The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-23
At Fort Sullipan, PASSPORT, Maine.


shire.
IS barrels of pork
lao barrels of fresh superfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
l 900 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good elder vinegar.
Al Fort adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
300 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfine -four
240 bushels of new white field beans
A, 800 pounds of good hard soap
,440 pounds of good hard talow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons Of good cider vinegar
At Fort TrumbuU, Nep London, Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
go barrels of fresh superfne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
=, 400 pounds of good bard soap
720 pounds of good hard tallow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Nelo York.
300 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfine Flour
24O bushels of new white field beans
4,SD0 pounds of good hard soap
lao pounds of good hard tallow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
LOO gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort liid7in, Pennsylvania.
rs barrels of pork
60 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
400 barrels OF fresh supertine flour
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
GO bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, "a
l,f9988 b bsrFs|s Of Of PORK pork .e,. a..
4oO bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds OF good hard soap ans
2,sSO pounds of good hard taIlow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry salt ~.
ZOO gallons of good cider Vinegar
AT Fort Johnston, SmithuiHe, North Carolina
IS barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh supelfne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
21o pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels ofgood clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar
AT Fort Macon, Beaufort North Carolina
10 barrels of pork
lao barrels of fresh superfne -four
90 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 Wouitrie, Charleston, South Carolina
20 barrels of pork
$40 barrels of flesh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
600 pounds Of good hard soap
40 pounds of good hard sperm candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
SD gallons Of good cider vinegar.
AT Ogfethorpe Barracks, Sapdnnah, Georgia
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
. 400 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard sperm candles
4O bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
NoTE.-All bidders 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 ale not
specified, will be, one-ourth lst June LIST September
list December, 1S43, and LIST March, 1914. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be fatened 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 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
whlte oak or white ash barrels, full hooped the
beans and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles
strong boxes of convenient sze for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
wo quarts TO the bushel. The candies to have cot
on wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
ST. Peters must pass St Louis, for their ultimate DIES
inaton, by the 9Th of April lS43. A failure in
his particular will be considered breach of contract
md the Department will be authorized to purchase to
supply these posts. The provisions will be inspected
l, the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
paid by contractors until they deposited such
'ore-houses may he designated by the agents, OF
he Department.
The Commissory General reserves the privilege OF
increasing diminishing the quantities, of dlspen-
'pg with any all articles required any post
my time before entering into contract and also ofin-
reasing reducing the quantities of each delivery
,ne-third, subsequent 10 contract on giving sixty
lays previous notice
Bidders, not heretofore contractors are required to
their proposals with evidence of their abiI-
ty together with the names of their surees, whose
must be certified by the District Attof
icy, or by some person well known 10 the Govern
nent otherwise their proposals will not be acted
Advances cannot be made in any case and ev
ence of inspection and full delivery will be required
{ this office before requison will be made upon the
Treasury for payment, which will be effected IN such
ubc money as may be convenient 10 the points OF
oniracors, at the option Of the Treasury Depart
tent.
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid UNI
er any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate envelope
nd marked Proposals for furnishing Army Sub
slence."
GEO. GIBSON, e. G. s.
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