The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-22


At Fort TrumbuH, Nep London, Connecticut.
$50 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superine flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
400 pounds of good hard soap
100 pounds OF good hard tallow 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
2i0 bushels of new white field beans
4,S00 pounds of good hard soap
,440 pounds of good hard tallow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
IS barrels Of pork
i40 barrels of fresh superfine -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds OF good bard soap
$50 pounds of good hard taow 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
1880 pounds of good hard tallow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1926 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
600 barrels of pork
ll20 barrels Of fresh superfine flour
4o0 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard ia!,ow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry sal:
1900 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
AT Fort Johnston, !SnithpiHe, North Carolina
IS barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh supeiine -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
24O pounds OF good hard sperm candles
20 bushels 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
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
$40 barrels of flesh superine flour
1870 bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
120 pounds of good hard sperm candles
TO bushels of good clean dry salt
1875 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At OgtethOrpe BdTrdcfS, Sdrdnndh, georgia
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh super6ne -four
l20 bushels of new white field beans
2 400 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
NoTE.-AlI bidders 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 at those posts where they not
specified will be- one-fourlh lst June, LIST September
LIST December, IS43, and LIST March, 1874 The
hogs Of which the pork is packed to be fatlened on
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hun
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 unds each. When
the packing has been completed, the contracc mus,
furnish To this office certificate from the packer that
the pork has been ialted and packed.
The pork TO contained in seasoned heart OF
white oak or white ash barrels, full hooped 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 busbe The candles to have COT
ton wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
St. Peters must pass St. Louis for their ultimate DIES
tinaiion, by the 18th Of April, lS43. 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 as may lie designated by the agents OF
the Department.
The Commssary General reserves the privilege Of
increasing diminishing the quantities or of dispen-
sing with any all articles required at any post, al
any time before entering into contract, and also of
creasing reducing the Quantities of each delivery
one-thlrd, subsequent TO contract, on giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their ab
ity together with the Of their surees, whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Ator
ney, or by some person well known TO The Govern
mcnt, otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Advances cannot be made in any case and evi
dence of inspection and full delivery will be require
al this Office before requisition will be made upon tbs
Treasury for payment which will be effected in suct
public money as may be convenient TO the points
delivery the places Of purchase the residence OF th'