The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-11-02

$500 do fannes-assorted
1000 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
GOT pounds thread-cotton
I46 do do linen
AZ do siIk-sewing #
40 gross worsted gathering
$40 pieces ribbons-assorted
TAG pounds beads do
70 gross clay and fancy pipes
As pounds vermlion
34OO do brass kettles
1925 tin kettles
LOG dozen frying pans
1850 tin pans
GOO tin cups
so dozen fire steels
Looking glasses. $l25 worth
40 gross buttons assorted
l6 do squaw avis
so do brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted $8O worth
270 dozen combs, assorted
100 do scissors
60 gross Iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates. $l35 worth
% 9 Tsin5 aess sa5 worth
$50 augurs
Gimblcts, $40 worth
10 dozen axes
70 do do
At do squaw axes
Ga do hatchets
700 Northwest guns
700 shot pouches
700 powder horns
A schedule of the articles with samples, may be
seen at the Office of the Commissioner OF Indian Al
fairs, in Washington, exhibiting the amount of mo-
ney to be expended for each article but the Depart
ment reserves the right to increase or diminish the
quantity of any of the articles named, or substitute
others in lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money to be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about $4,000, OF which
some $33 900 will be wanted on the seaboard, and the
residue in the West Goods of American manutac-
ture, all other things being equal, will be preferred.
The party proposing to supply the articles Will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list and aix the prices in dollars and CENTS
at which he they will furnish them, deliverable In
New York; on 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 bo-
| 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 orthe 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 II tne
articles are not furnished within the time prescribed
or if they of insufficient quality IN the opinion
of the agent aforesaid, and if within five days after
notice of such insufhcency, 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 to pay therefor to the
contractor, who shall pay the said difference to
the United States
Separate contracts will be made for the transport
tation from New York ST. LOUIS to the Indian
country. -
Bonds will be required, in the amount of the bids,
with two good sureties the suciency Of whom to be
certified by United States Judge or District Attor
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 an agent OF the
Department, upon a duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications to be marked, Proposals for In
dian goods"
| The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none 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
affixed 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 case of the acceptance Of this proposal the guam
tity being prescribed by the Department, (or WEI
will execute contract according to this agreement,
and give satisfactory security to the department,
within eight days after the acceptance OF THIS bid,
and in case of failure to enter into such contract and
give such security Tor WEI will pay TO the United
States the difference between the hidden by me,
Tor us) and the sum which the United States may be
| obliged to pay for the same articles"
OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS,
October III, 1913
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian affairs.
'That portion of the goods wanted West may be