The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-07


IS barrels Of pork
lao barrels Of fresh superfine -four
20 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 Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, Nep Hamp-
shire.
IS barrels Of pork
l40 barrels of fresh superfne -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 elder vinegar.
At Fort adams, Newport, Rhode Island
300 barrels of pork
560 bar rels of fresh superine flour
240 bushels of new white field beans
4 800 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 Tfun.buU, Neio London, Connecticut
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superine flour
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
Al Ne1o York.
300 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of flesh superfne Flour
240 bushels of white field beans
1880 pounds of good hard soap
,44O pounds OF good hard tallow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort 4Ni6lin, Pennsylvania.
rs barrels of pork
l40 barrels of fresh superfns flour
GO bushels of new white field beans
200 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
420 barrels Of fresh super6ne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
5000 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.
GOO barrels of pork
ll20 barrels Of fresh super6ne flour
4S0 bushels of white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry salt
1890 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
AT IOrf Johnston, SHlithDlHe, NORM CuFOttHN
IS barrels of pork
$40 barrels of fresh supe,ine flour
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 Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
l40 barrels Of fresh superfne -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.
Al Fort Noultrie, Charleston, South Carolina
225 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of flesh superfine flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
T20 pounds of good hard sperm candles
GO bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Oglethorpe Barracks, Sarannah, Georgia
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfine flour
40 bushels of new white field beans
2,4OO 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
INoTE--Ail DuufrS are requested 10 tklenu tHs
amount OF tLcr bids for each article, and exhibit th,
total amount of each bid The periods and quaint
ties of each delivery at those posts where they
specified will be- one-ourth st June LIST September
LIST December, lS43, and LIST March, 1874 The
hogs of whch the pork is packed to be fattened or
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hun
dred pounds, and consist Of hog to each barrel
excluding the feet legs, and snout. Side piece:
may be substituted for the hams.
The pork is to be first sailed with Turks Island
salt and then carefully packed with the articl.
in pieces not exceeding ten pounds each. Wher
the packing has been completed, the contractor must
furnish to this office certificate from The packer thai
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 and salt in barrels and the soap and Candles N
strong boxes of convenient size, fO transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts to the bushcl. The candles 10 have cot
wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen aDt
ST. Peters must pass ST. Louis for their ultimate des
ination, by the 18th of April, lS43. failure ir
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 {,
I've paid by contractors until they deposited suct
store-houses may be designated by the agents o
the Department.
The Commissary General reserves the privil &c o
increasing or diminishing The quantities or of dispen
sing with any all articles required at any post, a
any time before entering into contract and also ofin
crcasing or reducing the quantities of each delivery
ono-rhirJ, subsequent to contract, on giving sixt,
days previous notice.
Bidders no, heretofore contractors, are required
accompany their proposals with evidence OF their abil
ity, together with the names OF their sreiies, who's
responsibility mus, be certified by the District Attor
ney, or by some person well known te the Govern
ment otherwise their proposals will no, be acted on
Advances cannot be made in any case, and evl
jence of inspection and full delivery will he requires
at this Office before requiston will be made upon tn
| Treasury for payment which will be effected in sue
public money as may be convenient TO the points Q