The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-19

100 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid linsey
6tOO do hannels, assorted
l,5OO flannel shirts
500 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross worsted gathering
1000 yards sattinet
900 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
5000 pounds brass kettles
500 TIN kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 lin pans
1000 TIN cups
so dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons-assored
40 gross squaw avis
30 gross brass nails
I 600 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needless assorted-SS0 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 90 scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and lin plates-Sl40 worth
10 packs pins
Thinbles, So worth
10 auguTs
Gimbies, $40 worth
10000 gun fin,s
80 gross gun worms
800 dozen butcher knives
10 do
20 do ha axes
Al do squaw
"a do haichets
North west Guns, to the amount of about &, 600
two-tbird. To be 80 inches in the barrel, and
nethird ~ inches in the barrel.
schedule Of the articles, with samples, Except
of The plaid Inns vs. which must be Of better quality
than thoe heretofore furnished-samples to be pre-
scented by the bidders with their bids may be
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 to increase diminish the quantity
of any OF The articles named, substitute others
lieu thereof
he whole amount in money to be applied to the
purchase Of goods will be about sS5 900, of which
some $4,000 will be wanted the S, aboard and
the residue in the West. Goods of American man
ufoctue all other lhipgs being equal, will be pre-
ferred.
make invoice Of all the ilems embraced in the
above list aud afx the prices in dollars and cents,
at which be or they will furnish them, deliverable IN
New York, Chat 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
tity Of each article specified in this
and extending the cost, making 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 TO ascertain the conformity of the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited, when
the contract shall be made, and with the terms of the
itself which shall contain clause that il the
articles not furnished wihin the time prescribed
If they of insufficient quality, in the opinion
of the agent aforesaid and II within five days after
L.. .t.ll L.
nsh others in lieu thereof Of the required quality,
the United States shall be authorized to purchase
them OF others, and 10 chag 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.
fore the mIddles6 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 ntrt.
Bonds will be required, in the smount OF the bid,
with two good sureties the suhiciency Of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District At
orney, for the fthfu performance of the contracts
Payment will be made afier the contract - 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 good-."
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that not made
in the form and terms here prescribed;
al (or ws) propose TO furni.h for the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz;
(Iere insert the list Of goods
Deliverable in the city Of New York or St Louis
on or Def re the 49, day Of -- next, and
IN case Of the acceptance OF hs proposal the guam
tity being prescribed by the Department, Tor ~e)
will execute contract according TO this agreement,
and give satisfactory security to the Department,
within eight days alter the acceptance Of this bud
and in case failure 10 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 sum which The United States may
be Obliged TO pay for the same ARTICLES"
Orc. INDIAN ArrnRs,
September u, lsii.
Il. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .3gGirs