The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-23

20 dozen 81 woollen shawl5
500 pounds linen thread
80 pounds sewing silk
500 pieces ribbons, assorted
$50 gross worsted gathering
35 pieces silk handkerchefs
IS, 900 yards calico
700 yards Merrimac calico
5000 do blue drilling
1000 do Georgia stripes
$500 do blue denims
1000 do cottonade
$500 do bed ticking
900 do kentucky jeans
700 do satinetts
1880 do plaid linsey
1000 do domestic shirting, bleached
$4,000 DO do do unbeachcd
5000 do do sheeting, do
5000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
300 dozen woollen socks
1880 yards flannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
Glass No. 3.-Hard,care and Agricultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
2S, 900 gun fiints
% gross squaw avis
1000 hsh hooks
% dozen fish lines
5000 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun worms
900 tin kettles
rs nests iapanned kettles, S in q nest
200 drawing knives-l0a and II inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of / 1, :; and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 do trace chains
900 wedding hoes
l75 hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
40 do do do do
100 ha nd saw fiiez
100 cross cut saw flea
40 log chains, assorted, to IL feet
600 Whittemorc cards, No 10
GOO quarters soclSet chisels, J, l, and inch
80 planes, fore and jack
CLASS No 4.-.4reS.
70 dozen axes, to weigh from A to 81 pounds
SO do half axes, to weigh 3 pounds
III do hatchets, to weigh pounds
% broad axes.
CLASS No. 5.-.Norih,cest Guns
700 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
measure SO inches in length of barrel, and
one-thrd ~ inches in length of barrel TO
be delivered in New York Philadelphia
as may be required
New samples of all the above articles, selected
with reference 10 the most recent Improvements in
manufacture, deposited in the office of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which, with the
contracts of former years, are open for the inspec
ton OF bidders
The Department reserves the right to increase or
diminish the quantity Of any of the articles named,
substitute others in lieu thereof, to require,
similar prices, such goods may be wanted, for
presents other purposes, in the administration
of the affairs of the Department, and to award the
contract to the party whose bid shall be deemed
most advantageous to the Indians and the Govern
ment Goods of American manufacture, all other
things being equal, will be prelerred; but "a the
samples of blankets and cloths of foreign manu-
facture, it will be necessary, when domestic
ticlc of the kind is offered that sample oft should
accompany the bid.
The party proposing to furnish the articles in
any one more Of the foregoing classes, will
make an invoice of all theitems therein, and affix
the prices in dollars and cents which he or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
before the LIST day OF May next, assuming, a ba-
sis OF calculation, the quantity OF each article
therein specified, extending the cost, and showing
the aggregate amount of the whole invoice cOnst-
tuting the bid. The goods will be inspected, in
New York, by an agent of the Department who
will be appointed for the purpose, and it will be
CURED that the articles delivered under the
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples
hibited, and all contracts will contain clause
authorizing the United States to purchase of Others
and charge any increase of price paid therefor, to
the party failing to furnish such required by
the terms Of his contract within five days after no
tice OF rejection shall be given him by said agent.
Bonds will be required in the amount of the bids
for the faithful performance of the contracts with
two more sureties, whose sufliciency must be
certified by United States judge or district attor-
ney. Payment will be made after the contract is
completed, and the delivery of the goods afore-
said to an agent of the Department, upon dupi-
cate invoice certified by him.
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that not
made in the form and terms here prescribed
al (or WEI propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at
the prices affixed to them respectively, viz: Here
insert the list of goods Deliverable in the
city of New York on or before the st day Of
May next; and, in case of the acceptance OF
this proposal, the quantity being prescribed
contract according to this agreement, and give
satisfactory security to the ID. plrtmcnt within
ten days after the reception OF this bid; and, in
case of failure TO enter into such contract and
give such security, Tor we) will pay to the Uni
ted States the difference between the sum hidden
by me Tor us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same arti-
cles."
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
guaranty in the following form, TO be signed by
one more responsible persons, whose sulhccncy
must be certified by some one who is known to the
Department, either personally or by his official
position
al Cor we) hereby guarantee that ----- the
above bidder, will comply with the terms Of the
dated October 10, 1851, If the contract should be
awarded to him, and enter into bond for the exc
cution Of the same within the time prescribed"
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l.. LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Oct l2-3tawtNovlO TUnion and Intell
GAM sLICK's NEW BooK.-Rule and Mis-
~ rule Of the English in America, by Sam
Slick.
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