The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-17
1T Fort .Adams, Ne,cpor

lou bushels OF ncW Wnltc ueld beans
$500 pounds Of good hard soap
$500 pounds of good hard talow cand,,
so bushels of good clean dry fine sal,
go gallons Of good cider vinegar,
1T Fort 7rumbuli, .New London "
Sc barrels Of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfne -four
so bushels Of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Columbus, Governors Island A.
York har6or, .Nep York. ~"
900 barrels Of pork
400 barrels Of fresh superine -four
It's bushels Of new white field beans
1000 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard talow candles
so bushels of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Hamilton, .NmroWs, .Nsu v.
har6or, .NeD York. "
l40 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fresh supcrfne -four
10 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds Of good hard soap
1900 pounds Of good hard talow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry fine sal,
600 gallons Of good cider vinegar,
AT Fort .Ni6lin, Pennsylvania.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels Of fresh superhne flour
SO bushels Of new white field beans
$50 pounds Of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
go gallons Of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, Nor,
land.
100 barrels Of pork
26O barrels of fresh superfne -four
rs bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds Of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
40 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons fgood cider vinegar.
AT Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort J.
$50 barrels of pork
7S0 barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
1000 pounds ofgood hard soap
$500 pounds ofgood hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
1900 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
lit Fort Johnston, Smithpille, North Car.
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 .Moultrie, Charleston South Ca.
ohna.
l64 barrels of pork
800 barrels of fresh superfne flour
100 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
G6O gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Oglethoype Barracks, Savannah, GearlI
100 barrels of pork
23O barrels of fresh superfine -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds Of good hard soap
800 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
25 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
400 gallons of good cider vinegar.
NoTE.-AlI bidders are requested to extend d.
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit n
total amount Of each bid.
The periods and quantities of each dcliveryatths.
posts where they are not specified, will be, cut
fourth LIST June, LIST September, LIST December, lcS
and LIST March, 1847
The hogs Of which the pork is packed to be Y
tened on corn, and each hog to weigh not e@ tq
two hundred pounds, excluding the feet legs, aA
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for NJ
hams. The pork is to be first sailed with Turf
Island salt, and then carefully packed with The SAM
article, in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each
When the packing has been completed, The con
tractor must furnish to this Office certificate fror
the packer, that the pork has been so sailed an
packed. The pork is to be contained in seasora
heart Of white oak barrels, full hoped; The baa
and salt in barrels, and the SOAP and candIad
strong boxes of convenient size for transporlaiOn
Salt will only be received by measurement
thirty-two quarts tn the bushel. The candlst
have cotton wicks. Tie provisions for For n
kinson and st. Peters must pass ST. LouM,
their ultimate des inaiol,, in the first week Of A|
l646. A failure IN this particular will be us|
sldered breach Of contract, and the deparnsl
will be authorized TO purchase to supply lhu
posts. The provisions will be inspected at \
time and place of delivery, and all expense !
be paid by contractors until they are deposlid !
such storehouscs rs may be designated BY v
agents of the department The Commissary liu|
raj reserves the privilege Of increasing or dmiHe|
ing. the quantities, or Of dispensing with any o.
icHuHcu az "ny POst, at any 'iine p'o's
tering into coDtrac land also of increasing or rt
cling the quantities NJ erch delivery one-hird subs
quentto contract, ~ giving sixty days prerouH
uce.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are rcqns|
to accompany their proposals with evidence Of !ld
ability, together with the names of their sueuaI
whose responsibility must be certified by the dSFnI
or by some person well known to the saE
eminent; otherwise, their proposals will not be S
on.
advances cannot be made in any case, and erJtaa
inspection and full delivery uiA be rsquireda this Oh
before requisition iciH be made upon the treasury
payment; which will be effected in such public n't
ney as may be convenient to the points Of delu1l
the places Of purchase, or the residence Of The CON-
tractors, at the option of the Treasury Deparmi'E
No drafts on this office will be accepted or ps
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate eQecFI
and marked Proposals for furnishing army
GEO. GIBSON,
Com. Gen. Subsistence /
NoTE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting
their papers this advertisement, unless authorize 1
do so by the Commissary General Of Subssen@ I
July l5-3tawtl5thSept.
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