The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-09

$500 do do stripes
AGO do do plads
1874 dozen socks-woolen
1000 yards linsey-plad
$500 do fannels-assored
1000 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
627 pounds thread-cotton
lag do do linen
40 do sk-sewing
40 gross worsted gathering
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
TAG pounds beads do
70 gross clay and fancy pipes
As pounds yermillion
1900 do brass kettles
1925 tin kettles
LOG dozen frying pans
1850 tin pans
600 tin cups
50 dozen fire steels
Looking glasses. sl25 worth
40 gross buttons, assorted
l6 do squaw avis
so do brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted $50 worth
27O dozen combs, assorted
100 DO scissors
60 gross Iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates. sl35 worth
so packs pins
Thmbles. S25 worth
$50 augurs
Gimbets $40 worth
- dozen
10 do ! do
~ do squaw
64 do hatchets
700 Northwest guns
700 shot pouches
100 powder horns
A schedule of the articles, with samples, may be
at the Office of the Commissioner OF Indian AZ
fairs in Washington, exhibiting the amount OF mo-
/ L,.ttl ~ Ia,
ment the right to increase or diminish the
quantity of any of the articles named or substitute
Others i'll lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money to be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about $4,000 of which
some 500 900 wi be wanted on the seaboard, and the
residue IN the West Goods of American manulac-
ture, all other things being equal, will be pre- erred
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list and afix the prices in dollars and cents,
at which he or they will furnish them, deliverable in
New York. or before the 18th day OF May next,
assuming the quantity of each Article as specified
in this advertisement, and extending the cost,
making an aggregate of the whole invoice be.
fore sending IT on The goods will be inspected at
New York by an agent of the United States, who
will be appointed by the Department the purpose,
and to ascertain the conformity Of the articles pur-
chased with the samples exhibited, when the con-
tract shall be made and with the terms of the con-
tract itself, which shall contain clause that # the
articles are not furnished within he time prescribed,
or If they Of insufficient quality IN the opinion
of the agent aforesaid, and II within hye days alter
notice Of such insufciency, the party shall not fur
nsh others in lieu thereof Of the required quality,
the United States shall be authorized TO purchase
them of Others, and to charge any Increase OF
price they may be compelled 10 pay therefor To the
contractor, who shall pay the SAID difference to
the United States.
Separate contracts will be made for the Transport
tati, from Nauy NorE nr lptIis Indian
country.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids,
with two good suretes the suficiency of whom TO be
certified by United States Judge or District Ator.
ney for the faithful performance of the contracts
Payment will be made after the contract Is compile
ted, and the delivery Of the goods to agent Of the
Department upon duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications to be marked, Proposals for In
dian goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and will be received that are not made
in the form and terms here prescribed
81 or we) propose to furnish for the service Of the
Indian Department, the following goods at the prices
otIixed to them respectively, viz
Here insert the list of goods.)
Deliverable in the City Of New York or St Louis
on or before the - day Of --- next, and
in Of the acceptance Of this prop SAL the guam
tlty being prescrlOtn Oy lhe department, Not WEI
will execute a contract according to this agreement,
and give satisfactory security to the Department,
within eight days after the acceptance of this bid,
and IN Of failure TO enter into such contract and
give such security, (or WEI will pay TO the United
States the difference between the sums hidden boy me,
Tor us) and the sum which the United States may he
obliged to pay for the same articles"
Orricr INDIAN Abrams,
October IL, lS43.
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .lGairs.