The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-15
1T Fort .adams, Newport, r. I

$50 barrels OF pork
800 barrels of fresh superfne Hour
100 bushels Of new white held Deans
1850 pounds of good hard soap
| $500 hounds of good hard tallow candles
so bushels of good clean dry fine salt
ego gallons of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort 7rumbuH, .NeD London, CT.
| 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
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Columbus, Governors Island, .Neu
York hwbor, .Nep York.
200 barrels of pork
400 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
IT'S bushels Of new white field beans
1000 pounds Of good hard soap
1900 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
60 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons Of good cider vinegar
At Fort Hamilton, .Nasrows, Niro YORK.
har6or, .New York.
l4O barrels of pork
800 barrels of fresh superfne -four
ITO 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.
At Fort .M6lin, Pennsylvania.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels of fresh super6ne flour
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.
fit Fort .McHeny, near Baltimore, Mary
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 of good cider vinegar
1T Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, ia.
$50 barrels of pork
100 barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds ofgood hard soap
$500 pounds of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry fine sal:
1900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
lit Fort Johnston, Smithville, North Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels of fresh super6ne flour
50 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.
fit Fort .Moultrie, Charleston, South Car
olina.
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
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
fit Oglefhorpe 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.
NorE.-A 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 those
posts where they are not specified, will be, one
fourth lst june LIST September, LIST December, lS46,
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 Turk 3
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 hooped; the beans
and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles in
strong boxes Of convenient size for transportation.
Salt will only DC received by measurement of
thirty-two quarts to the bushe The candles to
nave cotton wcks. The provisions for Fort At
kinson and ST. Peters must pass ST. Louis, for
their ultimate des nation, in the first week OF April,
1916. failure in this particular will be con-
k.aa .,T1A Atrnat and fha llama nj
will be authorized 10 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 may be designated BY the
agents of the department The Commssary Gene
raj reserves the privilege of increasing diminish
ing the quantities, Of dispensing with any all
articles required at any post, at any time before
tering into contrac and also of increasing or redu-
cling the quantities u erch delivery one-third subse-
quent to 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.
Advances cannot be made amy case, and erdence Of
inspection and full delivery ,ru be required al this office
before reqlisition ,piH be made upon the treasury for
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
sstence."
GEO. GIBSON,
Com. Gen. Subsistence.
NoTE.-Editors will not be paid 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
i 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 od-esablished Office of
CHAS. MCINTYRE & CO.,
General agents for paYmenia of prizes.