The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-20

$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry salt
1890 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, Snsithville, North Carolina
rs barrels of pork
l4O barrels Of fresh supeIfne -four
60 bushels Of new white field beans
1900 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.
rs barrels of pork
l4O barrels Of fresh super6ne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds Of good hard soap
240 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels Of good clean dry salt
ITS gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina.
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfine -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
3 500 pounds of good hard soap
720 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
1926 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Ogletho1pe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superine -four
l2O bushels Of new white field beans
2400 pounds of good hard soap
4a0 pounds of good hard sperm candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
NoTE.-All bidders are 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 those posts where they not
specified will be, one-fourth ls June LIST September
1st December, 1913, 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 hog to each barrel,
excluding the feet, legs and snout Side pieces
may be substituted for the hams
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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 to 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 white ash barrels, full hoped the
beans and 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
tination, by the 18th of April, l843 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 deposited at such
store-houses may he designated by the agents of
the Department.
The Commissary General reserves the privils &c of
increasing diminishing the quantities. of dspen-
sing with any all articles required at any post,
any time before entering into contract and also ofin-
creasing reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-third, subsequent 10 contract, giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders, heretofore contractors are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abi
ty together with the names of their suretes, whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor
ney, or 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
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Treasury for payment which will be effected in such
public money may be convenient to the points of
delivery the places of purchase, the residence the
contractors, at the option of the Treasury Depart
ment
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid UNI
der any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envelope
and marked Proposals for furnishing Army Sub
sistence"
GEO. GIBSON, G. G.s.
NV E would respectfully call the attention of all
wv persons in pursuit of the most fashionable
French and English goods to give us call, few
doorsiwest of Browns Hotel
NJ B. Great Inducements now held out to mem
bers of Congress, and all others, purchase, as
are selling OUT our stock positively at cost
Best quality black velvet shawls
Velvet scarfs and plush shaws
Elegant silk shawls, 8, 8 and l0-4 in size
Dress handkerchiefs and scarfs in great profuson
Blue black satin stripe and colored, yard wide silks
(none superor)
$50 pieces silks, every style and price
l case Irish linens, (warranted pure)
cases long cloth shifting, for gentlemen
A few Paris imported short coaks, half prte
10 pieces best mating and ingram carpetings
Lupin's patent black bombazeens
Linen cambria and silk hdkfs, every kind
Silk hosiery, all kinds and Prices
Best quality wool-dyed black cloths
Summer wear, generally, less than cost
Table damask diaper
Do do napkins
Toweling of every kind, very cheap
Together with large and desirable stock, embrace
ing every variety of goods usually found in our line
Goo Is will be carefully packed and sent to any
part of the country.
N. B. We feel grateful to numerous customers,
who have promptly paid their accounts, and re-
specially press all others to make immediate settle
ment VIM. e. GEO. STETTlNlUS.
wv AFTER WATER! WATER !!-ThIsd day
w received fresh supply of White Sulphur Wa
ter direct from the White Sulphur Springs, in Vir-
ginia which will sell reasonable TERMS IN quanti-
lies to suit customers-in barrels otherwise.
WILLIAM YOUNG,
doors east of Gadsby's, Penn. nv.
Also fresh supply of Congress water just received