The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-23
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GOODS.
DEPARrMENr OF rHE INrEnIon,

OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS, Sept 20, 1919
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
- Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at
Washington city, until 10 o'clock Thursday,
the lst 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 ~ inches, and weigh eight
pounds
300 pairs p point white Mackinac blankets, to
measure 81 by &c inches, and weigh six
l,l75 pairs point white Mackinac blankets, to
measure az by So inches, and weigh five
and quarter pounds
$50 pairs point white Mackinac blankets, to
measure 80 by so inches, and weigh four
and quarter pounds
900 pairs point white Mackinac blankets, to
measure 80 by 46 inches, and weigh three
and quarter pounds
400 pairs point scarlet Mackinac blankets, to
measure 90 by ~ inches, and weigh eight
pounds
300 pairs p point scarlet Mac kinac blankets, to
measure 81 by 20 inches, and weigh six
100 pairs - point green Mackinac blankets, to
measure % by "a inches, and weigh ten
pounds
300 pairs 3point green Mackinac blankets, to
measure go BY 70 inches and weigh eight
pounds
$50 pairs p point green Mackinac blankets, to
measure 81 by 66 inches, and weigh six
pounds
100 pairs 81 point gentinella blue Mackinac
blankets, to measure 66 by 81 inches, and
weigh ten pounds
900 pairs point gentinella blue Mackinac
blankets, to measure 60 by ~ inches, and
weigh eight pounds
800 pairs q point gentin1lIa blue Mackinac
blankets, to measure 81 by Sc inches, and
weigh six pounds
Dry Goods.
900 yards scarlet strouds
800 yards blue strouds
800 yards fancy list cloth, blue
$50 yards fancy list cloth, scarlet
350yards fancy list CLOTH green
200 yards gray list cloth, blue
5000 yards saved list CLOTH blue
800 yards saved list cloth, scarlet
500 yards saved list cloth, green
225 pounds worsted yarn, 3 fold
100 dozen cotton flag handerchiefs
$50 dozen cotton Madras handkerchief
l75'dozen black silk handkerchiefs
80 dozen Sd cotton shawls
80 dozen Ga cotton shawls
65 dozen A cotton shawls
40 dozen S-4 woollen shawls
% 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
600 yards cottonade
1000 yards domestic shirting bleached
$4,000 yards domestic shirting, unblcached
$4,000 yards domestic sheeting, unbeached
5000 yards checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
1000 yards plaid linscy
500 yards hannels, assorted
900 flannel shirts
700 calico shirts
430 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
1000 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.
l7S0 pounds brass kettles
,O90 tin kettles
rs nests of japanned kettles, & in nest
go dozen butcher knives
D 900 gun flints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
$4,000 needles, assorted
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 dozen scissors assorted
10 gross gun worms
u dozen axes, to weigh from z. to 5. pounds
50 dozen half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
"a dozen hatchets, TO weigh pounds
agriculture! Implements, &c.
1870 axes, TO weigh from Al to s.. pounds
400 half axes, To weigh 81 pounds
300 hatchets, to weigh pounds
rs broad axes
200 drawing knives, ~ inches in length
TOO augers, in equal proportions of !, !, 2, and
4 inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
300 pounds brass kettles
500 wedding hoes
lis hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
40 cross-cut saws, 6 feet in length
100 hand saw files
100 cross-cut saw files
40 log chains, TO weigh IS pounds each
600 Whittemore cards, No 10
100 quarter socket chiscls
90 planes, fore and jack
Northwest Guns
$50 Northwest guns, two-t thirds of which must
measure SO inches in length of barrel, and
one-third AZ inches, 10 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 TO remark that those of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest gums
entirely new and of better quality than the ar
tices heretofore furnished under former contracts
The proposals may be divided into four parts viz:
lst. Blankets.
ID. Dry goods.
Sd. Hardware, TO include agricultural nipple
mcnts, &c.
4th Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ing 70 the above scale, the Department reserving
itself the right To determine whether the bidder IL