The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-30

5000 do do do paids
200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid iinsey
5000 do fannels, assorted
1900 flannel shirts
800 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross worsted gathering
1000 yards satnet
900 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy pipes
SO pounds Vermillion
5000 pounds brass kettles
500 tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 tin cups
SO dozen fire steels
Looking gasses-Sl25 worth
90 gross buttons-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-$S0 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
~ DO scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-$l4O worth
10 packs pins
rhimbles, SIS worth
IS augurs
Gimble,s, $40 worth
10000 gun hints
35 gross gun worms
360 dozen butcher knives
Is do axes
70 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
81 do hatche,s
Northwest Guns, to the amount of about 81 900,
two-thirds to be 80 inches in the barrel, and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel
schedule Of the articles, with samples, Except
of the plaid linseys which must be of better quality
than those heretofore furnshed-samples to be pre-
scented by the bidders with their bids 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 or diminish the quantity
Of any OF the articles named substitute others
lieu thereof
The whole amount in money to be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about $S5 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
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list and atix the prices in dollars and cents
at which be 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
y 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 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 clause that if the
articles not furnished within the time prescribed,
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of the agent Aforesaid and if within five days after
notice of such insuifcency, 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 nert.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids,
with tuo good sureties, the suficency of whom TO
be certified by United States Judge or District At
iorney, 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 none will be received that are not made
in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor ws) propose to furnish for the service of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed 10 them respectively, viz:
(Herc 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 hrs proposal the guam
,ity 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 Of failure enter 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 aricles.n
OrricE INDIAN AFFAIRS.
September u, 1874.
Il. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .4Dnrs.
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