The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-11

1900 do do do paids
200 dozen socks wooden
1000 yards plaid lnsey
o. 90 do hannels, assorted
300 flannel shirts
500 calico do
GOO pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
Az gross worsted gathering
1000 yards saitinet
200 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
rs gross clay and fancy pipes
50 pounds Vermillion
5000 pounds brass kettles
500 TN kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 tn cups
50 dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
20 gross buttons--assorled
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
900 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-S80 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
81 90 scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-$l4O worth
10 packs pins
Thlmbles, S25 worth
10 augufs
Gimbles, $40 worth
10000 gun flints q
80 gross gun worms
$50 dozen butcher knives
ID do axes
20 do haf axes
Al do squaw
GA do hatchets
North west Guns, to the amount of about 81 900,
tWo.third. IN he al inches in the barrel and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel
schedule Of the articles, with samples, Except
of The plaid lnseys which must be of better quality
than those heretofore furnshed-samples to be pre-
scented 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
eXpendedior each article, but the Department re-
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, 900, Of which
some $4,000 viii be wanted the seaboard, and
the residue in the West Goods Of American man
ufaciure, 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 aud afx 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 Lous,) on or
before the 18th day of May next assuming the guam
ty 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 an 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 II the
articles are not furnished within the time prescribed
a. Of fisieuf ali y i'm he
Of the agent aforesaid and If within five days after
notice Of such nsuiciency, 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 10 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 10 their destination IN the Indian county,
up to first Of March neri.
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 fnhful performance OF the contracts
Payment will be made after toe contract ! compile
ted and the delivery Of the goods to agent OF the
Department, upon duplicate invoice cerihed 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:
al (or ws) propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed 10 them respectively, viz;
(Hcre 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
tity being prescribed by the Department, Tor ~e)
will execute a contract according TO this agreement
and give satisfactory security to the Department,
within eight days after the acceptance Of this bid
and in case Il failure enter into such contract and
give such security (or we) will pay TO the United
states the difference between the hidden by me,
Tor US ) and the sum which the Uniied States may
be Obliged to pay for the same articles
Orricr INDIAN Abrams,
September y, l64i
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian .1Gairs.
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