The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-04

4so 40 do 40
I4s I" do green do
"a - do sentnea blue do
1880 yards blue strouds
1000 scarlet do
1900 !. blue, fancy, and gray lis, cloth
372 scarlet do do
1850 blue saved list cloth
$50 green do do
400 scarlet do do
60 dozen cotton fla iandkerchiefs
40 Z" Madras do
66 I" black silk do
40 :" 81 cotton shawls, assorted
1900 yards domestic calico
1880 English and French calico
$3.50 I" beached cotton shifting
COCO !" unbleached do do
44J0 /" do do sheeting
$500 " domestic checks, stripes and plaids
l26 dozen woollen socks
1880 yards plaid linsey
3,400 Aannels, assorted
446 flannel shirts
500 calico shirts
IS pounds linen thread
IA " cotton do
36 " sewing-elk
80 gross worsted gathering
$40 pieces nbands, assorted
100 gross fancy and clay pipes
SO pounds vermilion, Chinese
500 6 beads, assorted
200 " brass kettles
465 Tin kettles
As nests jupanned kettles (eight in nest)
36 dozen frying-pans
6G6 tin pans
quo tin cups
36 dozen ire-steels, assorted
as Britannia and paper looking gasses
IL gross buttons, assorted
tG,000 brass nails
. lo,oOO 6sh-hooks
lou dozen fshing-lines
l5,50U needles
go dozen combs
~ scissors
- iron spoons
80 pewter and Tin plates Gone alfofeaeh)
gross thimbles
CT augers
"a dozen gimblets
233 dozen butcher knives
SO gross squaw avis
$4,000 gun lints
10 dozen strong hoes
I'D gross gun worms
40 northwest guns; two-thirds of which must
SO inches in the barrel, and one
third AZ inches; 100 deliverable in the city
Of New York. and the residue at the place
where manufactured. Also
q dozen axes, to weigh from S to 81 pounds
II dozen half axes do ~ pounds
AZ dozen squaw axes do 3 do
As dozen hatchets do II do
To be delivered at the place where manufactured.
A schedule of the articles, with samples, may be
ut the Office Of the Commissioner OF Indian AT.
fairs, in Washington, exhibiting the amount of
money to be expended for each article but the do
partment reserves the right to increase or diminish
the quantity of any of the articles nancd or substt-
tuc 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 will be wanted the scaboard, and
the residue in the west. Goods Of American man
ufacturc, all other things being equal, will be pre-
ferred
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice of ali the items embraced in the
above list, and afx the prices, in dollars and cents
in New York and st. Louis respectively, on or
before the fifteenth day Of May next, assuming
the quantity of each article specified nths adver-
tisenlent and extending the cost, making aggre-
gate Of the whole invoice before sending it on. The
goods will be inspected at New York ST. Louis 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 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 are not furnished
within the time prescribed, or If they Of INSULT
cient quality, in the opinion of the agent aforesaid
and if within FIVE days after notice Of such INSULT
cheney the party shall not furnish others in lieu
shall be authorized 10 purchase them of Others and
to charge any increase of price they may be COM
PEELED to pay therefor to the contractor, who shall
pay the said difference 10 the United 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 merit.
Bonds will be required, in the amount Of the bids,
with two good suTeties, the suffcicncy of whom
10 be certified by United States Judge or district
attorney, for the faithful performance of the con-
tracts. Payment will be made AFTER the contract is
completed, and the delivery of the goods at New
York and st. Louis respectively, to agent Of the
department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
aIm.
Communications to be marked, proposals for
Indian 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 (or we) propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department, tho following goods, at the
prices affixed to them respectively, Wis
(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
quantity being prescribed by the department Tor
we) will execute contract according TO this agree
ment, and give satisfactory security TO the depart
ment within eight days after the acceptance of this
bid; and in of failure to enter into sucb con
tract, and give such security (or we) viii pay to
the United States the difference between the sums
hidden by me, Tor us,) and the which the Uni
ted State. may be Obliged to pay for the art-
cles.~
OFricE INDIAN AFrAIRs,
September 30, 1916.
t. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
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