The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-08-02
mo. T44.
~ ar Department.
JUiY 10. 1910
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE.

4 - ,'~ o"'NS vi tbC oCCretaTy Tor the Dee
partment of War, until the sIft day of Ocss
tober next, inclufye, for The fuppiv of an
| rations that may be required Tor The uC. or
the United States, from the ut day of Jupe.
1917: incluiive, to the 1T day of Ing, 1919.
within the STATES, Territories and Difricts.
following viz
lit AT Detroit, Michlimackinac. Fort
Wayne, Chicago, and their immediate vici-
mites ~ at any place or places where troop,s
are or may be ftationed, marched or recr,,it-
ed, within the territory of MICHIGAN. the
vicinity of the Upper axes and The fate of
Ohio, and on or adjacent TO the waters oE
Lake Michigan,
ad. AT any place or places where troops
are or NAV be itationed, marched or re.
cTniteu within the fates OF Kentucky and
Tennefee.
sd. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be itationed, marched or re-
Iu'eo within the Illinois, Indiana and j.
Miiiouri Territories.
4th. AT any place OF places where troon.
are or may be tationed marched or recru;ts
ed within the MlMGippi territory, the Gate
OF Louitiana and their vicinities north Of
the Gulph of Mexico
5th. AT any place or places where trooos
are or may ftationed, marched or recruited
within the D;ftri6t of Maine and the ff,tr IS.
New Hampfhire.
9th Al any place or places where fr9o7s
| are or may be ltatnned, marched or re-.
cruited within the fate of Mailachussr+s.
9TH. AT any place or places where troeps
are or may be itationed, marched or rccr,.;t-
ed within the itates of Connecticut and
Rhode iland
Sth. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be fta>toHed rrgrched or re.
q rod II, 81,
OF the Highlands and within the fate OF
Vermont.
9th. AT any place or places whero troops
are or may be fationed, marched or re.
cruited 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 are or may be flltioned marched or,
recruited within the fate of Pennfvlvania
nth AT any place or places where
troops arc or may be ttationed, marched or
recruited within the ttates of Delaware.
Maryland and the Diftrict of Columbia.
Iath. AT any place or place where
troops are or may be itat;oned, marched or
recruited within the fare of Virginia
18th. At any place or p aces where
troops are or may be ftationcd, marched or
I recruited within the fate of North Caroli.
ma.
r4th. At 9hy place OF places where
troops are or may be itauoned. marched or
recruited within the fate OF South Carroll.
| ma.
18th. Al any place or places where
! 18th. AT any rlace or places where
troops are or may be ltationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of Georgia in.
Guiding that part of the Creeks land lyi,sy
within the territorial limits of faid fat.
A ration to conGft of one pound al one
quarter of beef, or three quarters Of a
pound of ia!ted pork, eighteen oun-e Of
| bread or -four, one gill of rum, viii, ,yU
brandy, and at the rate of two aurr.S of
ialt, four quarts of vinegar, four Pc. nds of
toap, and one pound and one half Of can.
| dies TO every hundred rations. The 7rlces
| OF the ieveral component parts of the "a
ton fhall be fpecifed, bur tine U. States
reterve the right of making iush alterations
IN The price OF the component parts of the
ration aforeiaid, as iball make the price
OF each part thereof bear jua proportion
! TO the propoied price of the whole ration,
lie ration are 20 be fnrniihed in iucb
Quantities, that there ihal, at all times, dur
ing The term of the propoIe1 contract, be
| iutticlent for the Confumption Of the troops
for fix months in advance, Of good and
lwhoieiome proviiUns, if the fame fhal be
required. 1T is alto to be permitted to
all and every one of the commandants
OF fortified places or Pofs, to cali COR, at
fedienS, when the fame can be tr,- fgortcd
at any time, in cafe of urgency, ulh ftr-
nies of Ike proviGons in advancs, as in
the diicretion of the commander hall be
deemed proper
1t is underfood that the contractor is m
be at the eXpenre and riG of flung fun
plies to the troops, and thar all loHcs fuf
tanned by the depredatiouS IF the enemy, or
by means of the troops OF the United States.
hall be paid by the United states at me
price Of the article captured OF dritroyed as
atoreiaid, on the depolitons Ct two or more
Perions of credible characters, and the
certificate Of comminione1 officer fa.inq
the circumstances of the lofs, and the a.
mouht OF articles for which compensation
NAL 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. fhaIl dc ifTued
until the 1upPttOS v-tttNtt ''s.- -.----y
; be furnifhcd under the con ract now in
force, have been confirmed.
WIN. II. OR AWFORD,
Secretary o. War.
July tA.-1awtO
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