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determine whether .he bidder and RESPONSIBLE

deerhe whether the bidder competent and responsible
schedule of the articles with samples may be seen
me office Of the Commssioner Of Indian Affairs in Wash
ngon exhibiting the amount OF be expended 70
each article; but the department the right in
substitute others in lieu thereof Or 10 require at sni
prices, such goods be wanted for presents ohe
purposes In the administration of the affairs OF the depart
ment
The whole in money be applied to the pur
chase OF goods will be about $65, 900 OF which
$4,000 will be wanted the seaboard and the residue il
The west. Goods of American manufacture. all othc
pies Of blankets cloths on hand are of foreign manu-
iactnre, will be necessary when domestic article is bid
able the department decide whether il is of equal QUALITY
with the sam Piles to be exhibited.
invoice Of ali the ITEMS embraced in the above list and
fix the prices in dollars and at which be they will
pecvely before the fifteenth day of May next as
Stunning the quantity of each article specified this adj
The whole invoice before Sending I on Ike
nspected at New York ST Louis by agent the Uni
the purpose, and to ascertain the conformity of articles
with the samples exhibited when the
which shall contain clause that ii the articles
furnished within the time prescribed, if they
and il within five days after notice of such nsuiciency
the party shall not furnish others in lien thereof Of the
chase them of Others and to charge any price
they may be compelled pay therefor the contractor,
Bonds will DO required in the amount Of the bids, with
two good sureties the cency of whom be certified by
Of the eonaets Payments Viii be a made sr
the contract is completed and the delivery of the goods
New York and St Louis respectively, agent the de-
partment, upon duplicate invoice certified by him
Communications to be marked, Proposals for Indian
goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following heading
and none will be considered that made in the
and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor WEI propose furnish for the service of the In
dian Department. the following goods the prices affixed
to them respectively, viz;
(Here insert the list of goods.)
deliverable in the city of New York, St Louis,
or before the -- day of - next and in of the
acceptance OF his proposal the quantity being prescribed
by the department. Tor WEI will execute contract
coIdng to this agreement and give satisfactory security
the department. within ten days after the acceptance ofths
bid and in OF failure enter into such contract and
give such security Cor WEI will pay the United States
the difference between the sums hidden by (or us)
and the which the United States may be obliged to
pay for the same articles
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
guarantee in the following form, to be signed by
more responsible persons whose sfciency be
fled by some one who is known to the department. either
personally or by his official position:
81 Tor WEI hereby guaranty that -, the above bid
DER will comply the Of the advertisement for
Proposals for Indian goods, dated September 49, lS4
the contract should be awarded him. enter into bond
for the execution of the same within the presc bed "
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w. MEDILL,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sept. lS-3tawtlst Nov