The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-03

5000 do do domestic checks
1000 do do DO stripes
1000 do do do plalds
2UO dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards PLAID linsey
300 do hannels, assorted
500 flannel shirts
500 calico do
oOO pounds thread, cotton
100 do do linen
Az do sewing silk
4O gross worsted garerng
1000 yards satinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rlbbons-assored
$50 pounds beads do
10 gross clay and fancy pipes
81 pounds Vermlllion
800 pounds brass kettles
500 TN kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 Tin pans
1000 TIN cups
% dozen fire stees
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons--assorted
40 gross squaw avis
30 gross brass mails
7 600 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-SS0 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 90 scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
40 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and I'm plates-$l40 worth
10 packs pins
lhmbles, S25 worth
70 augurs
Glnbiels, $40 worth
10000 gun fns
50 gross gun worms
500 dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
20 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
"a do haches
Northwest Guns, to the amount of about s. 600
two-thirds To be 80 inches In the barrel and
one-third ~ inches in the barrel.
schedule of the articles, with samples, Except
of The plaid nseys, which must be Of better quality
than tho-e heretofore furnished-sampes TO be pre-
sened by the bidders with their BIDS may be at
The office OF the CommIss oner 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 substitute others
lieu thereof.
J he whole amount IN money TO be applied 10 the
purchase Of goods will be about SIS 900, of which
some 10000 will be wanted on the sraboard and
the residue IN the West Goods Of American man.
uiaoiure, all other things being equal will be pre-
ierred
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice OF all the items embraced in the
above list, afix he prices IN dollars and cents
at which he or they will furnish them, deliverable
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 nex assuming The guam
hty of each article 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 an agent Of the United
States who will be appointed by the Department for
the purpose and 10 ascertain the conformity OF the
articles purchased wit the samples exhibited, when
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contract itself which shall contain a clause that THE
articles not furnished WI hin the time prescribed
or If they OF INSULT lent quality IN the opinion
OF the agent Aforesaid aud IL within five days after
notice Of such nsulhcency, the party shall MOI fur
nsh others IN lieu thereof, Of the required quality,
the United States shall be authorized 10 purchase
them OF Others and to cha ge any increase of price
hey 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 county,
up to first Of March neri.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids,
with tvo FOOD suretes the suifcieucy OF whom 10
be certified by United States. Judge or District At
orney for the fithful performance OF the contracts
Payment will be made after the contract Is compile
ted, and the delivery Of the goods TO agent Of the
btpal tWtHtf "Po" uuPiCatc lh'oiNt N'i'iH'H y
him.
Communications TO be marked, Proposals for To-
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
al (or ws) propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz
(lIere insert the list Of goods
Deliverable in the city Of New York or ST. Louis
on or before the --- day Of -- next, and
in case Of the acceptance Of his proposal the guam
tity being prescribed by the Department, Cor ~e)
will execute a 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 Unied States may
be obliged to pay for the same articles"
Orricr INDIAN ArrARs.
September %, ls4i.
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .fGai1'.
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