The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-10-23
Var Department, anly 10. 1910.
THIS is TO GIVE NoTIc,

Var Department., july 10, 1916.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE,
nat ie2arate propoials will be received
ae the ONCE OF the Secretary for III .sDe..
partment of War, until the 7rft t..EnSf)c-
tooer next, incluGve, for the fnppIv of All
rations thar may be required Tor The uJc or
me United States, from the ut day of ,upe.
1877, incluive, to the 1T day of Ling. Is,s'
within the States, Territories and Diitricts
following viz: i'-'''
lit At Detroit, Micblimackinsc. For,
ayne, chicago, and their immediate yici-
mites at any place or places where troops
are or may be ftationed, marched or recruits
eo,. within the territory of MICHIGAN. tbe
vicinity OF The Upper lakes and the Gate os
Oiio' and onor adjacent to the waters of
Lake Michigan. VI
ad. Al any place or places where troops
are or may be iaiioned, marched or re-
lennenee. ''''I
Sd. At any place or places where troo,.
are or may be hationed, marched or W
cru'ed within the Illinois, Indiana and
Nliilouri Territories.
9Th. At any place OF places where troons
are or may be ltaticned marched or recruit
I'd within the Miliiilppterritory. the fate
f2i Lou,i'aha and their vicinities north OF
the Sulph of Mexico
SIN. AT any place or places where troonS
are or may ftationed, marched or recru;,e,;
Within the D;itriGt Of Maine and the itate al
New Hanpil,ire.
oth'-At any place or places where troops
are or may be ftationcd, marched or re-.
cruited within the fate of MalIacbufetts.
9TH. AT any place or places where troons
are or may be ltationed, marched or recruit
ed within the fates of Conneeticut aud
Rhode Iland. '''-
Sth. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be fta.ioned, marched or r.
cruited within the fate of New York nor,h
ot the Highlands and within the fate of
Vermont. Va
9Th. Atany place or places where troons
are or may be ltationed, marched or re.
crui,ea within the tate OF New York, fo,ltl,
OF the Highlands, including Wei Point
ana within the fate of New jerfey.
10th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be ftatloned marched or
recruited within the fate of Pennlylvania.
nth. At any place or places where
troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within ,the itates of Delaware.
Maryland and the Diftrict of Colnmb;,
I2th. AT any place or places where
troops are or may be lfationed. niarcbaT -,
recruited within the fate of Virginia
I3th. At any place or places wha,.
troops are or may be hationed. marched or
recruited within the fate of North Caroli-
ma.
18th. At Any place or places where
troops are or may be fationed, marched mr.
recruited within the fate of South Caroli-
ma.
18TH AT any place or places where
troops are or may beflationcd, marched OF.
recruited within the fate of GEORGIA. in.
Guiding that part of the Creeks land lyipr
within the territorial limits of iaid fate.
ration to conlift of one pound ana one
quarter of beef, or three quarters of =
pound of falted pork, eighteen ounces Of
bread or -four, one gill of rum. whiskev or
brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of
talt, tour quarts of vinegar, four pcunds nj
ioap, and one pound and one halfof cam
dies to every hundred rations. Theprices
OF the feveral component parts of the RI.
ton hall be fpecified, but the U. State.
reierve the right of making flIch alterations
III the price of the component parts of the
ration aforeiaid, as fhal make the Dnrice
OF each part thereof bear jult pr ,szqrtion
to the propofed price of the who'll, fatior<
he ration are TO be furnhed i'm fucb.
quantities, that there fhall, at all times. dur.
ING the term Of the propofcd contract. ha
iuihclent for the confumption of the troons
tor fix months in advance, of GOOD aud
wholciome proviiions, il the fame fbalI he
required. 1t is alto to be permitted to-
all and every one Of the Commandments
oil fortified places or potts, TO call for. as
feaiSns, when the fame can be tranfporteo
atiany time, in cafe of urgency, fuch fun
plies OF Ike provifons in advance, as I,
the dhcreton of the commander hau r,
deemed proper. -
Its undeFfood that the contractor is 70
be at the expence and rik of iEuino fun
Plies to the troops, and that all lodes f,i(-
tanned by the depredations of the enemy, or
by means ofthe troops Of the United States.
fhali be paid by the United States at the
price of the article captured or deffroyed as
aforeiad, on the depolitons OF two or more
Perions of credible characters, and the
certificate Of CONDITIONED officer Eating
the circumstances of the lofs, and the a
mount OF articles for which Compensation.
fhall be claimed.
| The privilege is referved to the United
States, Of requiring that none of the fup-
Plies, which may be furnilhed under any
of the propelled contracts, fhall de inued
until the fupplies which have been, or may
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