The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-28

200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid linsey
5000 do hannels, assorted
300 flannel shirts
800 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross woIsted gathering
1000 yards saitinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rbbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
50 pounds Vermillion
5000 pounds brass kettles
$500 tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 tin cups
so dozen fire steels
Looking gIasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons--assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-SsO worth
200 dozen combs assorted
80 DO scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-$l40 worth
10 packs pins
Thmbles, S25 worth
Is augurs
Gmbieis, $40 worth
5000 gun fnts
IS gross gun worms
500 dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
70 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
"a do hatcheis
Northwest Guns, to the amount of about s., 900,
two-thrds to be 80 inches in the barrel and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel.
A schedule of the articles with samples Except
of The plaid nssys, which must be Of better quality
than those heretofore furnshed-samples to be pre-
sened by the bidders with their bids may be at
the Office OF the Commissioner of Indian Affairs IN
Washington, exhibiting the amount of money 10 be
! expended for each article, but the Department
serves the right to increase diminish the quantity
of any Of The articles named substitute others
lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money 10 be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about SIS, 900, Of which
some 700 will be wanted the seaboard, and
the residue in the West. Goods Of American man.
ufscure, 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, and attx the prices in dollars and cents,
at which he 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 next, assuming the guam
uty Of each article specified ia this advertisement,
and extending the cost making an 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 VITA the samples exhibited, when
the contract shall be made and with the terms of the
contract itself which shall contain clause that the
articles not furnished within the time prescribed
If they of insufficient quality, in the opinion
of the agent Aforesaid, and II within five days after
notice of such insufciency 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 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 to first Of March ncrt.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids
with two good sureties, the suficiency Of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District At
orney for the faithful performance Of the contracts
| Payment will be made sfler the contract compile
ted and the delivery Of the goods TO agent Of the
Department, upon duplicate invoice certified BY
him.
Communications to be marked, Proposals for In-
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
"I (or ws) propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
| prices affixed TO them respectively, viz:
| (Here insert the list Of goods)
| Deliverable in the city Of New York or St Louis
on or before the - day Of --n next and
in ease Of the acceptance OF h, proposal the guam
uty being prescribed by the Department, (or we)
will execute contract according TO this agreement
and give satisfactory security to the Department,
within eight days after the acceptance Of this bad
and in case Of failure enter into such contract and
give such security, (or WEI will pay to the United
States the difference between the hidden by me,
| Tor u.s. and the SUN which the United States may
| be obliged TO pay for the same articles"
| OrrIcr lsprAS Abrams,
September ~, 1874.
| T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
| Commissioner Of Tadiar .4gGir,
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