The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-08-26
mo. 753.
N ar Departments,
mn 10. 1916
THIS Is To CIV

/ -. - - f'a'e PioPoidiS VIII be receives
al .ne once OF the Secretary for the De-.
par'lrent Oh war, until the 5Ift day of Oc..
tober next, inclufive, for the fupny,, IS *
rations that may be required TOR re- 20. a.
the United States, from the n a., "'s "a
1917: inoluGve, TO the 1T day of .ins. yS,s
within the States, Territories and Diifr,e,ss
following viz ~ 'se'ss
III AT Detroit, MiclIlimackinac Fore
wayne, Chicago, and their immediate vioi-
mites q at any place or places where troons
are or may be fationed, marched or recruits
ca, within the territory of Michigan. the
vicinity OF The Upper axes and the ffs,e oF
ONO, and OH or adjacent to the waters ~
Lake Michigan oh
I'd AT any place or places where troons
are or may be fationed, marched ~ ~
cruited within the itates Of Kentucky nd
TenneGee. mo
go. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be ftationed, marched or ~
SIulted within the Illinois, Indiana and
Miiiouri Territories.
4'h. AT any place or places where ,roons
are OF may be ftatoned marched or recrui,s
co within the Miili0ippi territory, the iate
VI Louiiiana and their vicinities north ~.
the Gulph of Mexico
Sth. AT any place or places where troon,
arc or may itauoned, marched or recruite!S
within the D:liri6t of Maine and tbe G,,o ~
He~ ilamPihire. %
o'h' AZ any place or places where troone
ARE or may be fationcd, marched or re-
crutcd within the fate Of MaiIaclmfetts.
7ti'' Ar any place or places where troop.
are or may be itatiored, marched OF recruit
e" within the dateS of Connecticut and
Rhode Inand
SIN AT any place or places where troops
are or may be fla, ioRed marched or rel
crliIted within the fate of New York. portb
OF the Highlands and within the fate OF
Vermont. "
9th. AT any place or places where troons
are or may be ftationed, marched or re-.
cruited within the fate of New York nuth
OF the Highlands, including Wet Point
and within the fate of New Jcrfey.
10th. At any place or places wbe,r
troops are or may be itationcd marched or
recruited within the fate of Pennfylvan;a
nth At any place or places where
troops arc or may be aationed, marched or
recruited within the fates of Delaw are.
Mary land and the Difrict Of Columbia
17th. AT any place or place. where
troops are or may be ltationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of Virginia
18th, AT any place or places where
troops are or may be faticned, march or
recruited within rlIe Rate Oh North Galsi;H
ma.
'4th. AT any place or places where
troops are or may be ifationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of South Carroll.
ma
18th. AZ any place OF places where
18th. AT any tlace or places where
troops are or may he ltationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of Georgia in.
Guiding that par of the Creeks lard lvino
within the territorial limits of fad fate.
y ration to confift of one pound AMI one
quarter OF beef, or three quarters of a
pound OF iaited pork, eighteen ounces Of
bread or -four, one gill Of rum, whiskev or
brandy, and at the rate OF two quarts of
iait' tour quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of
foap, and one pound and one half of can.
dies to every hundred rations. The prices
OF the ieveral component parts of the ra.
ton ihall be ipccifed, but the u. States
re'erve the right OF making fl1eh alterations
In the price OF the component parts of the
ration aforeiaid, rs fhal make the price
OF each part thereof bear juit oItion
70 the proFoied price Of the whole ration.
ne ration are 10 be fUrnifhed in fuch
Quantities, that there ihali, at all times, dur.
ing the term of the propofed contract. he
iufflcIent for the coniumption of the troops
Tor Fix months in advance, OF good and
wholefome proviions, if the fame halI be
required. 1t is alto TO be permitted to
all and every one Of the commandants
OF fortified places CT pofs, to call for, at
feafonS, WHEN the fame can be traniported
At any time, in cafe Of urgency, fuch fun.
plies of Ike provifions in advance, as in
the diicretion pf the commander lhall be
deemed proper
II is uhdcrGood that the CONTRACTOR is to
be at the expence and rilk of iTuing fun.
plies 10 the troops, and that all loGes fnC.
tanned by the depredations Of the enemy. mr.
by means OF the.troops OF the United States.
fhall be paid by the United States at the
price OF the article captured or dcltroved as
atoreiaIdI on the depolitionS NJ two or more
perions OF credible characters. and the
certificate OF CONDITIONED officer f1,,ng
the circumstances of the lofs, and the a,
mount OF articles for which compen(aton
fhall be claimed.
The privilege is referved to the United
States, Of requiring that none of the fun
pltco, vrhieft r''ay u frtuITIvu ,,,,,ieT any
of the propoled contracts, fhall de iGued
until the fuPplies which have been, or may
be furnifhed under the contract now in
| force, have been confirmed.
VIM. II. CRAWFORD,
Secretary of War.
July r1.--Iawto
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