The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-13
At Fort adams, Newport, R. I

800 barrels of fresh superfne Hour
100 bushels Of new white held beans
l,5OO pounds of good hard soap
$500 pounds of good hard tallow candles
so bushels of good clean dry fine salt
ego gallons of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort Tum6uH, .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 talow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Columbus, Governors Island, .Nno
York hG6or, .N,eo 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,
1T Fort Hamilton, MARQUIS, Neso York
hm6or, .Neao York.
I40 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 .Mi6lin, 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 ofpork NJ
O6O barrels of fresh superfine -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.
lit Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
$50 barrels of pork
78O barrels Of fresh super6ne -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 salt
1900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
lit Fort Johnston, Smithpille, NORTH Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels Of pork
100 barrels of fresh super6ne -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.
fit Fort .Moultrie, Charleston, South Car
oHna.
I64 barrels 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
lit OgLethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
100 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
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.-A bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount Of each bid.
The periodsand quantities of each delivery at those
posts where they are not specified, will be- one
fourth LIST june LIST September, LIST December, l846,
and LIST March, 1S47.
tened 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 hooped 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 bushel. The candles to
have cotton wcks. The provisions for Fort At
kinson and st. Peters must pass st. Louis, for
their ultimate destination, in the first week OF April,
1916. A failure in this particular will be con-
sdered 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 diminish
ing the quantities, of dispensing with any all
articles required at any post at any time before
tering into contrac and nlso of increasing redu-
cling the quantities of erch delivery one-hird subse-
quent 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, by some person well known to the gov
ernment otherwise their proposals will not be acted
on.
adrances cannot be made in any case, and evidence Of
inspection and full delivery iH be required at this office
before reqisition ,cU 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.
NorE.-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
TITO BROKERS THROUGHOUT THE UNI
J. 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 & CO.,
General agents for payments of prizes,
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