The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-06

IOOO yards Insey-piaiu
$500 do iannes-assorcd
1000 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
627 pounds thread--cotton
LAG do do linen
AZ do sk--sewing
40 gross worsted gathering
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
TAG pounds beads do
~ gross clay and fancy pipes
As pounds ycrmillion
3i00 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
10 do squaw avis
SO do brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted. $50 worth
270 dozen combs, assorted
100 do scissors
GO gross Iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates. sl35 worth
so packs pins
fThimbles sos worth
$50 augurs
Gimblets, $40 worth
10 dozen
10 do ! do
AZ do squaw axes p.
GA do hatcbets
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 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
S33 900 wi be wanted on the seaboard and the
residue IN the West Goods Of American manuiac
ture all other things being equal will be reierred
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced IN the
above list and aifx the prices in dollars and cents
at which he or they will furnish them deliverable in
New York. on before the 18th day Of May nexi,
assuming the quantity of each article specified
in this advertisement, and extending the cost
making aggregate of the whole invoice be-
fore sending 1t on. The goos 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 II the
articles not furnished within he time prescribed,
if they OF insufficient quality, IN the opinion
Of the agent aforesaid, and if within five days after
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 transpor-
tation from New York or ST. Louis, TO the Indian
country
Bonds will be required, in the amount Of the bids,
with two good suretes, the sufeiency 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 10 agent Of the
Department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications 10 be marked, Proposals for In
dian goods
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and 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
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, (or we
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 (or wc) will pay 10 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
OFrlcL ISDr,S Abrams,
October /, lsl3.
+. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .lGsrs.
THAT norton of the goods wanted West may be