The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-29
mo. T42.
War Department,
SftY 10, 1915
THIS rs TO c,vv No,

THIS rs TO GIVE Nortcr.
hat ;ieparate propoials will be receiver
at the office OF the Secretary for the n
Partment of War, until the S1(t dav of a..
tober next, iiicluGvc, for the iupplv Of al
| ratlons that may be ,eqnlred Tor the nc, Of
the United States, from the 1T day of lime
1917 incldtve, to the 1T day of in,, 1879
w thin the States, Territories and Ditrc,s'
following viz
lit. At Detroit, Matchmaking, Fort
Wayne, Chicago, and their immediate yici-
mites * at any place or places where troops
are or may be itationed, marched or recruit
ed, within The territory of Michigan, the
vicinity OF the Upper lakes and the q ,,e of
ONO, and on or adjacen to the waters OF
Lake Michigan
I'D. tany place or places where ;roops
are or may be ftatiored, marched an ~.
cruited within the ffates of Kentucky nd
TenneGee.
sd. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be Gatoned, marched or re-
cruited within the Illinois, Indiana and
Miiiouri Territories.
4th Atany place or Tdaces where troops
are or may be itationed MAJ chcd or recruit
cd within the MlslliIPp' territory, h Gne
OF Louliiana and tne.g v;cin;tjes north of
the Guiph of Mexico
9Th. AT any place or places 81 here ir,oD,
are or MAY itatoned, marched or rcc,u,,e3
within the D:ltritt of Maine and the Gt,e "a
New Hampihire.
9th Ar any place or places where trooDs
are or may be itltioncd, marched or re.
cruited within the fate IF MaGac1u retts.
9TH. At any place or places here troops
! are or may be itat;oued, marched or recruit.
ed within the itates of Connecticut and
| Rhode !Gard
Sth. At any place or places where ,rooDs
are or may be fla loned, marched or re-
cruited within the fate OF New York. north
OF the Highlands and within the fate of
Vermont.
9th. AT any place or places WHERE troopk
are or may be fatioued, marched or re.
cruited within the fate Of New York, iouth
OF the Highlands, including ,Vef POINT
and within the fate of New Jerfey.
10th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be ftatiJncd marched or
recruited within the fate Of PennfyIvaa;,
nth At any place or places where:
troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within tie hates of Deia, ,res
Maryland and the D'ltrict of Columbia.
Iath. AT any place or place where
troops are or may be ttasoned, u,arched oi
recruited within the ;atc OF VIRGINIA
18th. At any place or aces where
troops are or may be ftaIioned, marched or
| recruited within the fate OF North CaroH-
na.
I4th. AT any place or phases where
| troops are or may be itat oned marched or
recruited within the fate OF South Carroll.
| IA,
18th. A. any place or places where
| 18TH. At any place or places where
| troops are or may be lfationed, marched ar
| recruited within the fate of Geo, ola in
| clucing that part of the Creeks land wig
within the territorial limits If faii fate.
4 ration to conGft of one pound AMI one
quarter Of beef, or three q, arters OF I.
pound of ID ted pork, eighteen ounces u
| bread or honr, ore gill of rum, whisky O.,
brandy, and ar the rate Of two quarts -
ialt, four quarts ofvIneyar, four pounds az
foaP, and one pound and one iaif of can
dies to every hundred raroHs. The prices
OF the ieveral composer. parts Of the ra-
tion ihall be fpec'fied, TN tire q States
re'erve the right of making turh q tera.ions
IN the price If the component psris II the
ration storefaid, as ihalI rak .ae ar:ce
OF each part thereof bear a iuf ar.ro,,-on
to the propoie4 price of the y. hole -at5o
J he ration a'e 20 he frrnifheL +. msh
quantities., that there ihall, at a. tiries asrs-
lng the term of the propotc, contrsc.. ne
iuthc.cnt for the conlumption f the tgo~re
| for fix months in advance, Oh good ..I
whclelonie proviiiuns, it the fame (haiI BE
| required. 1t IS alio to BE- permitted 10
all and every ore of the commandments
OF fortified places or poHS, TO call for az
featsns, when the fame can he transported
at any time, in cafe of urgency, Gch frp-
niles of ke provfons in advance, as in
the difcreton Of the commander (hall be
deemed proper
1t IS underfood that the contractor is to
be at the expence and rilk of i1uing fup
| plies to the troops, and that all loHes fuf-
tanned by the dcpredationS of the enemy, or
| by means ofthe troops OF the United States.
| iball be paid by the United States at the
price of the article captured or defroyed as
aforelaid, on the depolitions OF two or more
| perIons Of credible characters, and the
certificate of CommiiIioned officer ita'Ing
the circumstances of the lof, and the a
| mount OF articles for which compen(aton
! Ihaii be claimed.
| The privilege is rcferved to the United
States, of requiring that none of the fIp-
Plies, which may be iurnilhed under any
OF the propofed contracts. ihall dc iGued
until the iupPlies which have been, or may
be furnilhcd under the contract now in
force, have been confirmed.
WIN. ii. CRAWFORD,
Secretary of War,
| July Iz.--tawtO