The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-31

o'ooo do do do stripes
5000 do do do plaids
200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid l'nsey
o. 90 do fannels, assorted
800 flannel shirts
500 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross worsted gathering
1000 yards sattinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
rs gross clay and fancy pipes
SO pounds Vermillion
5000 pounds brass kettles
800 tin kettles
30 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 tin cups
SO dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttoDs-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-$8O worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 do scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plaes-$l4O worth
Thimbles, S25 worth
IS augurs
Gimble,s, $40 worth
10000 gun Ants
80 gross gun worms
$50 dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
70 do half axes
Al do squaw
"a do hatchets
Northwest Guns, to the amount Of about 4. 900.
two-thirds to be SO inches in the barrel, and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel.
schedule of the articles, with samples Except
of the plaid lnseys, which must be Of better quality
than those heretofore furnished-samples to be pre-
sented by the bidders with their bds) may be
the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in
w ashing,on, 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 $65 900, of which
some $4,000 will be wanted on the seaboard, and
the residue in the West. Goods of American man.
ufscture, all other things being equal, will be pre-
ferred.
The party proposing TO supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the item. embraced in the
above list and afhx the prices in dollars and cents
at which he or they will furnish them, deliverable in
New York, Chat portion Of the goods wanted West
may be hidden for deliverable at ST. LOUISE on or
before the 18th day Of May next assuming the guam
tity Of each article specified in this advertisement
and extending the cost, making aggregate Of the
whole invoice before sending II on. The goods will
be inspected at 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
or q fticIeD N thr
of the agent Aforesaid, and If within five days after
notice Of such insufclency, the party shall fur
nsh 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
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
ST. Louis TO their destination the Indian country,
up 10 first Of March nori.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids,
with two good sureties, the suffic,ency Of whom to
be certified by United States Judge District At
orney, for the fshul performance OF the contracts.
Payment will be made after the contract compile
ted and the delivery OF the goods to agent OF the
Department, upon a duplicate invoice certified by
hin.
Communications 10 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;
"I (or ws) propose TO furnish for the service OF
the Indian Department, the following goods, at tho
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz
(tIorc insert the list Of goods)
Deliverable in the city Of New York 81. Louis
on or before the -- day Of - nett, and
in case Of the acceptance Of his proposal the guam
tty being prescribed by the Department. (or ~e)
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 Of failure enter into such contract and
give such security, (or we) will pay to the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me
Tor u.s. and the sum which the Uniied States may
be obliged to pay for the same articles"
OyricE INDIAN Abrams,
September D. 1874
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian -96oir'.
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