The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-01

800 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
10 bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort .M,tlin, Pennsylvania.
100 barrels of fresh superfne -four
so bushels Of new white field beans
$50 pounds Of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard allow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
fit Fort JMcHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
land.
100 barrels of pork
900 barrels of fresh superfne flour
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 ofgood cider vinegar
at Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort, Va.
$50 barrels of pork
7S0 barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds of 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, Smithpilie, North Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels ofpork
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
90 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons of good cider vinegar
1T Fort .Mouitaie, Charleston, South Cur
oHna.
l64 barrels of pork
800 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
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
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
lit Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
100 barrels of pork
800 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
25 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
400 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.--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, s September, LIST December, lS46,
and LIST March, 1647.
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 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 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
thirty-two quarts to the bushe The candles to
have cotton wicks. The provisions for Fort At
kinson and St. Peters must pass ST. Louis, for
their ultimate destinations in the first week of April,
1876. failure in 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 at
such storehouses as 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-
erng into contrac and also of increasing or redu-
cling the quantities of erch delivery one-hrd subse
quent to contract Oh 'ng sixty days previous no.
tce.
Bidders not heretofore contractors, are required
to accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together with the names of their sureues
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
attorney, or by some person wei known 10 the gov,
ernmen otherwise, their proposals will not be acted
adrances cannot be made in any case and epidence o.
Inspection and full delivery piH be rsquiredai this office
BE- fore requisiton ,ciH be made upon The treasury 70,
payment which will be effected in such public mo-
ney as 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.--Edtors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized "a
do so by the Commissary General of Subsistence.
July l5-3awtl 5thSept.
PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY.