The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-08


1870 do do black elk
70 do cotton shswls, "a, assorted
1900 yards cahco, domestic
5000 do do English and French
5000 do coltok, blesched shifting
5000 do do unbleached do
1000 do do do sheeting
1000 do do. domestic checks
o,Oo0 do do do stripes
1900 do do do plaids
200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid hnsey
90 do hannels, assorted
800 flannel shirts
500 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
100 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
AZ gross wo'sted gathering
1900 yards saitinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
So pounds vermiilion
5000 pounds brass kettles
800 TN kettles
80 dozen frying pans
600 tin pans
1000 TN cups
50 dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
70 gross buttons-assored
40 gross squaw avis
7 900 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles assorted $50 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 90 scissors do
AZ gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-Sl40 worth
10 packs pins
Ihmbles, S25 worth
10 augurs
GmbleIs, $40 worth
20 900 gun hnls
80 gross gun worms
3bO dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
10 do haf axes
AZ do squaw axes
"a do ha,chels
Northwest Guns, to the amount of about $1,000,
two-thlrd. to be 80 inches In the barrel and
one-thlrd AZ inches in the barrel.
A schedule of the articles with samples, Except
of The plaid Inns y, which must be If better quality
than those heretofore furnshed-samples TO be pre-
scented by the bidders with their bids may be seen at
he Office OF the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs IN
w ashmgton, exhibiting the amount of money to be
expended for each article, but the Department re-
serves the right TO Increase or diminish the quantity
OF any OF The articles named substitute Others 10
lieu thereof.
The whole amount in III ney to be applied TO the
purchase of goods will be about SIS 600, Of which
some si0, 900 will be wanted on the S, aboard and
the residue in the West Goods Of American man
ufacture, all other hngs 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, athx 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 nexi, assuming the guam
tity of each article specified in this ADVERT ,eent
and extending the cost, making aggregate of the
whole invoice before sending II 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 witt 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 not furnished wi hin the time prescribed
or If they OF INSULT lent quality, in the opinion
OF the agent Aforesaid, aud # within five days after
notice Of such lnsuihclency the party shall not fur
nish Others in lieu thereof of the required quality,
the United States shall be authorized to purchase
them OF others, and to cha &c 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 country,
up 10 first Of March mart.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bid |
with two good suretes the sufiiciercy Of whom 10 /
be certified by a United States Judge or District At
lorney, for the faithful performance OF the contracts
Payment will be made sfer the contract IS compile |
ted and the delivery Of the goods 20 agent Of the
Department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications 10 be marked, Proposals for To-
dian goods
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading and none will be received that arc not made
in the form and terms here prescribed;
81 (or ws) propose TO furnish Tor the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed to them respectively, viz:
(He'e insert the list Of goods
Deliverable in the city Of New York or St Louis
on or before the --- day of -- nert and
in case Of the acceptance OF hs proposal the guam
tity being prescribed By the Department, Cor we)
will execute a contract according to this agreement,
and give satisfactory security TO the Department,
within eight days alter the acceptance Of this bid
and in case e failure into such contract and
give such security, Tor WEI viii pay to the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me,
tor US y and the SUN which the United States may
be Obliged to pay for the same articles"
OrrIcE lSphs Abrams,
September u, ls4i
+. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .a6aiis
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