The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-24

5OOO do do do stripes
1900 do do do paids
200 dozen socks wooden
1000 yards plaid lnsey
g. 90 do fannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
4o gross wo'sted gathering
1000 yards saitinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rbbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
50 pounds Vermiion
5000 pounds brass kettles
500 tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 lin pans
1000 TN cups
so dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
90 gross buttons--assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-$6O worth
200 dozen COMBS assorted
80 DO scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
feWteT ana I'm plates-&l4O worth
10 packs pins
Ihimbles, S25 worth
10 augurs
Gimbels $40 worth
10000 gun iints
80 gross gun worms
$50 dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
20 do half axes
AZ do squaw wakes
ga do hatchets
Northwest Guns, to the amount Of about $1,000
two-thirds 10 be SO inches in the barrel ant
one-third AZ inches in the barrel
schedule of the articles, with samples, (excep
Of the plaid ins-ys, which must be of better quallt,
than those heretofore acknowledgements to be pre-
sensed by the bidders with their bids, 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 10 increase or diminish the quantt,
of any of The articles named or substitute others il
lieu thereof
The whole amount in money to be applied to tn,
purchase OF goods will be about SS5 900, of which
some $4,000 will be wanted on the seaboard, anc
the residue in the West Goods Of American man
ufac,ure, 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 III,
above list, and attx the prices in dollars and cents
New York, Qhat portion of the goods wanted Yves
may be hidden for deliverable at ST Louis J on OF
before the 18th day OF May next assuming the guam
uty of each article as specified In this advertisement
and extending the cost, making an aggregate of III,
whole invoice before sending IL on. The goods vii
be inspected at New York by agent of the United
States who will be appointed by the Department fo
ths purpose and to ascertain the conformity Of the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited wher
the contract shall be made, and with the terms Of Ia.
contract itself which shall contain clause that if tn,
articles are 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 nsuicency, the party shall not fur
Dlsb 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 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 OF
ST. LOUIS, to their destination IN the Indian county
up 10 first Of March merit
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bid,
with two good sureties, the suficiency Of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District At
iorDey for the faithful performance Of the contracts
Payment will be made sier the contract Is compile
ted and the delivery Of the goods TO an agent of the
bcPdi thchtj NPVh "uPhCaso HNOice Ccfllncu W
hin.
Communications TO be marked, Proposals for To-
dian goods
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading and will be received that arc not made
in The form and terms here prescribed;
al (or ws) propose to furni,h for the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods at the
prices affixed to them respectively, viz;
(fIere insert the list of goods)
Deliverable in the city Of New York or St Lou,
on or before the -- day of - NEXT, anC
in case Of the acceptance Of his 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 after the acceptance of this bad
and in Of failure enter into such contract snc
give such security, (or we) will pay to the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by
tor us,) and the sum which the Unied States ma,
be obliged to pay for the same articles
OrricE INDIAN ArrhIBs,
September %, l64i.
Il. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Iadion .qfars
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