The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-14

bb do cotton shawls, S-4
10000 yards calico domestic
1900 do do English and French
1880 do cotton, bleached shirting
5000 do do unbeached shifting
1000 do do do sheetng
5000 do cotton, domestic checks
$500 do do stripes
400 do do plads
1914 dozen socks-woolen
1000 yards linsey-plad
$500 do nannels--assored
1000 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
627 pounds thread-cotton
LAG do do linen
AZ do slk--sewing
40 gross worsted gathering
$40 pieces ribbons-assorted
TAG pounds beads do
u gross clay and fancy pipes
as pounds yermillion
3i00 do brass kettles
1926 tin kettles
LOG dozen frying pans
1850 tin pans
600 tin cups
SO 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
Thimbles. S25 worth
$50 augurs
Gimblets, $50 worth
10 dozen axes
70 do do
AZ do squaw axes
Ga do hatches
700 Northwest guns
700 shot pouches
700 powder horns
A schedule of the articles, with samples, may be
seen the Office Of the Commissioner of Indian AZ
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, 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
500 900 viii 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 alX 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 mex,
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 agent OF the United States, who
will be appointed by the Department for 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 If within five days alter
notice Of such nsuicicncy the party shall not fur
nj of hers in li,u here
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 transpor-
tation from New York ST. Louis, 10 the Indian
country.
Bonds will be required, in the amount Of the bids
with two good suretles the sufciency OF whom TO be
certified by United States Judge or District Altor
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 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 arc not made
IN the form and terms here prescribed:
81 COR WEI 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 prop sal the guam
tty being prescribed by the Department. (or we)
will execute contract according 10 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 we) will pay TO the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me-
Tor us) and the sum which the United States may be
Obliged to pay for the same articles
OFrIcE ISpIAN Abrams,
October 4, lSA3
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Com missioner Of Inddn affairs.