The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-13

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rs barrels Of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfne -four
GO bushels Of now white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds off good hard taow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Adams, Newport Rhode Island
300 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh super6ne -four
24O bushels of new white field beans
4, 800 pounds of good hard soap
LAO pounds Of good hard taIlow candles
30 bushels Of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort 1'rumbul, Ne0 London, Connecticut
200 barrels Of fresh superfne 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.
At New York.
800 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
240 bushels of new white field beans
1880 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 A1idain, Pennsylvania.
IS barrels of pork
l4O barrels of fresh super6ne flour
60 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds Of good hard soap
300 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
42O barrels Of fresh superine -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds Of coed hard soap
1850 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
l,120 barrels of fresh superfne flour
450 bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds Of good hard tal!ow candles
l60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1890 gallons of good cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, Smithville, North Carolina.
rs barrels of pork
I4O barrels of fresh supeyfne -four
so bushels of new white field beans
], 200 pounds Of good hard soap
24O pounds Of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels off good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
rs barrels of pork
l4O 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
PTS gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Moaltrie, Charleston, South Carolina
225 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
3 800 pounds of good hard soap
T2O 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
l20 bushels of new bite field beans
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
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount of each bid. The periods and quant-
specified, will be, one-fourth lst june LIST September
LIST December, 1843, and LIST 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 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 sailed and packed.
The pork to be contained in seasoned heart of
white oak 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 bushe The candles to have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
ST. Peters pass st. Louis for their ultimate des-
tinaton, by the 18th of April, l043. 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
at the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited such
storc-houses as may tie designated by the agents of
the Department
The Commissary General reserves the privilege of
increasing or diminishing the quantities, of dispen-
sing with any all articles required any post, at
any time before entering into contract and also ofin-
creasing reducing the quantities Of each delivery
one-third, subsequent to contract giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abil
ity, together with the of their suretes, 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 evil
dence of inspection and full delivery will be required
at this Office before requiston will be made upon the
Treasury for payment, which will be effected in such
public money may be convenient TO the points of
delivery the places Of purchase the residence ofthe
contractors, at the option of the Treasury Depart
ment.
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid UNI
der any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envelope
and marked Proposals for furnishing Army Sub
sistence"
GEO. GIBSON, G.. G.s.
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rITY LOTS FOR sALE-The following lots
~ will be sold low, for cash. or on liberal credit,
properly secured, viz
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