The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-24

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1900 do bed ticking
900 do Kentucky jeans
500 do satinetts
1000 do plaid nsey
1000 do domestic sbrtipg, bleached
49, 900 do domestic shiring, unbleached
$1,000 do domestic rheeting, unbleached
5000 do domestic checks, stripes and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
500 yards fnnnels, assorted
900 flannel shirts
700 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Class No. 4.-HARDwARE.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 dozen butcher knives
% 900 gun flints
IS gross squaw avis
Z 900 fish hooks
25 dozen fish lines
%, 600 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
1000 tin kettles
&c nests, japanned kettles, 8 in nest
Class No 5.-AGRIcULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
300 drawing knives 2 inches in length
100 augers, in equal proportions of !, l, 2, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
l75 hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
40 cross-cut SAVE, feet in length
100 hand saw FLEE
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains, TO weigh IS pounds each
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
coo quarters socket chises
80 planes, fore and jack
Class No. 6-AxEs
70 dozen ares, TO weigh from a 70 81 pounds
% do half aSes, 10 weigh 81 pounds
al do hatchets, to weigh / pounds
25 broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRrHwEsT GUNS
$50 northwest guns, two thirds Of which must mea
sure 80 inches in length of barrel, and one
third a. inches in myth Of barrel, TO be de-
hyered in New York or Philadelphia, as may
be required.
Samples Of all the above articles arc deposited in
the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
and IL may be proper 20 remark that those OF bard
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 seven parts
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Let. Blankets
I'd. Dry goods
Sd. Domestic gOods.
sth. Hare ware.
5th. Agricultural implements
9th. Axes.
7th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceve the whole any part Of the contract accord
isclf the night 10 determine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible or not.
The whole amount in money ~ be applied 20 the
purchasc Of goods will be about 10000, but the
Department reserves the right TO increase or di
minish the quantity Of any Of tho article. named,
substitute others in lieu thereof 90 require at
similar prices, such goods as may be wanted for
presents or other purposes, IN The administration oil
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 are Of foreign manufacture u will be neces-
sory, when domestic article is bid for, that sam
pie Of II should accompany the bid, 20 enable the
Department 20 decide whether IL II Of equal quality
with the samples TO be exhibited.
The party proposing TO supply the articles will
make invoice Of all the items embraced IN the
above list and afiir the prices, In dollars and cents,
at which he or they viii furnish them under each
class separately, deliverable in New York, Tor II
the contractor prefers it, about one half Of the guam
THY may be delivered in 1T. Louis Missouri, free
OF expense 70 the Government,) on or before the
10Th day Of May next, assuming the quantity Of
each article specified IN this advertisement, and
extending the cOst, making an aggregate OF tho
whole invoice constituting the bid The goods will
be inspected in New York (aud in ST. LOUIS, II 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 articles purchased with the
samples exhibited, when the contract shsl be made
aud with the terms of the contract itsef which sha
contain cause that n the articles not furnished
within the time prescribed, or II they arc Of nsufh
cient quality IN the opinion Of the agent Aforesaid,
and II, within FIVE days after notice Of such INSULT
cheney, the party shall not furnish others ia lieu
thereof Of the required quality. the United States
shall be authorized TO purchase them Of Othcrs and
10 charge any increase Of price they may be com.
PEELED To pay therefor 10 the contractor, who shall
pay the said difference 70 the United States.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bidsi
with two good surctics, the suiiicency Of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District
Attorney, tor the faithful performance OF the con-
| tracts. Payment will be made after the contract
l. completed and the delivery Of the goods as aiore
said TO an agent Of the Department, upon dupli-
| cate invoice certified By him
! Communications 10 be marked proposals Tor
| Indian gOods F."
The bids will be submitted with the followin
/ heading, and none will be received that are not
| made in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 Cor WEI propose TO furnish Tor the service Of
the Indian department the following goOds, at the
prices affixed 10 them respectively, Vir:
(Hlre insert the list OF gOJds
Deliverable in the city OF New York - ST. LOUISE
on or before the - day Of - neSt and In case OF
the acceptance Of his proposals. the quantity being
prescribed by the Department, Cor we) viii exc
| cute contract according 70 this agreement, and