The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-09

440 pounds of good hard taow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
Al Fort Niflin, Pennsylvania.
70 barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
360 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 good hard soap
Oo0 pounds of good hard taow candles
GO bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons of good cider vinegar
Al Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort, Ia.
600 barrels of pork
|, 40 barrels of fresh superline -four
$50 bushels of white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
l60 bushels of good clean dry salt
, 200 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, .Sn,nhriHe, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh super fine -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.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
- l40 barrels of fresh superfne -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
At Fort Nouitrie, Charleston, South Carolina.
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of flesh superfne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
600 pounds of good hard soap
72O 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 -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
240O pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard sperm candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar
NorE-AIl bidders requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount of each bid. The periods and quanti-
ties of each delivery at those posts where they not
specified will be- onefourth lst June LIST September
LIST December lS43, and LIST March, 1874. The
hogs of which the pork is 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 ieet, legs ears ana snout Que pieces
may be substituted for the hams.
The pork is to be first sailed with Turks Island
salt and then carefully packed with the 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 sailed 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 size, for transportation
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two quarts to the bushel The candles to have cot
ton wcks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
ST. Peters pass St, Louis for their ultimate des
tination, by the 18th of April, 1913. A 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 until they deposited such
storc-houses may he designated by the agents of
the Department
increasing diminishing the quantities, of dispen-
sing with any all articles required at any post at
any time before entering into contract and also of IN
creasng reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-thIrd subsequent 10 contract, giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders heretofore Contractors, required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abi
ity, together with the names of their sureties whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor-
ney, by some person well known TO the Govern
ment, otherwise their proposals will not be acted
Advances cannot be made in any case and evil
dence of inspection and full delivery will be required
al this office before requston 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 of the
contractors, at the option of tie Treasury Depart
ment.
No drafts on this Office will be accepted paid
der any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envelope
and marked Proposals for furnishing Army Sub
sistence."
GEO GIBSON, G. G. s.
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