The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-02
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GOODS.


SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
- ONCE OF the Commis ii, ner Of Indian Affairs,
washington City, ID. c., until Friday the Let day OF
November next, AT one O'Clock, for furnishing the
following goods in the quantities annexed, or therea-
bouts, Tor the use Of the Indians;
100 pairs point Mackinaw blankets white
I,loo DO do do do do
900 do IL do do do do
900 do ! do do do do
i isS DO do 30 DO do do DO . sssss
2'ooo yards cloth-ndigo bue-isncy and grey list
ooo do do grass green, do do
Sooo DO do indigo blue, saved list
o5o do do grass green, do
4OO do do scarlet, do
$500 do strouds-blue
2UU do do scarlet
600 pounds worsted yarn--3 fold
ioo doz handkerchies, cotton flag
1870 do do black silk
10 do cotton shawls "a, assorted
1000 yards Calico domestic
5000 do do English and French
5000 do coltoK besched shifting
5000 do do unbeached do
1000 do do do sheeting
1000 do do domestic checks
o'ooO do do do stripes
1900 do do do plalds
2O0 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards PLAID nsey
o. w 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
2,OOO yards sattinet
900 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rbbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
So pounds Vermion
5000 pounds brass kettles
500 TN kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
200 tin cups
SO dozen fire steels
Looking glasses--Sl25 worth
70 gross buttons-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-S80 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
~ 90 scissors do
AZ gross iron spoons
80 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-$l40 worth
10 packs pins
fhlmbles, S25 worth
10 augufs
Gimbets, 800 worth
10000 gun llnls
80 gross gun worms
500 dozen butcher knives
10 do
10 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
ia do hatchets
Northwest Guns, to the amount of about $1,000,
two-thirds TO be 36 inches in the barrel and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel.
A schedule Of the articles, with samples, Except
OF The plaid lnseys, which must be of better quality
than those heretofore shed-samples to be pre-
sened by the bidders with their bds may be seen at
the office Of the Commissioner 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, or substitute Others IN
lieu thereof
The whole amount in m ney to be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about SIS, 900, Of which
some $4,000 will be wanted the seaboard and
the residue in the West Goods of American man
ufacture, all other things being equal, will be pre-
ferred.
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above list AID afhx the prices in dollars and cents,
at which he they will furnish them deliverable IN
New York, Chat portion of the goods wanted West
may be hidden for deliverable at ST. Lous,) on or
before the 18th day Of May next assuming the guam.
and extending the cost making an aggregate of the
whole invoice before sending IT 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 a clause that if the
articles not furnished within the time prescribed
or if they OF insufficient quality, in the opinion
of the agent aforesaid, and II within five days after
notice of such nsuicency the party shall not fur
Dlsh 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 county,
up 10 first of March nert.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids,
with tuo good suretes, the suffciercy of whom 10
be certified by United States Judge or District At
lorney for the ithful 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 duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications 10 be marked, Proposals for ln-
dian goods
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and will be received that not made
in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor ws) propose to furnish tor the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz:
(GIere insert the list Of goods)
Deliverable in the city of New York or St Lou,
on or before the - day Of NEXT and
in case Of the acceptance OF h.. proposal the guam
,i,y 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
md in of failure 10 enter into such contract, and
give such security Tor WEI will pay to the United
States the difference between the hidden by me,
or u.s. and the sum which the United States may
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