The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-23
At Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Muine

shire
70 barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfine flour
90 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good elder vinegar.
At Fort Adan,s Newport, Rhode Island
300 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne -four
24O bushels of new white field beans
4 800 pounds of good hard soap
l ,44O pounds of good hard taIow candles
10 bushels of good clean dry salt
], 100 gallons OF good cider vinegar
At Fort TRANQUIL, Ne,o London, Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels Of new white field beans
2, 400 pounds of good hard soap
72O pounds of good hard tallow 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
24O bushels Of new white field beans
4,oOO 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 Mii6lin Pennsylvania.
l4O barrels of fresh superine -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds OF good hard soap
800 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 flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of COED hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard taow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1926 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, ia.
600 barrels of pork
l, 40 barrels of fresh superfne flour
4o0 bushels of white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap :ss..7
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
l60 bushels of good clean dry salt z
1900 gallons good cider Vinegar
At Fort Johnston, Sn,ithvilIe, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
40 barrels of fresh supeIfne -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 Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh super6ne -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
240 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
PTS 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
3 500 pounds of good hard soap
720 pounds of good hard sperm candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1916 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh super6ne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
z, 400 pounds of good hard soap
4a0 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
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
specified will be, onefourh LIST June, LIST September
LIST December, l843, and lst March, 1874. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be fattened
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hum
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 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
whte oak or white ash barrels, full hoped the
beans and 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 bushel The candles to have cot
ton wicks The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
St. Peters pass ST. Louis, for their ultimate DIES
tination, by the 18th of April, l843. 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 until they deposited at such
may he designated by the agents of
the Department.
The Commssary General reserves the privilege of
increasing diminishing the quantities, or of dlspen-
sing with any or all articles required any post, at
any time before entering into contract and also ofn-
creasng or reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-third subsequent to contract on giving sixty
days' previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors, are required 10
their proposals with evidence of their abll-
y together with the of their sureties, whose
must be certified by the District Attor-
ney, or by some person well known to The Govern
nen otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Advances cannot be made in any case, and evil
Ience of inspection and full delivery will be required
At this Office before requisiton will be made upon the
Treasury for payment which will be effected IN sucn
public money as may be convenient to the points OF
levery the places of purchase or The residence othe
contractors, at the option of tie Treasury Depart
nent.
Ter any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envelope
md marked proposals for furnishing Army Sub
sstence." ,o>, ~ ~ @