The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-08-05
mo. 745.
N ar Department.
Iay 10, 1916.
THIS rs no GIVE Nnr,cn

.he once OF the Secretary for the DcA
Partment OF War, untilthe s1ft day of Ocv-
! tober next, 'nciu6ve, for the fupply of all
rations that may berequired Tor the ufe Of
| 'i,e Vnitee States from the m day of Iune.
| 1917 in.iuiive, TO the Ift day of Linz, 1913.
| following viz -
ift. AT Detroit, Mchlinack;nac To-.
Wayne, Chicago, and their ;mn,ed;a,
mites * at any place or places where troop.
are or may be ifationed, marched or recrn;s.
ed, within the territory of Michigan. the
VICINITY OF the Upper axes and the fate of.
Ohio, and on or adjacent to the waters Is
Lake Michigan. q.
ad. Atany place or places where troons
are or may be fationed, marched ~ -
cruited within the ltates Of Kentucky /. ro
Tennehee. >iNA
sd. Atany place orplaees where trooos
are or may be ftationed, marched or re-
srnlted within the Illinois, Indiana and
Wiiiouri Territories.
4'h. AT any place or places where troops
"le OF may be itationed marched or recruit
ed within the MiiIifIippi territory. the ffate
Of Louitiana and their vicinities nor,h r.
the Gulph of Mexico
5th. Atany place or places where troons
are or may ftationed, marched or recrn;fsa
within the D:itriet of Maine and the Gate y
New Hampf,re.
ON AT any place or places where troops
are or may be ffationed, marched or re-.
cruited within the fate of MaiIachutetts.
9TH. AT any place or places where troons
are or may be ftationed, marched or recruit
ed within the fates of Conneeticut ana
Rhode Iland. @''A
Sth. AT any place or places where troons
are or may be TIA loned, marched or re.
criiited within the fate of New York north
OF the Highlands and wishin the ifate a
Vermont.
9th. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be ftationcd, marched or re.
cruhed within the fate of New York. fo,tb
of the Highlands, including WeH Point
and within the fate of New 1erfey.
10th. AT any place or places where
troops are or may be tationed marched or
recruited within the fate of Pennlylvania.
iIth At any place or places where
troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within the fates of Delaware
Maryland and the D'frict of Columbia
18th. AT any place or place, tvhe,.
troops are or may be ltationed, marched o, !
recruited w'thinshe fate of Virginia
18TH. At any place or places where
troops are or may be fta,ioned, marched or
recruited within the fate of North Carroll.
ma.
18th. AT my place or places where
troops are or may be ffat;oned, 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 fationed, marched on
recruited within the ftste of Georgia, in
Guiding that part of the Creeks land lyins, &
within the territorial limits of faid ffate.
a ration to confift OF one pound AMI ore
quarter of beef, or three quarters Of
pound of fa'ted pork, eighteen ounces Il
bread or -four, one gill of rum, whisl.ey or
brandy, aud at the rate OF two quarts Of
ia't' tour quarts ofvInegar, four pounds OF
ioap, and one pound and one haifof ran.
dies TO every hundred rations. The prices
OF the ieveral Component parts of the "a
ton fhall be fpecifed, bur tne u. States
reierve the right of MAXIM; fueh alterations
in the price of the component parts of the
ration aforefaid. as ihall make the price
OF each part thereof bear juH proportion
to the propofed price of the whole ration,
The ration are TO be fnrnifhed in finch
quantities., that there ihall, at all times, dur
ing the term of the propofed contract. be
iuffeient for the confumpdon Of he troops
tor FIX months in advance, OF GOOD and
whoiefome proviffons, if the fame lIaII be
required. IT is ALTO to be permitted to
all and every one of the commandants
OF fortified places or pofs, 70 call for at
ieaions, when the fame can be traniported
at any time, in cafe of urgency, fuch ftIp-
Piles of Ike provifons in advance, as in
the diicretion of the Commander Arafi be
deemed proper,
1t is underitood that the contractor Is 70
be at the expence and rik of iIuing fun.
plies TO the troops, and that all loHes fuf-
tanned by the depredations of the enemy. or
by means ofthe troops OF the United States.
fhall be paid by the United States at the
price of the article captured or deffroyed as
aforelaid, on the depolitions of two or more
perions of credible characters, and the
certificate of CONDITIONED officer Ra,ino
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 fur
Plies, which may be furnilhed under any
OF the propofed contracts fiall de iGueS
until the fupplies which have been. or NAV
be furnifhed under the contract now 10
force, have been confirmed.
VIM H. CRAWFORD.
>, Secretary Of War.
July I7.-1awtO