The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-25

so bushels Of good clean dry salt
LOO gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort M6lin Pennsylvania.
rs barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
1900 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
5000 pounds of good hard soap
1880 pounds of good hard tallow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1925 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
GOO barrels of pork
40 barrels Of fresh superine flour
4o0 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds Of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
l60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1900 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
Al Fort Johnston, SnlithuiUe, North Carolina
IS barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh supeIfne flour
GO bushels of new white field beans
900 pounds of good hard soap
240 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
140 barrels of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
300 pounds of good hard soap
2lO 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 superfine flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
:; 500 pounds of good hard soap
720 pounds of good hard sperm candles
60 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
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.-AII bidders are requested to extend the
amoun, OF their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount of each bid. The periods and quanti-
ties of each delivery those posts where they not
specified, will be- one-fourh LIST June, LIST September,
1st December, lS43, and LIST March, 1874. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be fatened on
bred pounds, and consist of 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 Turk s Island
salt and then carefully packed with the same article
| in pieces 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 sailed and packed.
The pork to be contained in seasoned heart OF
white oak or white ash barrels, full hoped the
beans aad 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 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
i tnation, by the 18th of April lS43. 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
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at such
houses may lie designated by the agents of
| the Department.
| The Commissary General reserves the privilege OF
increasing or diminishing the quantities. of dispen-
sing with any all articles required any post al
any time before entering into contract and also of
creasing or reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-third subsequent to contract, on giving sixty
| days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors, required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their ab
ity together with the of their sureties whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Ator
| 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
dence of inspection and full delivery will be required
at this office before requisiton will be made upon the
Treasury for payment which will be effected in sucf
\ public money may be convenient TO the points o
delivery the places of purchase, the residence of thu