The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-27


AtFort adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
800 barrels of pork
$50 bal rels of fresh superine flour
$40 bushels Of new white field beans
4, 800 pounds of good hard soap
,440 pounds of good hard ,allow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort TrumbuA, Nep London, Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
Z, 400 pounds Of good hard soap
TO pounds of good hard talow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Near York.
300 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superiine Flour
24O bushels Of new white field beans
4,SDO pounds of good hard soap
l ,440 pounds of good hard talow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
l 100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
rs 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 flour
$50 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
S25 gallons Of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, va
600 barrels of pork
], 100 barrels of fresh superine flour
4o0 bushels of white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard talow candles
l6O bushels of good clean dry sal.
1900 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, SmithriHe, North Carolina.
rs barrels of pork
l4O 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 of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina
rs barrels of pork
140 barrels of fresh superine -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
/ 200 pounds of good hard soap
240 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of flesh superfne flour
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
T20 pounds of good hard sperm candles
60 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 white field beans
2 400 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.-Al bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit the
total amount Of each bid. The periods and quan-
ties of each delivery at those posts where they
specified, will be- one-fourth lst June, LIST September
LIST December, 1913, and LIST March, 1874 The
hogs of which the pork packed to be fattened 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 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
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
Wnlc oak OF WHITE ASH pdTTels, Iull HpOIeu tne
beans I'D 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
tinaon, by the 18th of April, lS43. A failure in
this particular will be considered breach of contract,
and the Department will be authorized purchase
supply these posts The provisions will be inspected
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at such
siorc-houses may he designated by the agents of
the Department
The Commissary General reserves the privilege of
increasing diminishing the quantities. of dis PEN
sing with any all articles required at any post
any time before entering into contract and also ofin-
creasng or reducing the quantities OF each delivery
one-,hTd subsequent 10 contract, on giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abll
ity together with the names of their sureties, whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor-
ney, or by some person well known 10 The Govern
men otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Advances cannot be made in any case and EVIL
dcnce of inspection and full delivery will be required
at this Office before requson 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 ofth