Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-17
WAR DEPARTMENT, ,
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THIS is no GIVE N0fiUE,

THIS IS TO GIVE NUftCE,
Evhat separate proposals viii bereceiyed at the
X Office OF the secretary sOr the Department VI
Var, until the Sis day oi October next, ihclu-
i've, for he supply Of nil ratois that may be
sequired for ihe use OF the UrteS, States, from
ne Isl day OF June, 1917, inclusive, to ,he Is.
day oG jane 1915, within he States, Territories
and Districts following, Wa:
Isl AT Detroit, M,chlimacl.inac, Fort Wayne.
Chic go, and Their immediate yicnitlcs. sud ~
any place or places where iroo rs are or may be
Stationed, marched or recruited, within the ter
ritory OF Mich gan, the ticn,y OF the Upper
Lakes and tie tax Of OHIO, .gd on or adjacent
to tne waters OF Lake Micbiga@,
2d, ~ any place or place3 where troops are
or may be slauoned, marched ar recruited with.
IN The staies Of Ken.ucky and Tcnncssee.
Cd, A. any place orpiaces aefe troops are OF
NAV be stationed marched o. recruited WITHIN
the limos, itdiana aud Missouri Territories.
1th, Al any place'or nlpce. here uaeFs ere
or may DC stliinned, nare5elsa rccgrsicd w.3I-
Ia ,he IissssippI Territory, the state OF LOUIS
rama and .ilcir yicmlties north Of the Gulph Of
Mexico.
sin, At any place or places where troops are
or may he stationed, marched or recruited with.
an the DISTRICT Of Name and the state Of New
hampshire.
Gun, At any place or places where troops are
in ihelstate of Massachusetts
9TH, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched OF recruited within
the states or Coahecticut aid Rhode island
Sh, At any place or places @here troops are
ormay &c stationed, matched or recruited with.
in the state ot New YorK, north Of Tie high
lands and witnn the state of Vermont.
9tb, A. any piaceor places where troops are
or may be stat oned, marched or recruited wslh.
IN Tie state OF n ewYork, south Ot the Highlands
including West Point aud within the state OF
New Jersey.
i0h, At any place orplaces where troops are
@: may be stationed d, marched or recruited within
tie state of PennsYiyaoa
1lui, Al any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed. marched or recruited with
IN the states OF Delaware, Mary land and the DIS
trict oil ColUmbia.
18Th, Al any place or places where troops are
or may be statIpned marched or recruited with.
in the state Of Virginia
18th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be statluned, marched or recruited With
in the state OF North Carolina.
18th, At any plece or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
in the state Of South Carolpa.
18th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
IN The state IF Georgia, ncludmg mat par of
theCreeRs land lying within the territorial IL
mits OF said state.
Aration consists of one pound and one quar-.
ter OF bsef, or three qua ters 81 pCuRd saied
Pprh, ghteen ounces of bread or. -four, one gill
ofrum, whiskey orbrandy, and At the rate oftwo
qnaTts ofsait, four quarts ofvinegar, four pounds
otsoap, and one pound and one half OF candles TO
every hundred ratiOns. The prices Of Inc several
fcOmponentparts OF the raNon shall be spec fled
but the United States reserve The right OF making
such alterations IN the prcc OF the component
parts of the ration aforesaid, as shall make the
price OF EACH part thereof bear Just proportion
10 the proposed price of The whole ration. The
railons are to be furnished 10 such quantities,
that there shall, at all times during the term OF
the proposed contract, be sufficient for the con
SUMPTION of the lrocps for six months in al
vance, of good and wholesome provisions, If the
sameshan be required It's also 10 be permit.
ted 10 all and every Of the coUmaUdans Of forte
ned places or pos s. TO call for at seasons, when
the same can be transported aud al my time, in
case of urgency, such supplies of ike provisions
in advance IS IN the discretion of The comman-
der shall be deemed proper.
It is understood that the contractor is to be al
the expense and risk Of issuing the supplies to
The troops, and that I'll losSe, sustained by the
depredations OF the enemy, or by means of the
troops Of the United States, shall be paid by the
U0ted States nj the price of the article captured
ordestoyed as aforesaid, on the deposition Of
two or more persons Of creditalSIe character, and
The certificate ola commissioned officer, stating
The circumstance Of the loss, and he amount OF
the articles for which compensation shall be
claimed.
The privilege is reserved to ;he United States
OF requiring that none of the supplies, which
may be furnish ed under any Of The prop scd con.
tracts, shall be issued, until the supplies which
have been. or may be furnished under lie cen
tract now in force, have been consumed
WAI. II. CRAWFORD.
secretar! OF War
July f3-wt1stO
NorE.-The Editors of Newspapers WHO ar,
authorized to publish lie law, of lie u Stses
are requested to insert the foregoing advertise
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