The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-02


$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Hamilton, MARQUIS, .Nev York
har6or, .Mew York.
lao barrels of pork
800 barrels of fresh superfne -four
ITO bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar
1T Fort .Mifin, Pennsylvania.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels of fresh superfne -four
so bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard talow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort .NcHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
a land.
100 barrels Of pork
260 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
rs bushels of new White field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard taow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort, Va.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds of good hard soap
$500 pounds of good hard talow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
1900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Johnston, Smithville, North Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels of fresh superfne -four
so bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
400 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort .Mouit,ie, Charleston, South Car
ohna.
I64 barrels of pork
800 barrels of fresh superfne -four
40 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
so bushels of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons Of good cider vinegar
1T Oglethorpe BARRACKS, Sacanrah, Georgia.
100 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds Of good hard soap
800 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
IS bushels of good clean dry fine salt
400 gallons of good cider vinegar.
NoTE.--Al bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount Of each bid.
The perodsand quantities of each delivery at those
posts where they are not specified, will be, one
y
and LIST March, lS47.
The hogs Of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened on corn and each hog to weigh not less than
two hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs, ears,
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for the
hams. The pork is to be first sailed with Turk s
Island salt, and then carefully packed with the same
article, in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor furnish this Office n certificate from
the packer, that the pork has been so sailed and
packed. The pork is to be contained in seasoned
heart of white oak barrels, full hoped; the beans
and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of convenient size for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement OF
tbirty-two quarts to the bushel. The candles to
have cotton wicks. Tie provisions for Fort At
knson and st. Peters must pass st. Louis, for
their ultimate es'nation in the first week of April,
1886 A failure il, this particular will be con-
sidered "a breach of contract, and the department
will be authorized to purchase to supply these
posts The provisions will be inspected at the
time and.place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they are deposited al
such storehouses may be designated by the
agents of the department. The Commissary Gene
raj reserves the privilege of increasing or diminish
ing the quantities, or of dispensing with any or all
articles required at any post, at any time before en-
tering into conrac and also of increasing or redu-
cling the quantities o erch delivery one-hrd subse-
quentto contract On giving sixty days previous no.
tice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are required
to accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together with the names of their sureties
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
attorney, or by person well known to the gov.
ernment otherwise, their proposals will not be acted
on.
.4drances cannot be made any case, and evidence OF
inspection and full delivery riH be required al this Q6ict
before reqtison ioiH be made upon The treasury tor
payment; which will be effected in such public mo-
ney may be convenient to the points of delivery,
the places of purchase, or the residence Of the con-
tractors, the option of the Treasury Department
No drafts on this Office will be accepted or paid,
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envelope,
and marked Proposals for furnishing army sub
sistence."
GEO. GIBSON,
Com. Gen. Subsistence.
NorE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized to
do so by the Commissary General Of Subsistence.
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