The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-14

1900 do do do paids
200 dozen socks wooden
1000 yards plaid l,nsey
5000 do fannels, assorted
$500 flannel shirts
BOO calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
100 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
4o gross woIsted gathering
1000 yards sattinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rlbbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
50 pounds Vermion
$3.50 pounds brass kettles
500 tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 lin pans
1000 TIN cups
81 dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons-assored
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles assorted-$S0 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 DO scissors do
Al gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-Sl40 worth
10 packs pins
Thimbles, s25 worth
10 augurs
Gimble,s, $40 worth
10000 gun hnts
80 gross gun worms
500 dozen butcher knives
ID do
10 do haf axes
Al do squaw axes
81 do haches
North-w west Guns, to the amount Of about 81 900,
two-thrds 10 be 80 inches in the barrel, and
one third AZ inches in the barrel.
A schedule of the articles, with samples, Except
OF the plaid lnsfys, which must be Of better quality
than those heretofore furnished-samples to be pre-
sented by the bidders with their bidsJ may be at
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, or substitute Others IN
lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money TO be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about SIS 600, of which
some si0,0 900 will be wanted on the seaboard and
the residue in the West. Goods Of American man
ufacure, all other lhings being equal, will be pre-
ierred.
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list, a6d aix the prices IN dollars and cents,
at which he they will furnish them deliverable IN
New York, (thst 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
ty 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 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 II the
articles are not furnished within the time prescribed,
If they OF insufficient quality, IN the opinion
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notice of such nsuhclency the party shall not iur
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 10 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 transportation from New York or
ST Louis to their destination IN the Indian county,
up 10 first Of March inert.
Bonds will be required, in the amount Of the bld',
with two good suretes the sufficiercy of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District At
torney for the faithful performances OF the contracts
Payment will be made afier the contract Is compile
ted and the delivery Of the goods TO agent Of the
Department, upon a duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications to 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 Cor ws) propose to furnish for the service of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively, WIS
(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
tity being prescribed by the Department, Tor 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 case o failure enter into such contract, and
give such security, Tor we) will pay TO the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me,
or US J and the sum which the United States may
be obliged TO pay for the same articles"
OrrIcE INDIAN ArrnRs,
September D, lsii.
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Iadidn .i6Gir,.
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