The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-27


$50 yards fancy list CLOTH scarlet
$50 yards fancy list cloth, green
200 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 worsted yarn, fold
100 dozen cotton flag handerchiefs
$50 dozen cotton Madras handkerchefs
It's dozen black silk handkerchief
80 dozen S-4 cotton shawls
so dozen Cd cotton shawls
65 dozen Al cotton shawls
40 dozen S-4 woollen shaws
% 900 yards domestic calico
5000 yards English and French calico
10000 yards Merrimack calico
$500 yards blue drilling
5000 yards Georgia stripes
1000 yards blue denims
1000 yards cottonade
1000 yards domestic shirting, bleached
$4,000 yards domestic shirting, unblcached
$4,000 yards domestic sheeting, unbleached
5000 yards checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
1000 yards plaid linsey
500 yards flannels, assorted
600 flannel 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 vermillion
20 dozen silk handkerchiefs, bark and Bandana
$50 gross fancy and clay pipes
Hardware.
1880 pounds brass kettles
1000 tin kettles
70 nests of japanned kettles, in nest
go dozen butcher knives
IS 900 gun hints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lnes
5000 needles, assorted
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 dozen scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
IL dozen axes, TO weigh from Il TO s. pounds
so dozen half axes, TO weigh 81 pounds
"a dozen hatchets, to weigh (, pounds
.Agricu7raral Implements, &c.
100 axes, to weigh from Al to 5! pounds
400 half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
200 hatchets, to weigh pounds
Is broad axes
200 drawing knives II inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of J, |, z, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
800 pounds brpSs kettles
500 wedding hoes
l75 hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
40 cross-cut saws, 9 feet in length
100 hand saw files
100 cross-cut saw files
40 log chains, to weigh 25 pounds each
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
100 quarter socket chisels
80 planes, fore and jack
Northwest Guns.
600 Northwest guns, two thirds Of which must
measure SO inches in length of barrel, and
third AZ inches, TO be delivered in the
city of New York or Philadelphia, as may
be required.
Samples of all the above articles are deposited in
the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs;
and il may be proper 70 remark that those of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
entirely new, and of better quality than the ar
ticles heretofore furnished under former contracts.
The proposals may be divided into four parts, viz;
LIST. Blankets
I'd. Dry goods
3D. Hardware, TO include agricultural imple-
ments, &c.
4th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceivc the whole any part of the contract accord
ing TO the above scale, the Department reserving 70
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 TO require, al
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 as all the samples of blankets and
cloths Of foreign manufacture, II will be neces-
sary, when domestic article is bid for, that a
sample of IL should accompany the bid, 10 enable
the Department to decide whether IL is Of equal
quality with the samples TO be exhibited.
The party proposing 70 supply the articles vii
above list and aI 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
n To nt
on or before the 18th day of May next, assuming
the quantity of each article as specified in this ad
vertiseInent, and extending the cost, making an
aggregate of the whole invoice constituting tho
| bid The goods will be inspected in New York
(and in st. Louis if any portion OF them should be
delivered there) by an agent OF the United States
\ who will be appointed by the Department for the
PURPOSE and 10 ascertain the conformity Of the ar
tcles purchased with the samples exhibited, wher
/ the contract shall be made, and with the terms o.
the contract itself, which shall contain clause thai
il the articles are not furnished within the time
prescribed, If they are OF insufficient quality In
\ the opinion Of the agent aforesaid, and il within
/ five days after notice Of such insufficiency th,
party shall not furnish others in lieu thereof Of tho
| required quality, the United States shall be author.
lied 10 purchase them of others, and to charge any
| increase of price they may be compelled TO pay
/ therefor To the contractor, who shall pay the saic
difference 10 the United States
| Bonds will be required, in the amount Of the bids
with two good surcties, the sufhcicucy of whom tc
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 aforc
said TO an agent Of the Department, upon dupli
cate invoice certified by him.
Communications 10 be marked Proposals foi
| Indian goods"
| The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that no
made in the form and terms here prescribed;
| 81 Tor we) propose TO furnish for the service o
| the Indian Department the following goods, at IN,
| prices affixed TO them respectively, viz:
(Here insert the listof goods.)
Deliverable in the city Of New York Tor St. Louis)