The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-21


500 do saved list cloth, green
225 pounds worsted yarn, fold
100 dozen cotton flag handkerchief
$50 do cotton Madras handkerchiets
IT'S do black silk handkerchiefs
80 do Sd cotton shawls
80 do Ga cotton shawls
65 do A cotton shawls
40 do 81 woollen shaws
430 pounds linen thread
so do sewing silk
100 pieces ribbon, assorted
$50 gross worsted gathering
"a pieces silk handkerchief, bark and bandanna
Class No. 3.-DoMEsTIc GOODS.
IS, 600 yards domestic calico
IL, 900 do Merrimac calico
$500 do blue drilling
5000 do Georgia stripes
1000 do blue denims
900 do cottonade
1900 do bed ticking
900 do Kentucky jeans
500 do satinetts
1000 do plaid linsey
1000 do domestic shifting, bleachcd
900 do domestic shrting, unbleached
$4,000 do domestic sheeting, unbleached
5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
800 yards hannels, assorted
500 flannel shirts
700 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Class No 4.-HARpwARE.
20S0 pounds brass kettles
276 dozen butcher knives
% 900 gun flints
25 gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
$4,000 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
900 tin kettles
10 nests, japanned kettles s in nest
Class No. 5.-AGRIcULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
200 drawing knives II inches in length
100 augers, in equal proportions Of J. 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 saws, feet in length
100 hand saw files
100 cut files
40 log chains. to weigh % pounds each
GOO Whittemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chiscls
go planes, fore and jack
Class No. CAKES.
10 dozen axes, to weigh from 4. to 5, pounds
SO do half a1es, 10 weigh 81 pounds
al do hatchex, to weigh ] pounds
25 broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRTHwEsT GUNS
$50 northwest guns, two thirds of which must mea
sure SO inches in length of barrel, and one
third AZ inches in length of BARREL TO be de-
lvered in New York or Philadelphia, as may
be required.
Samples of all the above articles deposited in
the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs !;
and it may be proper TO remark that those of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
are entirely new, and of better quality than the ar
tcles heretofore furnished under former contracts.
The proposals may be divided into seven parts,
viz
Let. Blankets
I'd. Dry goods
81. Domestic goods.
4th Hardware.
5th Agricultural implements.
9th. Axes.
7th Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceive the whole any part of the contract accord
ing TO the above scale, the Department rescrving to
itself the right 20 determine whether the bidder IL
competent and responsible or not
The whole amount in money TO be applied TO the
purchase of goods will be about 100000, 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, at
similar prices, such goods ne 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 arc of foreign manufacture, IL will be neces-
sary when domestic article is bid for, that sam
pie of IL should accompany the bid to enable the
Department 10 decide whether IL is Of equal quality
with the samples to be exhibited.
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above list, and afx the prices, in dollars and cents,
ut which he or they viii furnish them under each
class separately deliverable in New York, (or IL
the contractor prefers it, about half of the guam
tity may be delivered in st. Louis Missouri, free
Of expense To the Government,) or before the
18th day of May next assuming the quantity of
each article IA specified in this advertisement, and
extending the cost, making an aggregate of the
whole invoice constituting the bid. The goods will
be inspected in New York land in st. Louis il an
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 70 ascertain
the conformity OF the articles purchased with the
samples exhibited, when the contract shall be made,
and with the terms Of the contract isef which shall
contain clause that If the articles not furnished
within the time prescribed, or If they of insult
Gent quality in the opinion of the agent aforesaid
and If within five days after notice of such INSULT
Cheney the party shall not furnish others in lieu
thereof Of the required quality, the United States
shall be authorized TO purchase them OF others, and
to charge any increase Of price they may be com
PEELED to pay therefor to the contractor, who shall
pay the said difference TO the United States.
Bonds will be required in the amount of the bids
with two good sureties, the sufhcicncy OF whom TO
be certified by United States Judge or District
Attorney for the faithful performance Of the con-
tracts. Payment will be made after the contract
is completed and the delivery of the goods afore-
said to an agent OF the Department, upon dupli-
cate invoice certified by him.
Communications TO be marked Proposals for
Indian goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that are not
made in the form and terms here prescribed:
IL Tor we) propose TO furnish Tor the service of
the Indian Department the following goods at the
prices affixed 10 them respectively, viz
(Herc insert the list OF goods
Deliverable in the city of New York ,r St Iouis)
on or before the : day of - next; and in case of
the acceptance OF his proposals, the quantity being
prescribed by the Department, (or WEI will exc
outss contract according 70 this agreement, and