The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-04
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GOODS.


SEALED proposals will be received at the ofhc.
- Of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Washing
TO City, d. c., until the 18th day OF November ensu
ing, at O'Clock, for furnishing the following good.
IN the quantities annexed thereabouts for the use
of the Indians
1850 pairs 3 point Maekinaw blankets, white.
1875 do q do do do
1900 do do do do
1850 do IL do do do
300 do do do scarlet
$50 do 3 do do green.
1850 yards cloth--indigo bue-fancy and grey list
1000 do do saved list blue
1900 do stroads, blue
1900 do do Scarlet
600 pounds worsted yarn, 8 fold
100 dozen handkerchieis, cotton flag
ls 1875 do do black silk
&C do cotton shawls, "a
10000 yards calico, domestic
1890 do do English and French
1850 do cotton, bleached shirtng
5000 do do unbleached shrting
1000 do do do sheetiDg
5000 do cotton, domestic checks
$500 do do stripes
400 do do plaids
1874 dozen socks-woollen
1000 yards nsey-plaid
$500 do nannels-assorted
1000 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
627 pounds thread--coton
LAG do do linen
AZ do silk--sewing
40 gross worsted gathering
$40 pieces ribbons-assorted
TAG pounds beads do
70 gross clay and fancy pipes
As pounds vermon
34O0 do brass kettles
1925 Tin kettles
LOG dozen frying pans
1850 tin pans
GOO tin cups
80 dozen fire stees
Looking glasses. Sl25 worth
40gross buttons, assorted
Is do squaw avis
80 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
Thimbles. SOS worth
$50 augurs
Gmblets, $50 worth
10 dozen
70 do do
AZ do squaw axes
81 do hatchets
700 Northwest guns
700 shot pouches
700 powder horns
schedule of the articles with samples, may be
seen at the Office Of the Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs, in Washington, exhibiting the amount OF mo-
ney TO be expended for each article, but the Depart
ment the right to increase or diminish the
quantity of any of the articles named, 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 s33 900 viii be wanted the seaboard, and the
residue IN the West Goods of American manufac-
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 atfx the prices in dollars and cents,
at which he or they viii furnish them, deliverable in
New York; on or before the 18th day of May nex',
assuming the quantity Of each article as speclhed
in this advertisement, and extending the cost,
making an aggregate OF the whole invoice be.
fore sending It on. The goois will be inspected at
New York by an agent Of the United States, who
will be appointed by the Department for the purpose
and 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 the
articles are not furnished within he time prescribed
or if they of insufficient quality, IN the opinion
of the agent aforesaid and within five days after
notice OF such nsuliclency, the party shall not iur-
nish 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 or st. Louis, 10 the Indian
country.
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with two good suretes, the sulicency of whom to be
certified 10y United States Judge 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 agen 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 none will be received that are not made
in the form and terms here prescribed
al (or WEI propose TO furnish for the service of the
Indian Department, the following goods at the prices
affixed 10 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 prop SAL the guam
tity being prescribed by the Department, Tor 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 case of failure to enter into such contract and
give such security, Cor WEI will pay to the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by
Tor us) and the sum which the United States may be
Obliged to pay for the same articles"
OFFiCE INDIAN AFFAIRS,
October | l. 1913.
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .iGdirs.
rh,, nort;op IF the poods wantcd West may n,