The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-19
mo. T58.
War Department,
M(u 10, 1916.
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE,


! tober next, incluiive, for the fupply of all
| rations that may be required tor the ute of
the United States, from the 1T day of June,
1917, fncluGve, TO tho ut day of Lne, 1913,
within the States, Territories and Diitricts
following viz:
It. AT Detroit, Michlimackinac, Fort
Wayne, Chicago, and their Immediate vici-
mites & at any place or places where troops
are or may be fationed, marched or recruit
ed, within the territory of Michigan, the
vicinity of the Upper axes and the fate of
Ohio, and on or adjacent to the waters of
Lake Michigan.
I'd. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be- fatioEed, marched or re-
cruited within the ftates OF Kentucky md
Tenhenee.
sd. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be ttatoned, marched " re-
cru,ted within the Illinois, India7a I'D
Miiouri Territories.
18th. AT any place or places where ,rools
are or may be itationed marched or recruit
ed within the Miflifiippi territory, the ftate
OF Louiiiana and their vicinities north Of
the Gulph of Mexico
| 5th. AT any place or PLACES where troops
are or may ftationed, marched or recruited
within the D;ftriet of Maine and the fate of
| New Hampfhire.
! 9TH AT any place or places where troops
are or may be ftationed, marched or re-
cruited within the fate of MaGachutetts.
9TH. AT any place or places where troops
| are or may be fationed, marched or recruit1
| ed within the fates of Connecticut and
Rhode Iland
Sth. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be TIA, oned, marched or re-
cruited within the fate of New York, north
of the Highlands and within the fate of
Vermont.
9Th. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be fationed, marched or re.
cruted within the fate of New York, fouth
of the Highlands, including Wet Point
and within the fate of New Jerfey.
10th. At any place or places where
! troops arc or may be fatiohed marched or
| recruited within the fate of Pennsylvania.
nth AT any place or places where
| troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within the fatss of Delaware,
Maryland and the Diitrict of Columbia.
| I2th. AT any place or places where
troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of Virginia
18TH. At any place or places where
| troops are or may be itationed, marched or
| renrnitnd -Sishin the fate OF North CARROLL
na.
I4th. At any place or places where
troops areor may be fationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of South Carroll.
ma.
| 18th. A. any place or places where
18th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of Georgia, in.
Guiding thar part of the Creeks land lying
| within the territorial limits Of faid fate.
] A ration TO conlid of one pound AMI one
quarter of beef, or three quarters of a
pound of lalted pork, eighteen ounces of
bread or -four, one gill of rum, whiskey or
| brandy, and at the rate of two quarts &c
| faIt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of
! ioap, and one pound and one half of can.
| dies to every hundred rations. The prices
| OF the feveral component parts of the IA
ton fhall be fpeciied, but tine U. States
referye the right of making fuch alterations
in the price of the component parts of the
ration aforefaid, as fhall make the price
OF each part thereof bear a juh proportion
to the propoled price of the whole ration.
The ration are TO be fnTnilhed in iuch
quantities, that there fhall, at all times, dur
ing the term of the propofed contract, be
iuficient for the conlumption of the troops
for fix months in advance, Of good and
wholefome provifons, if the fame lhalI be
required. 1t is alto to be permitted to-
all and every one Of the Commandments
OF fortified places or potts, to call for, at
feaisnS, when the fame can be transported
at any time, in cafe of urgency, luch fup-
rlies of like Provifons in advance, as in
the difcretion of the commander fhall be
deemed proper.
1t is underitood that the contractor is to
be at the expenCe and rilk of iTuing fup-
plies to the troops, and that all lo1es fuC-
tanned by the depredations Of the enemy, or
by means ofthe troops OF the United States,
fall be paid by the United States at the
price of the article captured or deiroyed as
aforelaid, on the depoitions OF Two or more
perfons of credible character, and the
certificate Of CONDITIONED officer Eating
the circumstances of the lois, and the "a
mount OF articles for which compensation
mail be claimed.
The privilege is referved to the United
States, of requiring that none of the fup-
Plies, which may be iurnifhed under any
of the propoied contracts, ihall de idued
until the iupplies which have been, or may
be furnlhed under the con ract now in
force, have been continued.
VIM. II. CRAWFORD,
Secretary Of War.
July 1a.-1awto