The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-31

I,ffU pouuus pI SOOu naIu Inflow CauuicS
so bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons OF good cider vinegar
at Fort TrunpbuH, New London, Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
2,400 pounds of good hard soap
720 pounds of good hard taow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Nep York
300 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
24O bushels of new white field beans
4Sn0 pounds of good hard soap
,440 pounds of good hard tailow candles
50 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
IS barrels of pork
40 barrels of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new whe field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds Of good hard talIow 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 superine flour
1870 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of COED hard soap
1850 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
100 barrels of fresh superfne flour
450 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds OF good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry sal.
1920 gallons ofgood cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, .SmuhpiIe, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh supeifne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
300 pounds of good hard soap
24O pounds OF good hard sperm candles
20 bushels good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh super6ne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
900 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 Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fesh superine flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
T20 pounds of good hard sperm candles
GO bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons Of good cider vinegar
$50 barrels of pork
go barrels of fresh superfne flour
10 bushels of new white field beans
2,4O0 pounds of good hard soap
40 pounds OF good hard sperm candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
NoTE.-AIl bidders requested to extend the
amount of their bid for each article and exhibit the
| total amount of each bid. The periods aud quaint
ties Of each delivery at those posts where they moi
specified, will be- one-fourth LIST June, LIST September
LIST December lS43, and LIST March, 1874 The
hogs of which the pork Is packed to be attened on
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hun
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 salted 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 this office certificate from the packer that
the pork has been SO Salted and packed.
The pork TO be contained in seasoned heart OF
white oak or white ash barrels, full hoped the
beans and salt IN barrels and the soap and candles In
strong boxes of convenient sze for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts to the bushel The candles to have cot
ton wcks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
ST. Peters must pass ST. Louis, for their ultimate DIES
,ination, by The 18th of April, lS43. failure III
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
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses IL
be paid by contractors until they deposited at such
store-houses as may I've designated by the agents OF
| the Department
| The Commlssary General reserves the privilege o
increasing diminishing the quantities. of dispen
sing with any all articles required at any post
any time before entering into contract and also of IN
| creas ny or reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-thrd, subsequent TO contract, on giving sixty
days previous notice
Bidders heretofore contractors, are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abi
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 on
Advances cannot be made in any case and evi
dcnce of inspection and full delivery will be required
at this office before fequsItion will be made upon IN,
Treasury for payment, which will be effected IN suct
| public money may be convenient TO the points o
delivery the places of purchase the residence Ut h