The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-24


20 bushels OF good clean dry salt
215 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, Nep Hamp
shire.
IS barrels OF pork
lao barrels of fresh superfne -four
10 bushels Of new white field beans
300 pounds of q BOD hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
2I5 gallons OF good elder vinegar.
Al Fort adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
300 barrels of pork
$50 ban reIs of fresh superfne -four
240 bushels of new white field beans
4 500 pounds Of good hard soap
,44O pounds Of good hard lallow candles
so bushels Of good clran dry salt
|, 100 gallons OF good cider vinegar
Al Fort TrumbuH, New London, Connecticut
$50 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels OF fresh supeIfne -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
2 400 pounds Of good hard soap
100 pounds OF good hard ialow candles
40 bushels Of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
Al Neio York.
800 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
240 bushels of white field beans
As o pounds of good hard soap
,440 pounds OF good hard tailow candles
50 bushels Of good clean dry sal,
100 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
IS barrels of pork
$40 barrels of fresh superfns -four
10 bushels of new whne field beans
200 pounds OF good hard soap
800 pounds of good hard talIow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
PTS 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
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
GO bushels Of good clean dry salt
1926 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
GOO barrels OF pork
100 barrels Of fresh super6ne -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
$3.50 pounds Of good hard tanw candles
100 bushels of good clean dry ,al,
1900 gallons ofgood cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, .SmithrHle, North Carolina
IS barrels of pork
I40 barrels Of fresh supc,fne -four
GO bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
2i0 pnands of good hard sperm candles
~ bushels ofgooI clean dry salt
275 gallons Of good CIDER vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
rs barrels of pork
40 barrels of fresh superiine flour
50 bushels of new viii field beans
300 pounds of gooI hard soap
2l0 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
$40 barrels Of Flesh superfne -four
1870 bushels OF new White ii, Id beans
3 600 pounds of good hard soap
40 pounds of good hard sperm candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 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
240O pounds Of good hard soap
40 pounds of good hard sperm candles
40 bush els of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons OF good cider vinegar
NoTE.-All bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids ir each article, and exhbt the
total amount of each bid. The periods and quanti-
ties Of each delivery at those posts where they moi
specified, will be- one-fourth LIST June, LIST September
LIST December, 1S43 and LIST March, 1874. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be fa,tened 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 snted with Turks Island
sot and then carefully packed with the article
10 pieces not exceeding ten r unds each. When
the packing has been completed, the contraco must
furnish this office certificate from the packer that
the pork has been slted and packed.
The pork 10 nc contained IN seasoned heart OF
white oak or white ash barrels, full hooped The
bea nd salt 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 10 the bushe The candles to have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
st. Peters must pass ST. Louis for their ultimate DIES
,ination, by the 18th Of April, IS43. 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
al the time and place Of delivery and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at such
store-houses may I've designated by the agents OF
the Department.
The Commssary General reserves the prvil. % OF
increasing diminishing the quantities, of dspen-
sing with any or all articles required at post, al
any time before entering into contract, and also of
creasing reducing the Quantities of each delivery
one-thlrd subsequent to contract, on giving sixty
days previous D,iice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors are required TO
accompany their oposas with evidence of their abil
,,y together with the names Of their surees, whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor
pcy, or BY some person we'll known to The dovern-
mont, other wise 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
al this otfce before requistop will be made upon the
Treasury for payment which will be effected IN such
public money a. may be convenient 10 the points o