The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-09

800 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
$40 bushels of white field beans
1880 pounds of good hard soap
,44O pounds of good hard talow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
LOO gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
rs barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh superfine -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
$50 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
APO barrels of fresh superfne -four
1870 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of COED hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard taIlow candles
GO bushels of good clean dry salt
1925 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
600 barrels of pork
l,l2O barrels of fresh superine flour
$50 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.
At Fort Johnston, SnsithuiHe, North Carolina.
rs barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh supeIfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
240 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels 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 bears
200 pounds of good hard soap
24O 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
500 barrels of flesh superfne -four
80 bushels of new white field beans
900 pounds of good hard soap
72O pounds of good hard sperm candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1926 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfine flour
l20 bushels Of new white field beans
2,400 pounds of good hard soap
4aO 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 quant-
ties of each delivery those posts where they not
specified, will be- one-fourth LIST June LIST September,
LIST December, 1843 and 1st March, 1914. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be fauened on
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hun
dred pounds, and consist of hog to each barre,
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 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 sailed and packed.
The pork to be contained in seasoned heart of
white oak or white ash barrels, full hoped tho
beans and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles in
strong boxes OF convenient sZe tor transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts the bustel. The candles to have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
st. Peters pass ST. Louis for their ultimate des
tinaton, 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
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited such
storc-houses may I've designated by the agents of
the Department.
The Commissary General reserves the privilege of
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
creasing reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-third, subsequent to contract, giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their ab
ty together with the names of their surees, 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 on.
Advances cannot be made in any case and evil
dence of inspection and full delivery will be required
this office before requiston 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 ofthe
contractors at the option of tie Treasury Depart
ment.
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid I'M
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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ID ERSONS having claims against a balance due