The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-14
PROPOSALS FOR RATI3Ns.
HEAD QUARTERS OF THE MARINE C,nPs, }
Notwithstanding OFFICE. !

HEAD QUARTERS OF THE MARINE Corps, }
Q~uARTERMAsTER's OFFIcE,S
Washington. Octobcr II, IS45,
tEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received
, at this Off 4 until 10 O'Clock, A NJ, on MON.
DAY the 9Th day of November next, for furnish
ing RttionS to the United Stat ; Marines at tue fol.
lowing stations, for the year 1916, viz:
Portsmouth, New Htnp-hire;
CharIcstown, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, Long Island, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gosport, (ncar Norfolk, } irgiuia
Pensacola, Florida. and
Washington CITY, District of Columbia.
Each ration To consist of one pound and a quarter
"l ircSh beci' or three quarters of a pound uf mess
pork eighteen ounces of bread or super fine hlur
at the option OF the 'vcrnmcut ; and at the rate
OF SIX pounds of good coffee, twelve pounds of the
best New Orleans su gar eight quarts of the hest
wh,tc beans four quarts OF vinegar. two quarts of
salt, i ur pounds of good hard brown soap, and Que
and Il half pounds of good hard dippc tallow can.
dies to each hundred rations.
The beef requirei shall be delivered on the order
81 the commanding officer of each station, either
IN bulk or by the single ration, and shall consist IF
the best and mos: chOicc portions Of the carcass the
pork to he No. prime mess pork, and the groceries
of the best quality of the kinds named, subject to
inspection.
No bid will be entertained unless accompanied
by the names of two Suretics, responsible for the
lnlthful performance of the contrart. To be en-
dorsed, proposals for Rttions for 1916"
AUG. A. NICHOLSON,
Qu~attcrmastcc Marine Corps.
The American Sentinel and Pennsylvania, Phil
adclphll the Portsmouth Gazette, New HamD
shire; the Boston Post, and Boston Times, Boston ::
the New York Herald. the New York Eveuir ~ past
the New York Courier and Enquirer the BaIti-
more Republican aud Baltimore sun; the Ports.
mouth New Era the Norfolk Beacon and Norfolk
Herald; the r. chmnnd Enquirer and Richmond
Wing the Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, n. G.:
and the Pensacola Gazette, will give The above lhrcc
Insertions each per week, and send the account az.
comipanlcd by a printed copy of the advertisement
~ '"lS once Tor p'y'neht' Nov 3-eodtd
NEW, CHEAP DRY GOODS STORE.
N East sid HranrE,. -tr,,t
WIN. G. MAUPIN having just returned from the
North, where. alter a close and ca refuI cxamina.
ton OF the Markets, he has been enabled to pur.
chase for Cash a complete assortment of FALL &
WINTER DRY GOODS, which he is prepared 10
dispose of for Cash at such prices as cannot fail to
please, aud by strict adherence to his motto, which
will be " Small Profits and Quick Sales" he hopes
to merit a share of public patronage.
His Stock consists in part of
Cashmcres Pocket Htkfs
Rep do ScaTGs
Run Rounds Suspeuders from 25 cents
ALPACA Lustres to SO
French Glnghoms Linen sheeting. & Shirt
Linen cambria ings
Do do Hdk!s Damask Table Cloths
imitation do do do Do Napkins
Silk, Cotton and Worsted D'Dylcs' FlanncIs
Hose White and PcJ H.,
Kid, silk and Mcrino Caution do 40
Gloves Dpinestic Goods
Ladies' Merino Vests, Shertings and Sni,ti,n.
do Imperial Bustlcs Ticks, Chccks, Krrse1s
Green Bcrage, Negro ClGtning
EdgingS and Inscrtings DO Hose and Blankcts
ola"i?' every style and Print*--Freuch. English
-, price and Domestic, from
n'acS' biue and Fancy g. TO 81 cents
-, C'"tnS Whitney Ba nket-
n!ack' Blue and Fancy Mackinaw and Duflc do.
CSssl'nGrcs from Sd 10 IA
Gold Mixed L weeds Crib do
>a'nets from 37!cts to Cloakings and PLAID
a, Sl.2o Cashmere Hoods
oHN ana SATIN 'cstnGs Diapers and Crash
Sol'A2n do Umbrellas from so cents
Nirrlno and SILK Shirts to SIS
90 e.u 90 Gloves Furniture Dimity
bIack SILK Cravats Corded do
A"u many o'her articles ton numerous to men
non. Call soon at the NEW "a STORE
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