The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-28

5000 do cottoK, besched shirting
5000 do do unbieached do
1000 do do do sheetng
5000 do do domestic checks
900 do do do stripes
5000 do do do plaids
200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid linsey
600 do hannels, assorted
500 flannel shirts
500 calico do
GOO pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross worsted gathering
1000 yards sa,tinet
900 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rlbbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
rs gross clay and fancy pipes
50 pounds Vermon
1900 pounds brass kettles
500 tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 Tin pans
1000 tin cups
SO dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass mails
900 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-S80 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 90 scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-$l40 worth
10 Jacks pins
Thimbles, S25 worth
IS auguIs
Gimbiets, $40 worth
10000 gun lints
IS gross gun worms
$50 dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
70 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
"a do hatchets
Northwest Guns, to the amount, Of about s., 600
two-thirds to be 80 inches in the barrel ant
one-third AZ inches in the barrel
schedule Of the articles, With samples, Except
of the plaid linssys, which be of better quallt,
than those heretofore furnshed-samples to be pre-
sented by the bidders with their bidsJ may be seen
the Office Of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs IL
Washington, exhibiting the amount Of money to b,
expended for each article, but the Department re
serves the right to increase diminish the quantit,
of any of The articles named or substitute Others II
lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money to be applied to thu
purchase of goods will be about SS5 900 of whie
some $40, 900 will be wanted on the seaboard an,
the residue in the West. Goods Of American man
ufaclure, all other ihings being equal will be pre-
ferred.
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in tn,
above list, add affx the prices in dollars and cents
at which be or they will furnish them, deliverable II
New York, Chat portion Of the goods wanted Yves
may be hidden for deliverable at ST. LOUISE on o
before the 18th day of May next assuming the guam
tity Of each article as specified in this advertise
and extending the cost, making an aggregate of tn
whole invoice before sending II on. The goods vii
be inspected at New York by an agent of the Uni,e
States who will be appointed by the Department 70
the purpose and TO ascertain the conformity of III,
articles purchased with the samples exhibited, whe
the contract shall be made, and with the terms Of tn
contract itself which shall contain a clause that if tn
articles are not furnished within the time prescribed
or If they are OF INSULT ient quality in the opinion
OF the agent aforesaid, and # within five days afte
notice OF such nsufhcency, the party shall fur
Dlsh others in lieu thereof, Of the required quality
the United States shall be authorized TO purchas
them Of others, and to charge any increase Of pric
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 b.
received for their transportation from New York o
ST Louis, to their destination IN the Indian country
up to first Of March merit.
Bonds will be required in the amount of the bid,
with two good suretes the suffciency of whom 4
be certified by United States Judge or District A,
orney, for the ithful performance OF the contract.
ted, and the delivery Of the goods to agent OF tn
Department, upon duplicate invoice certified b
him.
Communications to be marked, Proposals for In
dian goods"
The bids will be submitted with the followin
heading, and none will be received that are not mad
IN the form and terms here prescribed
81 Tor ws) propose TO furnish for the service O
the Indian Department, the following goods at tn
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz:
(EIefe insert the list of goods)
Deliverable in the city Of New York or st. LOU
on or before the - day Of -- next, an
in case Of the acceptance Of his proposal the guam
uty being prescribed by the Department, | (or we
viii execute contract according TO this agreement
and give satisfactory security TO the Department
within eight days after the acceptance Of this b,c
and IN case of failure 10 enter into such contract an
give such security, (or we) will pay to the Unite
states the difference between the sums hidden by me
Tor u.s. and the sum which the United State. ma
be obliged to pay for the same articlesn
Ovrior INDIAN AFFAIRS,
September %, l64i.
r. HARTLEY CpAurppp