The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-04

200 dozen cocks, wooden
1000 yards plaid hnsey
200 do hannels, asserted
800 flannel shirts
800 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
100 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
4O gross woIsted gathering
1900 yards sattinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
80 pounds Vermillion
3,0uO pounds brass kettles
500 TN kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 TN cups
80 dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons--assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-S80 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
80 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-$l40 worth
10 packs pins
Ihlmbles, S25 worth
IS augurs
Gimbles, 800 worth
10000 gun Ants
80 gross gun worms
$50 dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
70 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
ia do hachets
Norlh-w Guns, to the amount of about $1,000,
two-hrds to be 80 inches in the barrel and
one-thrd AZ inches in the barrel.
A schedule of the articles, with samples, Except
Of The plaid nsys, which must be of better quality
than those heretofore furnished-sampes to be pre-
senled by the bidders with their blds may be
the office Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in
Washington, exhibiting the amount of money TO be
expended for each article, but the Department
serves the right TO increase diminish the quantity
of any OF The articles named substitute others IN
lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money to be applied TO the
purchase OF goods will be about SIS ,000 Of which
some $4,000 will be wanted the seaboard, and
the residue IN the West. Goods of American mar
uiscure, all other lhings being equal will be pre-
terred.
The party proposing TO supply the articles will
make invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list, AID sfix 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
uy of each article specified IN this advertisement,
and extending the cost making an aggregate of the
whole invoice before sending N. The goods VIII
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,
if they are OF insufficient quality in the opinion
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notice of such nsuniclency the party shall fur
plsh 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 neri.
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
orney for the flithful performance OF the contracts.
Payment will be made after the contract rs compile
ted, and the delivery Of the goods TO agent OF the
Department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
him.
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
al Tor 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 -- next, and
in case Of the acceptance of his proposal the guam
ty being prescribed by the Department, Cor we)
acrO In
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 Tor we) will pay to the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me,
TOR us J and the sum which the United States may
be obliged to pay for the same articles
OrrIcE INDIAN Abrams,
September %, lsii.
+. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian -9dairs.
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