The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-01

1900 do suouds, blue
1900 do do Scarlet
600 pounds worsted yarn, 3 fold
100 dozen handkerchieis, cotton flag
100 do do Madras
1875 do do black silk
66 do cotton shawls, "a
10000 yards calico, domestic
1890 do do English and French
$3.50 do cotton bleached shifting
5000 do do unbleached shirting
1000 do do do sheetng
5000 do cotton, domestic checks
$500 do do stripes
l7OO do do plads
1914 dozen socks-woollen
1000 yards linsey-plad
$500 do hannels-assorted
1000 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
627 pounds thread-cotton
LAG do do linen
AZ do silk-sewing
40 gross worsted gathering
$40 pieces rbbons--assorted
TAG pounds beads do
~ gross clay and fancy pipes
As pounds vermillion
3400 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 gro-s 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. sos worth
$50 augurs
Gimblets, 500 worth
10 dozen axes
70 do do
AZ do squaw
81 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 At
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
500 900 will be wanted the seaboard and the
residue in the West Goods Of American manuiac-
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 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 an agent of the United States, who
w 10 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 if the
articles are furnished within The time prescribed,
if they of insufficient quality, IN the opinion
of the agent aforesaid, and If within five days alter
notice OF such insufcency 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, aud to charge any increase Of
price they may be compelled to pay therefor to the
contractor, who shall pay the said difference TO
the UnI'ed States.
Separate contracts will be made for the transport
tation from New York or ST. Louis, TO the Indian
country.
Bonds will be required, in the amount Of the bids,
with two good suretIes, the sufciency of whom TO be
certified by United States Judge 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 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 aud none will be received that not made
in the form and terms here prescribed
81 (or WEI propose to furnish for the service of the
Indian Department the following goods at the prices
affixed to them respectively, viz;
(IIere 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
tlty being prescribed 10y the Department Cor wo)
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 into such contract and
give such security, (or WEI will pay TO the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me,
(or us) and the sum which the United States may be
obliged to pay for the same articles"
OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS,
October l. lS43.
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .46airs.
THAT portion of the goods wanted West may be
hidden for deliverable at st. Louis.