The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-05

80 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons Of good cider vinega.
At Fort Trunabuli, Nep London, Connecticut
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfine -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
2, 400 pounds Of good hard soap
72O pounds of good hard talIow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Ne1 York.
300 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
240 bushels Of new white field beans
1880 pounds of good hard soap
l,44O pounds Of good hard tallow candles
50 bushels of good clean dry salt
|, 100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
Al Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
IS 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 tallow 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 superfine -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds Of COED hard soap
1880 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
1926 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
GOO barrels Of pork
l,l20 barrels Of fresh superfine -four
4oO bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
$3.50 pounds Of good hard talIow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry salt
1900 gallons ofgood cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, .SmithriHe, North Carolina
IS barrels of pork
I4O barrels of fresh supeIine flour
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.
IS barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfne flour
60 bushels of new while 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
$50 barrels Of flesh superine flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
3 600 pounds of good hard soap
72O pounds of good hard sperm candles
GO 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 superfne flour
12O bushels Of new white field beans
2,40O 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.
NorE-All bidders are requested to extend Tho
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit thu
total amount of each bid. The periods and quaint
ties of each delivery those posts where they
specified will be- one-fourth LIST June LIST September
LIST December, lS43, and LIST March, 1874. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be tattened or
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 salted with Turks Island
salt and then carefully packed with the articI,
in pieces not exceeding ten pounds each. When
the packing has been completed, the contractor must
furnish this office certificate from the packer tha
the pork has been sailed and packed.
The pork to be contained in seasoned heart o
white oak or white ash barrels, full hooped the
beans ADD salt in 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 anc
ST. Peters must pass ST. Louis, for their ultimate DIES
tnation, by the 18th of April lS43. failure In
this particular will be considered breach Of contract
and the Department will be authorized to purchase tc
supply these posts. The provisions will be inspected
the time and place Of delivery, and all expenses Il
be paid by contractors until they deposited at such
siere-houses may he designated by the agents o.
the Department.
The Commissary General reserves the privil, 90 o
increasing or diminishing the quantities. or of dispcn
sing with any all articles required at any post a
any time before entering into contract and also ofn
creasing or reducing the quantities OF each delivery
one-thirJ, subsequent 10 contract, on giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors, are required tc
accompany their proposals with evidence Of their ab
ty together with the names of their sureties, 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 ev'
dence Of inspection and full delivery will be requires
at this Office before requison will be made upon tn.
Treasury for payment which will be effected IN sucf
public money may be convenient TO the points o
delivery the places of purchase or the residence of tn