The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-29


10 barrels of pork
l40 barrels Of fresh superfne flour
60 bushels OF new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
30 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Constitution, Portsmouth,, Nelo Hamp-
shire.
IS barrels Of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superiine -four
TO bushels of new white field beans
900 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds of good hard taow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good elder vinegar.
At tort adams, Newport, Rhode Island
800 barrels of pork
560 barrels of fresh superfne flour
240 bushels of new white field beans
4,SOO pounds of good hard soap
,44O pounds Of good hard 'allow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
|, 100 gallons OF good cider vinega.
At Fort IrumbuH, New London, Connecticut
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels OF fresh superfine flour
40 bushels of new white field beans
2, 400 pounds of good hard soap
720 pounds of good hard taow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Nep York.
300 barrels Of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
240 bushels of white field beans
4,Sn0 pounds of good hard soap
,44O pounds of good hard taow candles
50 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
rs barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh superfne flour
90 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds of good hard allow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Baltimore, Maryland.
225 barrels of pork
420 barrels of fresh superfine flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
5000 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
1,l2O barrels Of fresh superfne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard-tallow candles
I6O bushels of good clean dry sal.
1900 gallons of good cider Vinegar
At Fort Johnston, .SmithpHe, North Carolina
IS barrels of pork
I40 barrels of fresh supeline flour
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
240 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels ofg good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort North Carolina
rs barrels of pork
lao barrels Of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
$40 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
$50 barrels Of fresh 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
S25 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
AT Oglethorpe Barracks, Sauannah Georgia
$50 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fresh super6ne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
3 400 pounds of good hard soap
4s0 pounds of good hard sperm candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
NorE.-All bidders are requested to extend the
OF their bids for each article and ex hblt the
total amount of each bid The periods and quanti-
ties of each delivery those posts where they
specified, will be, one-ourth lst June LIST September
1st December, IS43, and LIST March, 1874 The
hogs of which the pork is packed to he fattened
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hum
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 must
furnish this office certificate from the packer that
the pork has been so sailed and packed
The pork TO be contained in seasoned heart of
white oak or white ash barrels, full hooped the
beans nod 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 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
,inaton, 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
at the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they are deposited such
sorc-houses as may be designated by the AGENTS of
| the Department.
The Commssary General reserves the privibge of
increasing diminishing the quantities or of dispen-
sing with any all articles required at anv post al
any time before entering into contract and also ofn
creasng reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-thrd subsequent TO contract giving sixty
| days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors, required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abI-
iiy together with the of their sureties whose
responsibility be certified by the District Ator
| ney or by some person well known 10 the Govern
ment otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Advances cannot be made in any case and EVIL
deDce of inspection and full delivery will be required
at this Office before requsItion will be made upon the
Treasury for payment, which will be effected in such
public money may be convenient TO the points OF
delivery the places of purchase or The residence of the