The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-02

At Fort Constellation, Portsmouth, Nep Hamp-
IS barrels Of pork
lao barrels of fresh superfne flour
80 bushels Of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
300 pounds Of good hard talow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons Of good elder vinegar.
At Fort adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
300 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superine -four
240 bushels Of new white field beans
A 800 pounds Of good hard soap
| ,440 pounds Of good hard taIlow candles
20 bushels Of good clean dry salt
l 100 gallons Of good cider vinegar
At Fort Trun,buH, NeW London, Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
l20 bushels of new white field beans
2, 400 pounds of good hard soap
72O pounds of good hard allow candles
40 bushels Of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At New York.
300 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfne Flour
240 bushels of new white field beans
1890 pounds Of good hard soap
,440 pounds Of good hard talow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
Ill 100 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
rs barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh superfne -four
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
40 barrels Of fresh superfine -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of COED hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard taliow 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
ll2O barrels of fresh superine -four
4oO bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
$3.50 pounds Of good hard talow candles
I60 bushels of good clean dry sal:
200 gallons off good cider Vinegar
rs barrels of pork
I40 barrels Of fresh supeIfne flour
TO bushels of new White field beans
200 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.
IS barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh superine -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 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 Noultrie Charleston, South Carolina
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of flesh superfine -four
1870 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds Of good bard soap
T20 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 superfne -four
100 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.
NoTE.--A 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 at those posts where they not
specified, will be, one-fourth LIST June LIST September,
list December, 1S43, and LIST March, 1874. The
hogs Of which the pork is packed to be fatened on
corn, ana eacn nOg 10 Wegn not less IMAM TWO nun
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
white oak or white ash barrels, full hoped the
beans nd salt in barrels and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of convenient sze for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts to the bushei The candies 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
be paid by contractors until they deposited such
s,ore-houses as may he designated by the agents of
the Department
The Commissary General reserves the privilege of
increasing or diminishing the quantities. or of dispen-
sing with any all articles required at any post at
any time before entering into contract and also of in
creas,ng or reducing the quantities of each delivery
onc-third subsequent to contract, on giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors, are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence OF their abi
ty together with the of their sureties, whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor-
ney or by some person we'll known to The Govern
ment 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 required
at this Office before requstion will be made upon the
Treasury for payment, which will be effected in such
public money as may be convenient to the points OF
eyerv the places of ar the residence of the