The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-15
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GOODS.
DEpARrMENr OF rnE INTERIOR,

- Office Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at
Washington city, until 10 O'Clock on Thursday,
the LIST day of November next, for furnishing the
following goods IN the quantities annexed or there
abouts for the use of the Indians, and deliverable
in the city of New York, viz:
Blankets.
2,lOO pairs point white Mackinac blankets TO
measure 90 by y inches, and weigh eight
pounds
900 pairs % point white Mackinac blankets 10
measure 81 by 66 inches, and weigh six
pounds
LIS pairs point white Mackinac blankets, to
measure ~ by 30 inches, and weigh five
and quarter pounds
9oO.pairs point white Mackinac blankets, to
measure SO by 30 inches, and weigh four
and quarter pounds
900 pairs point white Nackinac blankets, TO
measure 30 by 10 inches, and weigh three
and a quarter pounds
400 pairs point scarlet Nlackinac blankets, 10
measure 90 by II inches, and weigh eight
pounds
800 pairs . point scarlet Mackinac blankets, to
measure 81 by GO inches, and weigh six
pounds
100 pairs - point green Mackinac blankets to
measure Go by 81 inches, and weigh ten
pounds
300 pairs point green Mackinac blankets, to
measure 90 by - inches, and weigh eight
pounds
$50 pairs % point green Macknac blankets, to
measure 81 by Go inches, and weigh six
pounds
100 pairs - point gentinella blue Mackinac
blankets, TO measure 66 by S4 inches, and
weigh ten pounds
400 pairs 3 point gentinella blue Mackinac
blankets, to measure 60 by ~ inches, and
weigh eight pounds
300 pairs p point gentinela blue Mackinac
blankets, to measure 81 by 90 inches, and
weigh six pounds
Dry Goods.
900 yards scarlet strouds
500 yards blue strouds
|, 500 yards fancy list CLOTH blue
$50 yards fancy list CLOTH scarlet
$50 yards fancy list cloth, green
1000 yards gray list cloth, blue
5000 yards saved list cloth, blue
900 yards saved list cloth, scarlet
800 yards saved list cloth, green
225 pounds worstcd yarn, fold
100 dozen cotton flag handerchiefs
$50 dozen cotton Madras handkerchief
IT'S dozen black silk handkerchcis
80 dozen Sd cotton shawS
80 dozen 81 cotton shawls
65 dozen IL cotton shawls
40 dozen So woollen shawls
% 900 yards domestic calico
5000 yards English and French calico
10, 900 yards Merrimack calico
$500 yards blue drilling
5000 yards Georgia stripes
1000 yards blue denms
900 yards cottonade
1000 yards domestic shrting, bleached
5000 yards domestic shirting, unblcached
$4,000 yards domestic sheeting, unbeached
S,UOO yards checks, stripes, ana plaldS
400 dozen woollen socks
1000 yards plaid linsey
/ 800 yards iannels, assorted
l,60O flannel shirts
700 calico shirts
430 pounds linen thread
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton, Nos. 10 80
so pounds sewing silk
700 pieces riband, assorted
1890 yards bed ticking
! 200 yards Kentucky jeans
500 yards sattinets
$50 gross worstcd gathering
200 pounds Chinese vernillion
20 dozen silk handkerchief, bark and Bandana
$50 gross fancy and clay pipes
hardware.
$50 pounds brass kettles
l,O9C tin kettles
10 nests of japanned kettles, $ in a nest
go dozen butcher knives
2S 900 gun hints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
$4,000 needles, assorted
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 dozen scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
II dozen axes, to weigh from A TO 5, pounds
90 dozen half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
81 dozen hatchcts, to weigh pounds
agricultural Implements, &c.
1870 axes to weigh from to ., pounds
400 half axes, to weigh 3 pounds
300 hatchets, to weigh pounds
% broad axes
300 drawing knives, IL inches i'm length
700 augcrs, in equal proportions of l., !, 2, and
inch
$50 pairs hamcs
$50 pairs trace chains
300 pounds brass kettles
| 800 wedding hoes
lis hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
100 hand saw files
100 cross-cut saw files
40 log chains, 10 weigh % pounds each
600 Whittemorc cards, No. 10
100 quarter socket Chises
80 planes, fore and jack
Northwest GINS.
65O Northwest guns, wo-thirds of which must
measure 80 inches in length OF barrel, and
one-third ~ inches, TO be delivered in the
city of New York or Philadelphia as may
Samples of all the above articles are deposited in
the office Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs;
and il may be proper to remark that those of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
are entirely new, and of better quality than the ar
tices heretofore furnished under former contracts
The proposals may be divided into four parts, viz:
LIST. Blankets.
ID. Dry goods
3D. Hardware, TO include agricultural nipple
ments, &c.
4th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceive the whole or any part of the contract accord
ing 10 the above scale the Department rescrving TO
itself the right TO determine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible, or not.
The whole amount in money to be applied TO the
purchase of goods will be about $4,000 but the
Department reserves the right TO increase or di-
minish the quantity OF any of the articles named,
substitute others In lieu thereof 10 require, at
similar prices, such goods as may be wanted for
presents other purposes, in the administration OF
the affairs Of the Department. Goods of American
Manufacture all other things being equal, will be
preferred; but all the samples Of blankets and
cloths of foreign manufacture, it will be ncccs-
sary, when domestic article is bid for, that
sample of it should accompany the bid to enable
the Department 10 decide whether IL Is Of equal
quality with the samples 10 be exhibited.
The party proposing 10 supply the articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above list and ax the prices, in dollars and cents
at,which he or they will furnish them, deliverable
in New York. Tor If the contractor prefers IL, about
one half Of the quantity may be delivered in St.
Louis Missouri, free Of expense TO the Govcrnmen)
on or before the 5th day Of May next, assuming
the ousutitv of each article specifCd in this adj.