The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-29

200 dozen socks, wooden
1000 yards plaid nsey
g. 90 do fsnneIs, assorted
1900 flannel shirts
500 calico do
600 pounds thread, cotton
$50 do do linen
40 do sewing silk
40 gross worsted gathering
1900 yards sattinet
1000 do bed ticking
$40 pieces ribbons--assorted
$50 pounds beads do
rs gross clay and fancy pipes
50 pounds Vermillon
5000 pounds brass kettles
500 tin kettles
80 dozen frying pans
1000 tin pans
1000 tin cups
so dozen fire steels
Looking glasses-Sl25 worth
90 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
80 90 scissors do
Az gross iron spoons
$50 dozen table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates$l40 worth
10 packs pins
Thimbles, s25 worth
10 augurs
Gimble,s, $40 worth
10000 gun 1ints
SO gross gun worms
$50 dozen butnher knives
10 do axes
20 do half axes
At do squaw axes
81 do hatchets
North west Guns, to the amount of about A. 600
two-thirds to be 36 inches in the barrel, and
one-third AZ inches in the barrel.
schedule Of the articles, with samples, (excep
of The plaid linseys, which must be Of better quality
than those heretofore furnished-samples TO be pre-
sented by the bidders with their bdsJ may be seen a,
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 SS5 900, of which
some $4,000 will be wanted the seaboard, and
the residue in the West Goods Of American man
ufscture. all ohor things being equal, will be pre-
ferred.
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice of oil 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 OF
before the 18th day Of May next assuming the guam
ty OF each article as specified in this advertisement
and extending the cost, making an aggregate Of the
whole invoice before sending II 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 il the
articles not furnished within the time prescribed
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Of the agent aforesaid, and II within five days after
notice Of such nsuicency, the party shall no, 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 10 the Uni
ted States.
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 merit
Bonds will be required in the smount OF the bids,
with two good sureties, the su6iciency of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District At.
lorney for the faithful performances of the contract
Payment will be made after the contract compile
ted and the delivery Of the goods to agent Of the
Department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
hin.
Communications TO be marked, Proposals for In
dian goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading and will be received that arc not made
in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 (or WEI propose to furnish for 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 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, (or ee)
will execute contract according TO this agreement,
and give satisfactory security TO the Department,
within eight days after the acceptance Of this bad
and in case Of failure enter into such contract and
give such security (or WEI will pay TO the United
States the difference between the hidden by me,
Tor u.s. and the sum which the United States may
be obliged to pay for the same articles
OrricE INDIAN Abrams,
September %, lSii.
II. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of ~ iion Affairs