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

100 do do Madras
$50 do do black silk
10 do cotton shawls ga, assorted
10000 yards calico, domestic
5000 do do English and French
5000 do cotton, beached shifting
5000 do do unbeached do
1000 do do do sheeting
5000 do do domestic checks
1900 do do do stripes
5000 do do do plaids
200 dozen socks, WOODEN
1000 yards plaid linsey
o. 90 do hannes, assorted
1900 flannel shirts
300 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
100 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross woIsted gathering
1000 yards satiinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
rs gross clay and fancy pipes
SO pounds VermiIlion
5000 pounds brass kettles
1900 tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 lin pans
1000 TIN cups
SO dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons--assorled
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-$S0 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
80 DO scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and lin plates-Sl40 worth
10 packs pins
Thlmbles, S25 worth
10 augurs
Ginbleis, $40 worth
10000 gun flints
80 gross gun worms
800 dozen butcher knives
ID do
10 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
6i do hatchets
Northwest Guns, to the amount of about s., 900
two-lhirds 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 insrys, which must be of better quality
than those heretofore furDished-samples TO be pre-
sented by the bidders with their blds) may be al
The Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, ii
Washington, exhibiting the amount of money to bt
expended for each article but the Depar tment re
serves the right TO increase diminish the quantity
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 $4,000, of which
some $40, 900 will be wanted on the seaboard, anC
the residue in the West. Goods of American man
ufscture, 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 afiX the prices in dollars and cents
at which he they will furnish them, deliverable
New York, (that portion Of the goods wanted Yves
may be hidden for deliverable at st. Louis on Of
before the 18th day of May next, assuming the guam
tity of each article specified in this advertisement
and extending the cost, making aggregate OF the
whole invoice before sending IT on. The goods vii
be inspected at New York by agent of the United
States who will be appointed by the Department fol-
the purpose and 10 ascertain the conformity OF the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited wher
the contract shall be made, and with the terms OF the
contract itself which shall contain clause that II the
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 nsuhcency, the party shall not fur
Dish 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 10 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
Bonds will be required, in the amount Of the bids
with two good sureties, the suflicency of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District At
torney for the faithful performance OF the contracts
Payment will be made after the contract IS 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 will be received that are not made
in the form and terms here prescribed
al (or ws) propose to furnish Tor 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. LOU:
on or before the -- day of -- next, anc
in case Of the acceptance Of his proposal the guam
tty being prescribed by the Department, Cor We,
will execute 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 10 enter into such contract anC
give such security, (or we) will pay to the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me
! for US and the sum which the United States maj
be obliged to pay for the same articles"
| OFrIcE INDIAN AFFAIRS,
September %, 1874.
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
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