The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-30

1000 do Kentucky jeans
500 do satinetts
1000 do plaid linsey
| 7 900 do domestic shirting, bleached
$1,000 do domestic shifting, unbleachcd
| $1,000 do domestic eheeting, unbleuched
| 5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
500 yards ilannes, 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 lints
70 gross squaw avis
Z, 900 fish hooks
25 dozen fish line.
20, 900 needles
100 dozen COMBS assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
1000 Tin kettles
10 nests, japanned kettles, 8 in a nest
Class 40. 5.-AGRIcuLrURAL IMPLEMENTS.
200 drawing knives IL inches in length
100 augers, IN equal proportions Of /, /, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
IT'S hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, Z feet in length
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
100 hand files
100 cross cut fles
40 log chains. TO weigh % pounds each
bOO Whittrmore cardr, No. ~
600 quarters socket chisels
80 planes, fore and jack
Class No. 6.-AXEs.
70 dozen axes, TO weigh from ii TO 8, pounds
% do half axes, u weigh 80 pounds
al do hatchets, 10 weigh ] /, pounds
% broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRTHwEsT GUS
$50 northwest guns, two thirds Of which must mea-
sure 30 inches in length Of barrel, and one
thirJ ~ inches in length Of barrel, to be de
livered in New York or Philade phia, may
be required.
Samples Of all the above articles are deposited in
the Oihce Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs !;
and II may be proper To remark that those Of hard
ware, agricultural implements, a nd northwest guns
are entirely new, and of better quality than the ar
cles heretofore furnished under former contracts
The proposals. may be divided into seven parts,
lat. Blankets.
ID. Dry goods.
3D.. Domestic goods
fth Hardware.
9th. Agricultural implements.
9th. Axes.
7th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceive the whole or any part of the contract accord
ing to the above scale, Tue Department reserving to
competent and responsible or not
The whole amount in money TO be applied to the
purchase OF goods will be about $50 900, but the
Department reserves the right to increase or d-
minish the quantity Of any Of the articles named
substitute others in lieu thereof or TO require at
similar prices, such goods may be wanted for
present. or other purposes in the administration of
the sfiairs OF the Department. Goods of American
manufacture, all other things being equal will be
preferred; but az all the samples Of blankets and
cloths arc OF foreign manufacture IL will be neccs
sary, when domestic article 10 bid for that so m
pie Of II should accompany the bid, TO enable the
Department 10 decide whether il of equal quality
with the samples to be exhibited
The party proposing 10 supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list, and afr the prices, in dollars and cents
at which he or they Will furnish them under each
class separately. deliverable in New York Tor If
the contractor prefers it, about half Of the guam
tity may be delivered in st. Louis Missouri free
OF expense TO the Govcrnment,) before the
10Th day OF May next, assuming the quantity of
each article ne specified in this advertisement, nd
extending the cost making aggregate OF tho
whole invoice constituting tho bud. The goods will
be inspected in Now York (and In ST. Louis if any
portion OF them should be delivered tbcre) by an
agent of tho 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 shall be made
and with the terms of the contract itself which shall
contain clause that If the articles are not
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 tie required quality the United State.
shall be authorized to purchase them OF otbcrs, and
TO charge any increase Of price they may be COM
PEELED ~ 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 sur-ues, the suficiency 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 sfore-
said 70 an agent of the Department, upon dupIi-
cate invoice certified by him.
Communications to be marked Proposal. for
Indian goods"
Tue bios will be submitted with the following
NJ aoing, and none will be received that are not
mad. IN the form and terms here prescribed:
u Tor wei propose 10 furnish Tor the service Of
the indian Department the following goods, at tho
price, sinSed TO them respectively, viIi
(Here insert the iist OF goods)
Deliverable In the city OF New York Tor g. Louis)
on or before the - day Of - next; and in case Of
tho acceptance OF HE proposals, the quantity bsing
prescriosd oy the Department, ! Tor vs) VIII enc
cute con''aet according 70 this agreement, and