The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-24
THE UNION.

the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Wash
ngon exhibiting the OF money to be expended for
diminish the quantity of any OF the articles named
or substitute Others IN lieu thereof or 10 require at similar
prices such goods be wanted for presents or other
mcnt.
The whole amount in money to be applied to the pnr
chase OF goods will be about $50 Co., which $40
600 will be wanted the seaboad and the residue in the
west Goods OF American manufacture, all other things
being equal will be preferred but as all the samples Of
blankets and cloths hand OF foreign manufacture,
the sample of should accompany the bid enable the
department to decide whether il is of equal quality with
The party proposing supply the PARTICLES will make an
invoice OF all the items embraced in the above list and
will furnish them. deliverable in New York and ST. Louis
respectively, on before the fifteenth day of May next
advertisement, and extending the cost, making aggre
gate of the whole invoice before sending i on The goods
the United States, who will be appointed by the depart
ment for the purpose and ascertain the conformity OF the
articles pure hased with the samples exhibited when the
conrac, shall be made, and with the terms of the
tract ITSELF which shall contain clause, that if the
ticles not furnished within the time prescribed,
they are OF insufficient quality in the opinion of the agent
aforesaid and within five days after notice of such
iDsucency the party shall furnish others lieu there
Of OF the required quality the United States shall be
thoszed 10 purchase them OF others and to charge any IN
the contractor who shall the said difference TO the uni
Bonds will be required in the amount of the bids with
two good surees, the sufcency of whom to be certified
H Of , OF .1l hue
after the is completed and the delivery of the
goods New York and ST Louis respectively agent
of the department, npon duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications 10 be marked, Proposals for Indian
goods" uit
The bids will be submitted with the following heading,
and will be received that made in the form
and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor we) propose furnish for the service of the Indian
department the following goods, at the prices affixed to
them respectively, viz;
(HIere insert the list of goods)
deliverable in the city OF New York, ST. Louis on
before the - day OF - next and in case OF the ac-
cepanee OF his proposal the quantity being prescribed by
the department. Tor we) will execute according
to this and satisfactory security the de-
parnen within days after the acceptance of this bid
and in of failure such contract and give
such security Cor wed will pay to the United States the
difference between the hidden by Tor us) and the
which the United States be obliged to for the
same articles
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with a
guarantee in the following FORM 10 be signed by one or
responsible whose sufcency must be certi
fed by who is known the department. either
personally or by his official position:
81 Cor we) hereby guaranty that the above bidder,
will comply with the of the advertisement for "pro
posals for Indian goods dated September 3d. lS48, if the
should be awarded him. and into bond for
the execution of the within the time prescribed.
H.. 81
W. nEp1L{G. "a
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sept. 30--3tawt Nov. l