The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-22


so dozen 81 cotton shaws
65 dozen A cotton shawls
40 dozen 81 woollen shawls
% 600 yards domestic calico
5000 yards English and French calico
10000 yards Merrmack calico
$500 yards blue drilling
5000 yards Georgia stripes
4 900 yards blue denims
900 yards Cottonadc
900 yards domestic shrting, bleached
$1,000 yards domestic shirting, unblcached
$4,000 yards domestic sheetng, unbcached
5000 yards checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
1000 yards plaid linscy
800 yards hannels, assorted
600 hannel shirts
700 calico shirts
400 pounds linen thread
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton, Nos. to 80
so pounds sewing silk
100 pieces riband, assorted
1900 yards bed ticking
200 yards Kentucky jeans
500 yards sattinets
$50 gross worsted gathering
200 pounds Chinese vcrmillion
20 dozen silk handkerchief, bark and Bandana
80 gross fancy and clay pipes
Hardware.
$50 pounds brass kettles
900 tin kettles
10 nests of japanned kettles, s in n nest
276 dozen butcher knives
$4,000 gun hints
25 gross squaw awls
I 900 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
% 900 needles, assorted
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 dozen scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
u dozen axes, to weigh from a to 81 pounds
80 dozen half axes, 10 weigh 81 pounds
"a dozen hatchets, TO weigh pounds
agricultural Implements, SC.
100 axes, TO weigh from a to 5. pounds
900 half axes, 10 weigh g. pounds
200 hatchets, 20 weigh l ! pounds
200 drawing knives - inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of !, I. Z, and
inch
$50 pairs hanes
$50 pairs trace chains
300 pounds brass kettles
800 wedding hoes
I15 hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
100 hand-saw files
100 cross-cut files
40 log chains, to weigh 25 pounds each
GOO Whttemore cards, No. 10
700 quarter socket chisels
20 planes, fore and jack
Northwest Guns.
$50 Northwest guns, two thirds of which must
measure 80 inches in length of barrel, and
one third ~ inchcs, 20 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 10 remark that those Of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
arc entirely new, and of better quality than the
ticcs heretofore furnished under former contracts
The proposals may be divided into four parts, viz
LIST. Blankets.
3D. Dry goods
3D. Hardware, a. include agricultural mpc-
mcnts, &c.
9TH Northwest guns
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceiye the whole any part Of the contract accord
ing 10 the above scale, the Department rcserving 10
itself the right u determine whether the bidder IL
competent and responsible, or not.
The whole amount in money 20 be applied 10 the
purchase Of goods will be about 1000 but the
Department reserves the right 20 increase or d.
minish the quantity u any Of the articles named,
or substitute Others IA lieu thereof 10 require at
similar prices, such goods as may be wanted for
presents or other purposes, in the administration Of
the affairs Of the Department Goods of American
manufacture, all other things being equal. will be
preferred; but n. all the samples Of blankets and
cloths are Of foreign manufacture, il will be
sary, when domestic article is bid for, that
sample Of il should accompany the bid, 20 enable
the Department 20 decide whether it is Of equal
quality with the samples 20 be exhibited
The party proposing 10 supply the articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above list and afhK the prices in dollars and cents
at which be Or they will furnish them, deliverable
in New York, (O II the contractor prefers il, about
one half Of the quantity may be- delivered in St.
Louis Missouri, free u expense TO the Govornment)
on before The lJ,h day Of May next, assuming
the quantity Of each article specified in this adj
vcrtisemeut, and extending the cost making an
aggregate Of the whole invoice constituting the
bid. The goods will be inspected in New York
(aud in s. Louis, II any portion Of them should be
delivered thcre) by an. agent Of the United States
who will DC appointed by the Department for the
purpose and to ascertain the conformity Of the ar
ticlcs purchased with the samples exhibited, when
the contract snail be made, and with the terms Of
the contract itself which shall contain clause that
II the articles not furnished within the time
prescribed, If they are Of insufficient quality in
the opinion Of the agent aforesaid, and If within
five days after notice Of such insufficicncy the
party shall furnish others in lieu thereof Of the
required quality, the United States shall be author.
lied 10 pure base them Of Others and 20 charge any
increase Of price they may b. compelled TO paw
therefor, ~ the contractor, who shall pay the said
difference 10 the United States
Bonds will b. required, in the amount Of the bids
with two good surcties, the sufiiccncy Of whom 10
be certified by United States Judge or District
Attorney, for the faithful performance Of the con
tracts Payment will be made after the contract il
completed and the delivery Of the goods a. afore
said 10 an agent Of the Department, upon a dupli.
cate invoice certified by him.
Communications TO be marked Proposals. Tor
Indian gOOds"
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that arc not
made in the form and terms here prescribed
"l Tor we) propose % furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz
(IIere insert the list Of goods
Deliverable in the city Of New York Tor ST. Loui,,
on or before the ~ day Jf--neIt; and in case II
the acceptance Of his proposals. the quantity being
prescribed by the Department, Cor WEI will exc