The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-01

700 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid llnsey
100 do hannels, ass sorted
800 flannel shirts
500 calico do
GOO pounds thread, cotton
80 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross wosted gathering
1000 yards satunet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rlbbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
50 pounds Vermion
300 pounds brass kettles
500 TIN kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
l,OU0 TN cups
30 dozen fire seels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons--assor,ed
Az gross squaw avis
30 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-$S0 worth
2O0 dozen combs, assorted
80 scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
80 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-Sl40 worth
10 packs pins
'rhImbles, s25 worth
- auguls
Gimblels, $40 worth
10000 gun fints
80 gross gun
800 dozen butcher knives
10 do axes
70 do haf axes
AZ do squaw axes
64 do ha,cheis
North west Guns, to the amour, of about a. 900,
two-thlrds Ia be SO inches in the barrel and
onethlrd ~ inches in the barrel.
schedule of the articles, with samples, Except
OF the plaid Inns vs. which must be Of better quality
than tho heretofore furnished-samples to be pre-
scented by the bidders with their bids may be seen al
he Office OF the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs in
w ashingion, exhibiting the amount of money to be
expended for each article, but the Depa ftment re
serves the fght TO increase diminish the quantity
OF any Of The articles named substitute Others IN
lieu thereof.
The whole amount in mcney to be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about eS5, 600 of which
some si0,0 900 will be wanted on the seaboard and
The residue IN the West. Goods of American man.
ufactu'e, all other things being equal, will be pre-
ierred.
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list, AID aix the prices IN dollars and cents
al which he they will furnish them deliverable IN
New YORK, (hat portion of the goods wanted West
may be hidden for deliverable at St Louis, on or
tiiy of each article specified in this ADVERTISEMENT
and extending the cost making an aggregate of the
whole invoice before sending 1t 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 10 ascertain the conformity of the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited, when
the contract shall be made and with the of the
contract itself which shall contain clause that If the
articles not furnished within the time prescribed
or if they are OF insufficient quality, in the opinion
of the agent Aforesaid, and # within five days after
notice Of such nsufciency, the party shall fur
nish others in lieu thereof Of the required quality,
the United States shall be authorized to purchase
them of others, and TO cha sc any increase of price
they may be compelled TO pay therefor TO the con-
tractor who shall pay the said difference to 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 transportation from New York or
St Louis, to their destination IN the Indian county,
up to first of March mart.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids,
with two good sureties, the suffcency Of whom TO
be certified by United States Judge or District At
torney, for the fnhfu 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
hin.
Communications to be marked " Proposals for In
dian goods"
Inc DlOh VIII DC SUBMITTED WIN lnt lOlOWng
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 10 them respectively, viz:
(tleIe insert the list of goods)
Deliverable in the city of New York or St Lou.
on or before the - day of -- NEXT and
in Of the acceptance Of his proposal, the guam
tty being prescribed by the Department, Cor we)
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 Of failure enter into such contract and
give such security, (or we) will pay to the United
States the difference between the hidden by me,
Tor u.s. and the SUN which the United States may
be obliged to pay for the same articles"
Orricr INDIAN ArrAiRs,
September %, 1874.
+. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .96airs,
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