At any lace or places where
troops are or may be fationcd, IN -rched or
| recruited within the fate of Gcorzia. in.
Guiding that part OF the Creeks nd living
within the territorial limits Of isd fate.
A ration to Conlift of one pc, "a and one
quarter of beef, or three arters of Z
! pound of talted pork, ephte-r ounces OF
bread or -four, one gill of run - hiskeyor
| brandy, and at the rate OF o quarts of
| iait, tour quarts of vinegar, toar pounds of
| ioap, and one pound and ou- half of can.
dies TO every hundred ratior, The prices
OF the ieveral component sasts of the ra-
ton thall be fpeciftd, bu ne u. States
reterVe the right of making Iueh alterations
| IN the price OF the component parts of the
! ration atoretaid, As hall make the price
oil each part thereof bear jult proportioa
to the propoet price of ths stroll ,at.ga
he ration ate 70 be furnllh,l W .nrh
! quantities, that ,ber; hall At all times, our.
ING the term of the propo.ed coatrdCt, El
iui!S ent for the confuuip on of the troans
for FIX ,unuihs in advance, Of gooi ana
wholc'ome proviGons, il the fame A.4li be
required. 1t is alio to be permitted TO
all and every one - the Cuumandants
OF fortified places c. poHs, to c3.i Tor. at
feaiOns, when the fame can be trJ orted
at any time, III cafe Of urgency, fluh p
plies of Ike proviions in advance, as in
the difcretion Of the commander ihalI be
deemed proper
IS underitood that the contractor is to
be at the expene and rifk of iGuing flp-
! plies TO the troops, ard that all loaes fuf.
tanned by the depredations of the enemy, or
by means of the troops OF the United States.
lball be paid by the United States at the
price of the article captured or deifroyed as
aforeiaid, on the depolitionS OF two or more
Perions Of credible characters, and the
certificate Of a cOmmiGioned officer farne
the circumstances of the lofs, and the a
mount OF articles for which compensation
lhail be claimed.
The privilege is rcferved to the United
States. OF requiring that none of the fup~
plies, which may be fLrnifhed under any
OF the propoied contracts 0iall dc iGued
until the luppies which have been, or may
, be turnilhed under the contract now in
force, have been confirmed.
WIN. II. CR AWFORD,
Secretary Of War,
July tz.--IawtO
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