The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-23


275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, Nep Hamp-
shire.
IS barrels of pork
lao barrels Of fresh superfne -four
90 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons Of good elder vinegar.
Al Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
300 barrels of pork
$50 ban rels of fresh superfne flour
240 bushels Of new white field beans
4 800 pounds of good hard soap
440 pounds of good hard tallow candles
so bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons OF good cider vinegar
AT Fort Ttunbuli, Nep London, Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superine -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
2, 400 pounds of good hard soap
72O pounds of good hard taIlow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Nep York.
800 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
2f0 bushels Of new hite field beans
4Si0 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.
rs barrels Of pork
lao barrels of fresh superiine -four
20 bushels of new white field beans
300 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds of good hard laow 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 -four
$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
1,I2O barrels of fresh superfne -four
4SO bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1880 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry alt
1900 gallons Of good cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, !SmithpiAe, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh supc,ine -four
60 bushels Of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
2i0 pounds OF good hard sperm candles
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
Al Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
rs barrels of pork
I40 barrels of fresh superine -four
60 bushels of new whine field beans
900 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 Noultrie, Charleston, South Carolina
225 barrels of pork
$40 barrels of flesh superfine flour
1870 bushels of new white field beans
3 500 pounds of good hard soap
T20 pounds of good hard sperm candles
so 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
10 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,-All bidders requested TO extend the
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit tie
total amount of each bid. The periods aud quant-
ties of each delivery those posts where they not
specified will be, one-fourh lst June, LIST September
lst 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
bred pounds, and consist of one hog to each barrel
excluding the feet, legs, ears and snout. Side pieces
may be substituted for the hams.
The pork is to he first sailed with Turks Island
salt and then carefully packed with the article
in pieces not exceeding ten unds each. When
the packing has been completed the contractor must
furnish this Office certificate from the packer that
the pork has been sl'ed and packed.
The pork to 80 contained in seasoned heart OF
white oak or white ash barrels, full hooped the
beans and salt barrels and the soap and candies in
strong boxes of convenient size, for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement Of thirty
two quarts TO the bushc The candles to have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for Prairie du CHEN and
st. Peters must pass ST. Louis for their ultimate DIES
lnation, by the 18th of April, lS43. 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 t.
be paid by contractors until they deposited such
storo-houses as may bc designated by the agents OF
the Department.
The Comm issary General reserves the priv, &c OF
increasing or diminishing the quantities. or of dispen-
sing with any all articles required any post, al
any time before entering into contract, and also of
creasng reducing The quantities of each delivery
one-ihird, subsequent TO contract, on giving sixty
days previous notice
Bidders not heretofore Contractors are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their ab
ity together with the names of their surees whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Ator
ney, or by some person well known TO he Govern
ment, otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Advances cannot be made in any case and evi
jencc Of inspection and full delivery will be requires
this Office before requiston will be made upon the
Treasury for payment whic will be effected in sucl
public money may be convenient 10 the points o
delivery the places of purchase the residence Of h,