The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-07

5000 do do English and French
5000 do cotton, beachej shifting
5000 do do unbleached do
aaooo do do do sheeting
5000 do do domestic checks
1000 do do do stripes
5000 do do do MAIDS
700 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards PLAID lnsey
700 do hannels, assorted
800 flannel shirts
800 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
100 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross wo'stsd gathering
1900 yards sstt,net
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rbbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
30 pounds Vermilion
800 pounds brass kettles
l,5O0 TIN kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 TIN cups
50 dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
~ gross buttons--assorted
4O gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-S80 worth
2OO dozen combs, assorted
80 90 scissors do
AZ gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and Tin plates-Sl4O worth
10 packs pins
Thimbes S25 worth
10 augurs
Gimblets, $40 worth
10000 gun fints
50 gross gun worms
500 dozen butcher knives
10 do
10 do half axes
AZ do squaw
"a do hatchets
Northwest Guns, to the amount of about s., 900,
two-third. To be SO inches in the barrel and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel.
A schedule of the articles, with samples, Except
OF The plaid linseys which must be Of better quality
than those heretofore furnshed-samples to be pre-
sented by the bidders with their bids may be seen at
the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in
w ashington, exhibiting the amount Of money TO be
expended for each article, but the Department re
serves the right to increase diminish the quantity
OF any OF the articles named, substitute Others IN
lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money TO he applied to the
purchase of goods will be about SIS, 900, of which
some SIC, 900 will be wanted on the seaboard and
the residue in the West. Goods of American man
ufacture, all other things 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, and aix the prices in dollars and cents,
at which he Or they will furnish theu deliverable
New York, Ohat portion Of the goods wanted West
may be hidden for deliverable at ST Louis on or
before the 18th day of May next, assuming the guam
tty of each article specified in this ADVERT ent
and extending the cost making an aggregate Of the
whole invoice before sending IT on. The goods will
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States who will be appointed by the Department for
the purpose and to ascertain the conformity of the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited when
the contract shall be made and with the terms of the
contract itself which shall contain clause that If the
articles not furnished within the time prescribed
or if they OF INSULT lent quality, 10 the opinion
Of tho agent aforesaid and If within five days after
notice of such nsuhclency the party shall no, fur
Dsh 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 con-
tractor, who shall pay the said difference to the I'M
ted States.
As these goods will not be ready for delivery be-
fore the middle OF May separate proposals will be
received for their transportation from New York or
St LOUIS, to their destination the Indian county,
up TO first of March merit.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids,
with two good suretes, the sutficiency OF whom 10
De certlned Oy united states Judge or Dsulct ~
orney 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, d" 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
81 (or ws) 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 his proposal the guam
ty being prescribed by the Department, Cor ~e)
will execute contract according to this agreement,
and give satisfactory security to the Department,
within eight days after the acceptance OF this bid,
and in Il failure enter into such contract, and
give such security, Tor we) viii pay TO The United
States the difference between the hidden by me,
Tor us,) aud the sum which the Uniied States may
be obliged to pay for the same articles
OrvioE INDIAN ArrArRs,
September %, lSii
+. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner ofIndiun affairs.
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CARPE IINGS, CARPETINGS, CARPETINGS.