The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-09

2Ooo do do do stripes
1000 do do do plads
200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid lnsey
100 do hannels, assorted
300 flannel shirts
500 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
40 do sewing silk
40 gross worsted gathering
1000 yards sattinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces rbbons-assorted
$50 pounds beads do
IS gross clay and fancy ppes
SO pounds Vermlon
5000 pounds brass kettles
500 Tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 TIN cups
so dozen fire steels
Looking gIasses-sl25 worth
20 gross buttons-assorted
40 gross squaw avis
80 gross brass nails
1000 fish hooks
$50 dozen fish lines
Needles, assorted-$80 worth
200 dozen combs, assorted
81 DO scissors do
40 gross iron spoons
80 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates-$l40 worth
~ packs pins
Thimbles, s25 worth
10 augurs
Gimbeis, $40 worth
10000 gun iints
35 gross gun worms
$50 dozen butcher knives
10 do axes
70 do half axes
AZ do squaw axes
ID do hatchets
Northwest Guns to the amount of about $1,000,
two-thirds to be SO inches in the barrel and
one-thlrd AZ inches in the barrel.
A 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-
sened by the bidders with their bidsJ 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 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 200, of which
some $4,000 will be wanted on the seaboard, and
the residue in the West Goods of American man
ufacture, all other things being equal, will be pre-
ierred
The party proposing TO supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list, and 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. Louis, on or
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 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 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 nsufhcency, the party shall not fur
nsh 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 county,
up to first Of March merit
Bonds will be required in the amount OF the bids,
with two good sureties, the suiiciency of whom TO
be certified by United States Judge or District At
orney for the fpithful 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 cerIihed by
him.
Communications TO be Marked I" Proposals for In
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 (or ws) 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 his proposal the guam
tity being prescribed by the Department, Cor ~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 Of failure enter into such contract, and
give such security, Tor WEI 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"
OFFICE INDIAN ArrArRs,
September % 1874.
Il. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian affairs.
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