The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-18

60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
300 pounds of good hard taow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good elder vinegar
At Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island
300 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne flour
240 bushels of new white field beans
1880 pounds of good hard soap
,440 pounds of good hard tallow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
LOO gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Irumbull, New London Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superine -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
400 pounds of good hard soap
720 pounds of good hard talow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Nea0 York.
300 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
24O bushels of new white field beans
1890 pounds of good hard soap
,440 pounds of good hard tallow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
LOO gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Mi67in, Pennsylvania.
IS barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
360 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
At Baltimore, Maryland.
225 barrels of pork
400 barrels of fresh superfine flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1880 pounds of good hard tallow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1926 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
600 barrels Of pork
/, 10 barrels of fresh superfne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
160 bushels of good clean dry salt
1900 gallons ofgOOd cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston Sn1ithviUe, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
I4O barrels Of fresh supeIfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
] 200 pounds of good hard soap
24O pounds Of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels ofgood clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
Is barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh superfne flour
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
24O pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina.
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of flesh superfne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
72Opounds of good hard sperm candles
so bushels of good clean dry salt
1926 gallons Of good cider vinegar
At Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
2,400 pounds of good hard soap
4aO pounds of good hard sperm candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.-AlI bidders are requested to extend the
of their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount of each bid The periods and quanti-
ties Of each delivery at those posts where they not
specified will be, onelourth lst june LIST September,
LIST December, 1843, and LIST March, 1874. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be fattened on
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hum
dred pounds, and consist of one hog to each barrel
excluding the feet, legs, and snout Side pieces
may be substituted for the hams.
The pork is to 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 completed the contractor must
furnish to this office certificate from the packer that
the pork has been sailed and packed.
The pork to be contained in seasoned heart of
white oak white ash barrels full hoped the
beans and salt in barrels and the soap and candles in
strong boxes Of convenient size, for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts to the bushel The candles to have cot
ton wicks The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
st. Peters must pass ST. Louis for their ultimate DIES
tination by the 18th of April, l843 failure in
this particular will be considered breach of contract
and the Department will be authorized to purchase to
supply these posts. The provisions will be inspected
at the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at such
store-houses may he designated by the agents of
the Department.
The Commssary General reserves the privilege of
increasing diminishing the quantities. or of dispen
sing with any all articles required at any post at
any time before entering into contract and also ofn
creasing or reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-third subsequent to contract, giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abl
ity together with the of their surelies whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor-
ney, or by some person well known TO the Govern
men otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Advances cannot be made in any case and evi-
dence of inspection and full delivery will be required
at this Office before requstion will be made upon the
Treasury for payment, which will be effected in such
public money as may be convenient to the points of
delivery the places of purchase, the residence ofhe
contractors at the option of tie Treasury Depart
ment.
No drafts on this office will be accepted paid UNI
der any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate envelope,
and marked proposals for furnishing Army Sub
sistence."
GEO. GIBSON G. 6. s,
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