The republic., 1851-10-27


5000 do checks, stripes, and paids
300 dozen woollcn socks
800 yards fannels, assorted
200 flannel shirts
900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
CLASS No. 3.-Hwd,oare and ,Agriculturd
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
2S 900 gun llints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
% 900 needles
100 dozen COMBS assorted
10 do SCISSORS, do
10 gross gun worms
090 tin kettles
10 nests japanned kettles, in nest
200 drawing knives-l0 and II inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of !, z, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 do trace chains
! 900 wedding hoes
40 cross cut saws, 7 feet in length
40 do do do do
100 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
10 log chains. assorted to II feet
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
GOO quarters socket chisels, Il |, and inch
80 planes, fore and jack
Glass No. 4.-.ares.
10 dozen axes, TO weigh from a to 81 pounds
S3 do half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
III do hatchets, to weigh l. pounds
25 broad axes.
CLASS No. 5.-.Northtcest Guns.
700 northwest guns, o-thirds of which must
measure 80 inches in length of barrel and
one-thrd AZ inches in length of barrel, to
be delivered in New York or Philadelphia
as may be required.
New samples of all the above articles, selected
with reference to 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 nspec
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 at
similar prices, such goods may be wanted, for
presents or 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 preferred; but the
samples of blankets and cloths of foreign manu-
facture. 1t will be necessary, when domestic
ce of the kind is offered, that sample oft should
accompany the bid.
The party proposing to furnish the articles, in
any one or more of the foregoing classes will
make an invoice OF all theitems therein, and afix
the prices in dollars and cents at which he they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
DelOTe lle ISL Gay OF next, assuming, as a Da
BIS OF calculation, the quantity of each article as
therein specified, extending the cost, and shaving
the aggregate amount of the whole invoice consti-
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
quircd that the articles delivered under the con-
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples cx-
hbted and all contracts will contain a 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
lice of rejection shall be given him by said gent
Bonds will be required In the amount of the bids
for the faithful performance of the contracts with
two or more sureties, whose sutlicicncy must be
certified by United States judge or district attor
ney Payment will be made after the contract ia
completed, and the delivery Of the goods aforo-
said to an gent of the Department, upon a dupli-
cate invoice certified by him
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:
II Cor wc) propose to furnish for the service of
the Indian Department the following goods, at
the prices affixed 10 them respectively, viz: Here
insert the list Of goods Deliverable in the
city Of New York or before the lst day of
May next; and, in case Of the acceptance OF
this proposal the quantity being prescribed
contract according 10 this agreement, and give
patisiactory security TO the Department within
ten days after the reception Of this bid; and, in
case Of failure 10 enter into such contract and
give such security, Tor we) will pay to the Uni
ted States the difference between the biddcn
by me (or us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged TO pay for the same artie
cleg"
Eachand every bid musta also be accompanied with
guaranty in the following form, TO be signed by
more responsible persons, whose suffciency
must be certified by some one who is known 10 the
Department, either personally by his official
position
81 (or wc) hereby guarantee that ----, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms of the
lee 1pfi -
dated October 10, 1851, # the contract should be
awarded TO him, and enter into bond for the exc
cudon Of the same within the time prescribed" !"
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