The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-04
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Al Fort Adams, NeWport, Rhode ISiand
800 barrels OF pork
500 barrels of fresh superine flour
2i0 bushels of new white field beans
4 800 pounds of good hard soap
4i0 pounds of good hard allow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
l. 100 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort TruntbuiI, Ne1 LondoH, Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
go barrels Of fresh supeTfne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
:, 400 pounds of good hard soap
40 pounds of good hard tallow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AZ NeW York
300 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superine Flour
240 bushels of white field beans
1880 pounds Of good hard soap
|, 40 pounds of good hard taow candles
50 bushels of good clean dry salt
l, 100 gallons Of good cider vinegar
Al Fort MiGlin, Pennsylvania
rs barrels of pork
40 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
/ 200 pounds of good hard soap
36O pounds of good hard allow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
Al Baltimore, Maryland
225 barrels of pork
400 barrels of fresh superfine flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds of coed hard soap
1850 pounds OF good hard tallow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons OF good cider vinegar
Al Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort, IA.
600 barrels of pork
/ 40 barrels of fresh superfne flour
4S0 bushels of white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard taIow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry salt
1900 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
Al Fort Jotnston, .Sn.ithuiHe, North Carolina
IS barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh supeifne flour
60 bushels of new White field beans
], 200 pounds of good hard soap
2iO pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels OF good clean dry salt
215 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina
rs barrels of pork
lao barrels of fresh superfine -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
2i0 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels Of good clean dry salt
275 gallons Of good cider vinegar,
At Fort .Nouitrie, Charleston, South Carolina.
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of flesh superfne flour
80 bushels of new white field beans
3 600 pounds of good hard soap
720 pounds of good hard sperm candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons Of good cidervinegar.
At Oglethorpe Barracks, Sardanal, Georgia.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superline flour
40 bushels of new white field beans
2,4OO pounds of good hard soap
4-0 pounds of good hard sperm candies
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
NoTE.-AlI bidders are requested to extend the
80 rt,gI,
total amount of each bid The periods and quaut-
ties of each delivery those posts where they
specified will be- ono-fourth ls June LIST September,
lst Decembei 1913 and lst March, 1914. The
hogs of " hch the pork Is packed TO be tattened
corn, and each hog weigh not less than two hum
dred pounds, and consist OF one hog to each barrel
excluding the feet legs, ears and snout Side pieces
may be substituted for the hams
The pork is be first sailed with Turks Island
salt and then carefully packed with the article
In pieces not exceeding ten pounds each. When
the packing has been pleed the contractor must
furnish to this office certificate from the packer that
the pork has been sailed and packed.
The pork be contained in seasoned heart of
white oak white ash barrels full hooped the
beans nd salt barrels, and the soap and candles
strong boxes Of convenient size, for transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts to the bushe The candies to have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
ST Peters pass ST. Louis for their ultimate des
tnaton, by the 18th of April 1913. A failure in
this particular will be considered a breach Of contract
and the Department will be authorized to purchase to
supply these posts. The provisions will be inspected
the time and place Of delivery, and all expenses
be paid by contractors until they deposited such
storo-houses may be designated by the agents of
the Department
The Commssary General reserves the privil, &c of
increasing diminishing the quantities. of dspen-
sing with any all articles required at any post, at
any time before entering into contract and also of in
creasing reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-thlrd, subsequent to contract giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abil
ity, together with the of their sureties whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor-
ney by some person well known to the Govern
ment, otherwise their proposals will not be acted
Advances cannot be made IN any case and evil
dence of inspection and full delivery will he required
at this office before requison will be made upon the
Treasury for payment, whicl will be effected in such
public money may be convenient TO the points Of
delivery the places of purchase the residence of the
contractors, at the option of the Treasury Depart
ment
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid I'M
der any circumstances.
Each proposal Will be sealed in a separate envelope
and marked Proposals for furnishing Army Sub
slstence."
GEO. GIBSON, G. G. S.
aug 2-1dwGwd&c
NOTICE.
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