The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-01

200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid linsey
8, % do fanneIs, assorted
1900 flannel shirts
500 calico do
600 pounds thread cotton
80 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross worsted gathering
1000 yards sattnet
900 do bed ticking
370 pieces ribbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
rs gross clay and fancy pipes
50 pounds Vermon
3OHO pounds brass kettles
500 tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
600 tin pans
1000 tin cups
so dozen fire steels
Looking gIasses-Sl25 worth
~ gross buttons-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-$s0 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 90 scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin pates-$l4O worth
10 packs pins
Thimbles, S25 worth
70 augurs
Gmble,s, 500 worth
20, 600 gun flints
80 gross gun worms
$50 dozen butcher knives
10 do
20 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
"a do hatchets
Northwest Guns to the amount of about 81, 600
two-thlrds to be 81 inches in the barrel, and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel
schedule OF the articles, with samples, Except
of The plaid nseys, which must be of better quality
than those heretofore furnished-samples TO be pre
sented by the bidders with their bids may be seen at
the ONCE OF the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in
Washington, exhibiting the amount of money 10 be
expended Tor 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 SS5, 900 of which
some $40 900 will be wanted on the seaboard and
the residue in the West Goods of American man
ufacture, 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, aud affx the prices in dollars and cents,
at which he or they will furnish them deliverable IN
New York, (hat 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 as specified in this advertisement
and extending the cost, making 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 if the
articles not furnished within the time prescribed.
or If they are OF insufficient quality, in the opinion
of the agent aforesaid, and if within five days after
notice of such nsufcency, 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 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 or
ST Louis TO their destination In the Indian country
up 10 first Of March ntrt
Bonds S'lll be required in the amount of the bids,
with two good sureties, the sufficiency of whom TO
be certified by United States Judge or District At
torney for the hithlul performance the contracts
Payment will be made after the contract Is compile
ted, and the delivery Of the goods to agent Of the
Department. upon duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications TO be marked, Proposal. for In
dian goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and will be received that are not made
IN the form and terms here prescribed
al (or ws) propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at tho
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz;
(fIere insert the list of goods
Deliverable in the city Of New York or St Loui,
on or before the --- day Of next, and
in case Of the acceptance of h.. 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,
" thin eight da Tvs alter the of h,d
and in Of failure enter into such contract and
give such security, (or we) will pay the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me
Tor u.s. and the sum which the United States may
be obliged to pay for the same articles"
OrrlcE INDIAN AFFAIRS
September 2s 1914.
L. HARTLEY CRAWFORD, 20
Commissioner Of Indian .9fairs.
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