The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-29

blankets, to measure 81 by 90 inches, and
weigh six pounds
Dry Goods.
ZOO yards scarlet strouds
500 yards blue strouds
800 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
500 yards saved list cloth, green
225 pounds worsted yarn fold
100 dozen cotton flag handerchets
$50 dozen cotton Madras handkerchief
IT'S dozen black silk handkerchief
80 dozen 81 cotton shaws
so dozen Ga cotton shawls
65 dozen A cotton shaws
40 dozen "a woollen shaws
2S 900 yards domestic calico
5000 yards English and French calico
1000 yards Merrimack calico
$500 yards blue drilling
5000 yards Georgia stripes
1900 yards blue denims
| 900 yards cottonade
200 yards domestic shirting, bleached
$4,000 yards domestic shirting, unbleached
$4,000 yards domestic sheeting, unbleached
5000 yards checks, stripes, and plads
400 dozen woollen socks
200 yards plaid lnscy
500 yards iannes, assorted
600 flannel shirts
100 calico shirts
430 pounds linen thread
0oU pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton, Nos. to 81
so pounds sewing silk
100 pieces riband, assorted
1890 yards bed ticking
200 yards Kentucky jeans
500 yards sattinets
$50 gross worsed gathering
200 pounds Chinese vermillion
20 dozen silk handkerchiefs, bark and Bandana
$50 gross fancy and clay pipes
Hardware.
4 IN IL A.aa lrattl
$50 tin kettles
76 nests of apanned kettles, in nest
go dozen butcher knives
D 900 gun hints
25 gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
5000 needles, assorted
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 dozen scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
Y dozen axes, to weigh from a to 5. pounds
50 dozen half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
"a dozen hatchets, TO weigh pounds
agricultural Implements, &c.
100 axes, to weigh from Il to 5. pounds
400 half axes TO weigh 81 pounds
200 hatchets, to weigh pounds
25 broad
200 drawing knives, ~ inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions Of !, I, 2, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
800 pounds brass kettles
800 wedding hoes
l75 hand saws
40 cross cut saws, feet in length
80 cross-cut saws, feet in length
100 hand-saw files
100 cross-cut saw files
( 40 log chains, 10 weigh 25 pounds each
B. coo Whittemore cards, No. 10
200 quarter socket chsels
/ 90 planes, fore and jack
Northwest Guns.
~, 49, I'll.
measure 80 inches in length of barrel, and
one third ~ inches, 10 be delivered in the
city Of New York or Philadelphia, 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
ticles heretofore furnished under former contracts.
The proposals may be divided into four parts, viz:
LIST. Blankets.
ID. Dry goods.
3D. Hardware, 10 include agricultural imple-
ments, &c.
9TH. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceive the whole or any part Of the contract accord
ing to the above scale the Department reserving
itself the right 10 determine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible, or not.
The whole amount in money TO be applied 20 the
purchase of goods will be about S9O,OOO, but the
Department reserves the right 10 increase di.
substitute others in lieu thereof or 10 require at
similar prices, such goods az may be wanted for
presents or other purpose IN the administration OF
the affairs ofthe Department. Goods Of American
manufacture all other things being equal, will be
preferred; but as all the samples Of blankets and
cloths are Of foreign manufacture, it will be neces
sary, when domestic article il bid for, that a
sample Of il should accompany the bid, to enable
the Department 10 decide whether IL is Of equal
quality with the samples to b. 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
n New York, Cor II the contractor prefers IL, about
one half of tie quantity may b. delivered in St
Louis VI ssour, free Of expense 20 the Government
on or before the 18th day Of May next, assuming
the quantity Of each article specified in this ad
vertisement, and extending the cost, making ar
aggregate Of the whole invoice constituting tn,
bid The gyods will be inspected in New Yorl
(and ia ST. Louis, II any portion Of them should b,
delivered there) BY an agent Of the United States
who will be appointed by the Department for The
purpose and ~ ascertain the conformity of the ar
ticlcs purchased with the samples exhibited, wher
the contract shall be made, and with the terms o
the contract itself which snail contain clause tina
II the articles arc not furnished within the tins
prescribed, II they Of insufficient quality II
the opinion Of the agent aforesaid, and II within
FIVE dave after notice Of such insuffcicncy tb'
party shall not furnish others IN heu thereof OF thu
required quality the United States shall be author
ized TO purchase them 81 others, and TO charge any
increase Of price they may be- compelled 70 Pay
therefor, " the contractor who shall pay the saIc
difference to the United States.
Bonds will b. required, in the amount Of the bids
with two good surctes, the sufhciency Of whom q
be certified by a United States Judge or Distric
Attorney, for the faithful performance of the con
tracts Payment will be made after the contract u
completed and the delivery Of the goods as sfore
said 10 agent Of the Department, upon duph
cate invoice certified by him.
Communication to be marked "ProPosas To-
Indian goods
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that are no
made in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor WEI propose 10 Furnish for the service Q
the Indian Department the following goods, at TN
prices affixed 70 them respectively, viz
(TIere insert the list Of goods)
Deliverable in the city Of New York Tor St Louisl
on or before the - day f. next; and in case o
the acceptance Of his proposals, the quantity being
prescribed by the Department, (or we) viii exc