The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-25
If Fort .adoms, Nsvport, X. \


800 barrels Of fresh superfne -four ~ "
100 bushels Of new white field beans
! 500 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
so bushels of good clean dry fine salt
ego gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Tium6uH, NeU London, CT.
So 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
22O gallons Of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort Columbus, Governors Island, .Ns,O
York harbor, .Nsw York.
200 barrels Of pork HaH
40 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
IT'S bushels Of new white field beans
1900 pounds Of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
go bushels of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Hamilton, Nwroaos, .NetD York
hmbor, .Ns.D York.
lao barrels pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
no bushels Of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
Il 300 pounds of good hard tallow candies
go bushels of good clean dry fine salt
GOO gallons of good cider vinegar
at Fort Miflin, 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 tallow candles
90 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
lit Fort .McHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
land.
100 barrels of pork
26O barrels Of fresh superfne -four
rs bushels ofnew 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 Of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, ia.
$50 barrels Of pork
76O barrels Of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
1000 pounds good hard soap
$500 pounds of good hard tallow 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
loo 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 .Moultyie, Charleston, South Car
olina.
l64 barrels of pork
800 barrels of fresh superfne flour
100 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap sg
1900 pounds of good hard sperm candles
SO bushels of good clean dry fine salt .
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
ut Ogletho,pe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
lou barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels Of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
rs bushels of good clean dry fine salt
400 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
NorR--All bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount Of each bid
The periods and quantities of each delivery at those
posts where they are not specified, will be, one
fourth LIST June, LIST September, LIST December l046,
and LIST March, l647.
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 Turks
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 must furnish to this Office certificate from
the packer, that the pork has been SO sailed and
packed. The pork is To be contained in seasoned
heart of Write 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
thirty-two quarts to tho bushel The candles to
have cotton wicks. Tie provisions for Fort At
kinson and st. Peters must pass ST. Louis, for
their ultimate destination, in the FIRST week Of April
lS46. A failure IL this particular will be con-
SID r~A A. 49,
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 at
such storehouses ca may be designated by the
agents of the department. The Commissary Gene
ing the quantities, or Of dispensing with any or all
articles required at any nost at any time before en-
tering into contrac and nso of increasing or rul
cling the quantities f ench delivery one-ihird subse-
quent to contract, on wing sixty days. previous mo-
tice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are required
to accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together with the names Of their suretes,
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
attorney, by some person well known to the gov
eminent; otherwise, their proposals will not be acted
on.
adronces cannot be made in any case, and evidence Of
inspection and full deiirery iu be required at this Office
before req,siiion ic be made upon the treasury for
payment; which will be effected in such public mo-
ney may be convenient to the points Of delivery,
the places of purchase, the residence of the con-
tractors at 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 psid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized to
do SO by the Commissary General of Subsistence.
July l5-3tawtl5thSept.
THO BROKERS THROUGHOUT THE UNI
l. TED STATES-All prizes in any Of the
authorized lotteries drawn in the United States will
be paid on demand, in specie funds at the usual dis
count, at the old-established Office Of
CHAS. MCINTYRE e. CO.,
General agents for payments Of prizes,