The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-21

| 1000 do do domestic checks
oooo do do do stripes
5000 do do do plaids
ZOO dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards PLAID nsey
700 do hannels, assorted
1900 flannel shiits
800 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
100 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross woIstsd gathering
1000 yards sattinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rbbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
So pounds Vermillion
300 pounds brass kettles
500 lin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 TIN cups
so dozen fire steels
Looking gasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-$80 worth
2OO dozen combs, assorted
50 do scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
80 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates--Sl40 worth
10 packs pins
Thimbles, S25 worth
70 augurs
Gimblets, $40 worth
10000 gun hlnts
80 gross gun worms
500 dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
70 do haIf axes
AZ do squaw axes
6i do hatchets
Norhw west Guns, to the amount of about 81, 900.
two-thirds 10 be 30 inches in the barrel, and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel
A schedule OF the articles, with samples, Except
of the plaid iinsrys which must be of better quality
than those heretofore furnshed-samples to be pre-
sented by the bidders with their bids may be seen
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 S85 900, of which
some $4,000 will be wanted on the seaboard, and
the residue in the West. Goods of American man.
ufscure, 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 they will furnish them deliverable IN
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
uy of each article specified in this advertise
and extending the cost making an aggregate of the
whole invoice before sending IT on. The goods will
be inspected New York by an 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 if the
articles not furnished within the time prescribed
if they OF insufficient quality, in the opinion
Of the agent Aforesaid and If within five days after
notice Of such nsuhciency the party shall not fur
nlsh 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 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 to first Of March neri.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bid,
with two good sureties, the suffciency of whom TO
be certified by United States Judge District At
iorney for the faithful performance OF the contracts
Payment will be made ar er the contract compile
ted, and the delivery OF the goods to agent OF the
Department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
hiD.
Communications TO be marked, Proposal, for In
dian goods
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading. and will be received that not made
in the form and terms here prescribed;
"I Tor ws) propose to furnish Tor the service of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed 10 them respectively, vzi
(EIere insert the lis, Of goods
Deliverable in the city Of New York or ST Louis
on or bet re the - day Of -- NEXT and
in case Of the acceptance OF proposal the guam
tity being prescribed by the Department, Cor we)
will execute a contract according 20 this agreement,
and give satisfactory security to the Department,
within eight days alter the acceptance Of this bad,
and in case of failure enter into such contract and
give such security, Tor we) will pay to The United
states the difference between the hidden by me,
{ or US J and the sum which the UniIed States may
be Obliged to pay for the same articles"
OrvicE INDIAN AFFAIRS,
September % ls4t
+. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .9Goirs
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