The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-06

500 pounds of good hard taow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar
at Fort Sullipan, Eastport, Maine
rs barrels of pork
lao barrels Of fresh superfne -four
20 bushels OF new white field beans
200 pounds OF good hard soap
36O pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels Of good clean dry salt
275 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
At Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire.
rs barrels of pork
lao barrels Of fresh superfne flour
90 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
800 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
$50 bai rels Of fresh superine -four
240 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
100 gallons of good cider vinegar
$50 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fresh supeIfne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
2,400 pounds of good hard soap
100 pounds of good hard taow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Ne1o York.
800 barrels of pork
500 barrels Of flesh superfine Flour
240 bushels of new white field beans
1890 pounds of good hard soap
44O pounds Of good hard taow candles
80 bushels Of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Mi6lin. Pennsylvania
IS barrels Of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfne flour
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
800 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 superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of COED hard soap
l0SO 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
ll20 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
450 bushels of white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
l60 bushels of good clean dry al:
2200 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, SnithriHe, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
I40 barrels of fresh supe,fne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
240 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
rs barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new while 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 Noultrie, Charleston, South Carolina
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of iesh superfne flour
80 bushels of new white field beans
3 500 pounds of good hard soap
120 pounds of good hard sperm candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Ogiethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
10 bushels of new W bite field beans
z, 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.
NoTg.-All bidders requested 10 extend the
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit ii
total amount of each bid The periods and quanti-
ties Of each delivery at those posts where they not
specified will be- one-ourth lst June, LIST September
lst December, 1S43, and LIST March, 1874. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat,ened on
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hum
dred pounds, and consist of hog to each barrel,
excluding the feet legs, and snout Side pieces
k, haiti, tnI CNr bio,
The pork is to be first sailed with Turks Island
salt and then carefully packed with the same 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 so sailed and packed.
The pork to be contained in seasoned heart of
white oak or white ash barrels full booped 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 pass ST. Louis, for their ultimate des
nation, by the 18th Of April, lS43 A failure in
this particular will be considered breach Of contract,
and the Department will be authorized to purchase
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 such
stere-houses as may lie designated by the agents of
the Department
The Conmissary General reserves the privilege of
increasing diminishing the quantities. or of dspen-
sing with any all articles required at any post at
any time before entering into contract and also ofin
creasing or reducing the quantities OF each delivery
one-ihird, subsequent 10 contract giving sixty
DAYS previous Notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abil-
y together with the of their sureties, whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor-
ney or by some person well known TO the Govern
ment otherwise their proposals will not be acted
A.e-r ~ hn mad 10 IN n ~ nv 4.