The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-05

1870 DO do. black sik
40 do cotton shawls, "a, assorted
10000 yards cahcd domestic
5000 do do English and French
5000 do cotton, beached shifting
5000 do do unbleached do
1000 do do do sbeetng
1000 do do domestic checks
3OoO do do do stripes
1900 do do do plaids
200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid nsey
600 do fannels, assorted
loo flannel shifts
5DO calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
100 do do linen
AZ do sewing silk
40 gross w'nstsd gathering
1000 yards saitinet
700 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rbbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
so pounds Vermion
1900 pounds brass kettles
800 tn kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 TN cups
~ dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-SS0 worth
200 dozen COMBS assorted
so scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-Sl40 worth
10 packs pins
lhimbles, S25 worth
10 auguIs
Gimbe,s $40 worth
20, 600 gun hlnts
30 gross gun worms
800 dozen but: her knives
10 do
70 do haf axes
AZ do squaw
b1 do hatchets
North, west Guns, to the amour, of about 81, 900,
two-third. to be 80 inches in the barrel, and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel.
schedule of the articles, with samples, Except
OF ibe plaid Inns Us, which must be of better quality
than tho.e heretofore furnished-sampes TO be pre-.
sened by the bidders with their bidsJ may be al
The Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in
Washington, exhibiting the amount of money TO be
expended for each article, but the Department re
serves the right 10 increase 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 $780, 900, of which
some $4,000 will be wanted on the staboard and
the residue In the West Goods Of American ma n.
ufsctu'e, all other hingS being equal will be pre-
ferred.
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in The
above list, affix the prices in dollars and cents
at which he they will furnish them, deliverable
New York, (that portion Of the goods wanted Yves
may be hidden for deliverable at St. Louis on OF
before the 18th day OF May next assuming The guam
tity of ca article specified IN this ADVERT mt
Ia.
whole invoice before sending !, on. The goods will
be inspected at New York by an agent of the United
States who will be appointed by the Department Tor
the purpose and TO ascertain the conformity OF the
articles purchased witt the samples exhibited, when
the contract shall be made and with the terms of the
contract itself which shall contain clause that II the
articles not furnished wi hin the time prescribed
if they INSULT lent quality, in the opinion
OF the agent Aforesaid, and II within i've days alter
notice Of such nsulhc,ency the party shall MOI FUR
DIsh others in lieu thereof OF the required quality
the United States shall be authorized To purchase
them of Others and TO cha &c any increase Of price
they may be compelled TO pay therefor TO the con-
tractor, who shall pay the said difference 10 the Uni
ted States.
As these goods will not be ready for delivery be-
fore the middle OF May, separate PROPOSALS will be
received for their lraDsportat on from New York or
ST LOUIS TO their destination in the Indian county
up TO first Of March ntr'.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bid
with t~o God suretes, the suffi iercy OF whom 10
be certified by United States Judge District At
orney for the faithful performance OF the contracts
Payment will be made al er the contract Is compile
ted and the delivery Of the goods TO agent OF the
Department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
HIN.
Communications TO be marked, Proposals for In
dian goods
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading and will be received that arc not made
in the form and terms here prescribed
al Tor ws) propose to furnish ior the service OF
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed 10 them respectively, VIZ
(tlere 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 his proposal the guam
tity being prescribed by the Department (or ~e)
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 enter into such contract and
give such security, Tor WEI will pay to the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me
tor u.s. and the sum which the Uned States may
be obliged TO pay for the same articles"
OrricI lNpiAS AFFAIRS,
September d, 1871.
r. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Iadian .iDairs.
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