The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-03
at 81. Louis, Missouri.

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400 do do do
1874 do scarlet do
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"a 3 do gentnella blue do
$500 yards blue strcuds
1000 :" scarlet do
100 q blue, fancy, and gray lis; cloth
1860 " blue saved list cloth
$50 " green do do
460 :" scarlet do do
4S5 pounds worste,, warn
SO dozen cotton fla handkerchiefs
40 Madras do
sc black silk do
40 81 cotton shawls, assorted
$500 yards domestic calico
1880 g English and French calico
1920 g bleached cotton shifting
5000 unbeached do do
AGO do do sheeting
$500 domestic checks, stripes and plaids
l26 dozen woolen socks
1880 yards plaid linsey
3,4O0 &C fannes, assorted
446 flannel shirts
500 calico shirts
IS pounds linen thread
IA cotton do
Sc sewing-sik
20 gross worsted gathering
$40 pieces ribands, assorted
100 gross fancy and clay pipes
so pounds vermilion, Chinese
500 g beads, assorted
1000 brass kettles
465 tin kettles
as nests japanned kettles (eisht in a nest)
36 dozen frying-pans
GG6 tin pans
600 tin cups
Sc dozen fire-steels assorted
IS Britannia and paper looking-glasses
IL gross buttons, assorted
bs.,1 ia
10000 ish-hooks
loo dozen fshing-lines
22O dozen combs
40 scissors
SO pewter and tin plates (one-half ofeach)
I'D packs pins
gross fhimbles
67 augers
"a dozen gimblets
233 dozen butcher knives
80 gross squaw avis
$4,000 gun fnts
20 dozen strong hoes
10 gross gun worms
4l0 northwest guns; two-thirds Of which must
measure 36 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
81 dozen axes, to weigh from to 5! pounds
y dozen half axes do p pounds
AZ dozen squaw axes do do
As dozen hatchets do u do
To be delivered at the place where manufactured.
schedule Of the articles, with samples may be
seen at the Office Of the Commissioner of Indian At
fairs, in Washington, exhibiting the amount Of
money to be expended for each article but the de-
partment reserves the right to increase or diminish
the quantity Of any of the articles named or substi-
tute others in lieu thereof
The whole amount in money to be applied to the
purchase of goods, will he about $85, 600; of which
some $4,000 will be wanted the seaboard, and
tho 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 all the items embraced in the
above list, and affx the prices in dollars and cents,
at which he they will furnish them, deliverable
in New York and st. Louis respectively, on or
before the fifteenth day Of May next, assuming
the quantity Of each article specified in this adver
tisement, and extending the cost, making aggre-
gate of the whole invoice before sending il on The
goods will be inspected at New York st. Louis by
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 of the contract itself, which shall
contain clause that if the articles not furnished
within the time prescribed or if they are 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
thereof of the required quality, the United States
to charge any increase of price they may be com
PEELED to pay therefor TO the contractor who shall
pay the said difference to the United States.
As these goods viii not be ready for delivery be
fore the middle Of May, separate proposals will be
received for their transportation from New York
St Louis TO their destination in the Indian country
up to first Of March nert. II
Bonds will be required, in the amount Of the bids,
with two good suretes, the suficency of whom
TO 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 81 Louis respectively, to agent Of the
department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
alm.
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
al Tor we) propose to furnish, for the service Of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed to them respectively, VIZ:
(Here insert the list of goods)
deliverable in the city Of New York, or st.
Louis, or before the ----- day of ----- next;
quantity being prescribed by the department, Tor
WEI will execute contract according TO this agree
ment, and give satisfactory security 10 the depart
mcnt, within eight days after the acceptance Of this
bid; aud in of failure to enter into such con-
tract and give such security Cor WEI will pay to
tho United States the difference between the sums
hidden by me, Cor us,) and the sum which the Uni
ted States may be Obliged pay for the same arti-
cles.n
OFFICE INDIAN Abrams,
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Oct, 2-3awtI5Noy