The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-26

1000 do gray list cloth, blue
5000 do saved list cloth, blue
1000 do saved list cloth, scarlet
500 do saved list cloth, green
225 pounds worsted yarn, fold
100 dozen cotton flag handkerchiefs
$50 do cotton Madras handkerchief
It's do black silk handkerchief
go do S-4 cotton shawls
80 do o. cotton shawls
65 do Al cotton shawls
40 do S-4 woollen shawls
| 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.
! 1000 yards domestic calico
| 10000 do Merrimac calico
| $500 do blue drilling
! 5000 do Georgia stripes
| 1000 do blue denims
500 do cottonade
1900 do bed ticking
1000 do Kentucky Jeans
500 do satnetts
1000 do plaid linsey
| 1000 do domestic shirting, bleached
| $4,000 do domestic shirting, unbeached
| $4,000 do domestic sheeting, unbleached
| 5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
| l,500 yards fannels, assorted
| 800 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
200 gun hints
% gross squaw awls
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
%, 900 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
1000 tin kettles
10 nests, japanned kettles, s in a nest
Class No. 5.-AGRIcULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
200 drawing knives II inches in length
100 augers in equal proportions of !, /, Z, and }
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace Chains
1900 wedding hoes
lis hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, 7 feet in length
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
100 hand-saw files
100 oross cut saw files
40 log chains, to weigh % pounds each
COO Whittemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chisels
80 planes, fore and jack
Class No. G.-AxEs.
70 dozen axes, to weigh from a to 5. pounds
SO do half axes, 20 weigh g. pounds
~ do hatchets, to weigh pounds
rs broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRTHwEsr GUNS.
650 northwest guns, two. thirds of which must mea-
sure 80 inches in length Of barrel, and one
third AZ inches in length Of barrel, TO be de-
livered 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 10 remark that those of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
entirely new, and of better quality than the ar
ri ftr bpd
The proposals. may be divided into seven parts,
viz
let. Blankets
ID. Dry goods.
Sd. Domcstic goods
4th. Hardware
9Th. Agricultural implements.
9th. Axes.
7th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceve the whole or any part of the contract accord
ing TO the above scale, the Department rescrving TO
itsef the right 20 determine whether the bidder s
competent and responsible not.
The whole amount in money 20 be applied TO the
purchase Of good, will be about 10000, but the
Department reserves the right 10 increase or di-
minish the quantity Of any Of the articles named,
or substitute others in lieu thereof TO require, at
similar prices, such goods az may be wanted for
presents other purposes, in the administration Of
the affairs Of the Department. Goods Of American
manufacture, oil other things being equal, will be
preferred bot as all the samples Of blankets and
sary, when domestic article is bid for, that a sam
pie Of IL should accompany the bid, TO enable the
Department TO 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 afiir the prces, IN dollars and cents
at which he or they will furnish them under each
class separately, deliverable in New York, Tor IL
the contractor prefers it, about Of the guam
tity may be delivered in st. Louis, Missouri free
Of expense 10 the Governmcnt,) on or before the
l5th day Of May next, assuming the quantity Of
each article as 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 (and in St. Louis il 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 md 10 ascertain
the conformity OF the articles purchased with the
samples exhibited, when the contract shall be made
and with the terms OF the contract ITSELF which shall
contain clause that If the are not furnished
within the time prescribed if they Of INSULT
Gent 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 in lieu
thereof Of the required quality tho United States
shall be authorized to purchase them of others, and
TO charge any increase Of price they may be com /
PEELED 70 pay therefor 70 the contractor, who shall
pay the said difference to the United States.
Bonds will be required in the amount OF tho bids !
with two good sureties, the suniciency Of whom TO /
be certified by United States Judge OF District /
Attorney, for the faithful performance of the con-
tracN Payment will be made after the contract
Is completed and the delivery Of the goods "a afore
said TO an agent Of the Department, upon a dupli-
cate invoice certified by him.
Communications 10 be marked Proposals for
Indian goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that arc not
made in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 (or WEI propose to furnish for the service of
Ihc Indian Department the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz
(Hcre insert the list of goods,
Deliverable In the city Of New York ~ ST. Iouis)
On or before the = day Of - next; and in case of
The acceptance OF his proposals., tho quantity being
prescribed by the Department, l Tor WEI will exc
cute contract according to this agreement, and