The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-15

rs barrels Of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfne -four
90 bushels Of white field beans
,2OO pounds of good hard soap
500 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
30 gallons of good cider vinegar.
Al Fort adams, Newport, Rhode Island
300 barrels of pork
56O lrels of fresh superine -four
24O bushels of new white field beans
500 pounds of good hard soap
i,440 pounds of good hard 'aIlow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
100 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort TrumRuH NeW 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
720 pounds of good hard taow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Nep York.
300 barrels of pork
500 barrels of fresh superine Flour
$40 bushels of new white field beans
4,S0O pounds of good hard soap
! ,4i0 pounds of good hard taow candles
so bushels of good clean dry salt
], 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
l 200 pounds of good hard soap
36O pounds of good hard tallow 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 superfne -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.
600 barrels of pork
], 100 barrels of fresh superine -four
4o0 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1850 pounds of good hard talIow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry salt
1900 gallons ofg good cider Vinegar.
At Fort Johnston, SmithuiHe, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
140 barrels of fresh supeiine -four
60 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
24O pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels ofgooI clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
lao barrels of fresh superfne -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
At Fort Noultrie Charleston South Carolina
225 barrels of pork
$40 barrels of flesh superine flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
3 600 pounds of good hard soap
720 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
S25 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Oglethoype Barracks Savannah Georgia
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfiDc -four
40 bushels of new white field beans@
:, 400 pounds of good hard soap
4SO pounds of good hard sperm candles
40 bushels Of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
NoTE-AlI 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 DO, onr-ourtb LIST June LIST September
LIST December, iS43, and LIST March, 1874 The
hogs OF which the pork is packed to be tatened on
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hun
dred pounds, and consist of one hog 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 white ash barrels full hooped the
beans and salt in barrels and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of convenient size, for transportaon-
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 must pass ST. Louis for their ultimate DIES
tinaton, by the 18th of April, l643 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
sore-houses as may he designated by the agents of
the Department
The Commlssary General reserves the privilege of
increasing or diminishing the quantities, or of dspen-
sing with any or all articles required at post, at
any time before entering into contract and also of In
creaslng or reducing the quantities of each delivery
one-thlrd, subsequent TO contract, giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors are required TO
accompany their proposals with evidence of their ab
ity, together with the names of their sureties, 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 evi
dence of inspection and full delivery will be required
at this office before Tequison 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 of the
contractors, at the option of the Treasury Depart
ment
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid I'M
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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