The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-12


5000 do do do paids
200 dozen socks wooden
1000 yards PLAID llnsey
o. 90 do fannels, assorted
800 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
coo pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross woIsted gathering
1000 yards sattnet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons--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 lin pans
1000 TIN cups
SO dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-SsO worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
50 90 scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-Sl40 worth
10 packs pins
Thimbes, S25 worth
10 augurs
Gimblels, $40 worth
10000 gun nints
80 gross gun worms
800 dozen butcher knives
10 do axes
70 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
"a do hatchets
North west Guns, to the amount of about 81 600
w bird. tn he hes in he ha al and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel
schedule Of the articles, with samples, Except
of the plaid Inns Us, which must be Of better quality
than those heretofore furnshed--samples 10 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 to be
expended for each article, but the Department re-
serves the right TO increase or 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, 900, Of which
some so 900 will be wanted the seaboard, and
the residue in the West Goods of American man
ufaclure, all other things being equal, will be pre-
ferred.
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above list, AID afix 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. LOUISE on or
before the 18th day Of May next, assuming The guam
tty of each article specified in this advertisement,
and extending the cost, making an aggregate OF the
whole invoice before sending 1t on The goods will
be inspected at New York by agent Of the United
States who will be appointed by the Department Tor
the purpose, and 10 ascertain the conformity OF The
articles purchased witt the samples exhibited when
the contract shall be made and with the terms OF the
contract itself which shall contain clause that II the
articles are not furnished wi hin the time prescribed,
or If they OF insuh lent quality, IN the opinion
of the agent aforesaid, and If within hive days alter
notice of such nsucency, the party shall not lur-
nish others in lieu thereof Of the required quality
| the United States shall be authorized TO purchase
them of Others and to chalg 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 neri.
Bonds will be required in the amount OF the bdf,
with two good suretes, the suficiercy OF whom TO
be certified by United States Judge or District At
iorney for the fiithful performance OF the contracts
Payment will be made afer the contract IS compile
ted and the delivery Of the goods to agent OF the
Department, upon a duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications TO be marked, Proposals for ln-
dian goods"
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heading and none will be received that not made
in the form and terms here prescribed;
al (or we) propose to furnish for the service OF
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively VIZ;
(tIere 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 h.. proposal the guam
,,y being prescribed by the Department, Cor ~e)
will execute a contract according TO tins agreement
and give satisfactory security TO the Department,
within eight days after the acceptance Of this bud
and in case Of failure euter into such contract and
give such security, (or we) will pay to the United
States the difference between the sums hidden by me,
| Tor us) and the sum which the United States may
! be obliged TO pay for the same articles"
OrricU INDIAN ArrnRs,
September %, lS4i.
+. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
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