The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-17


900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
Glass No 3.-HardlCae and agricultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
8 900 gun lints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
$4,000 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun worms
1000 tin kettles
76 nests iapanned kettles, in u nest
200 drawing knives-I0and II inches in length
700 augers, in equa! proportions OF Il, II, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 do trace chains
1000 wedding hoes
IT'S hand saws
40 cross cut saws, feet in length
40 do do do do
100 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains, assorted, to IL feet
GOO Whittemore cards, No 10
600 quarters socket chisels, !, |, and inch
80 planes, fore and jack
Glass No. 4-Ares
10 dozen axes, to weigh from A. to s. pounds
SO do half axes, to weigh 3. pounds
II do hatchets, to weigh pounds
% broad axes
Glass No. 5.-.Nothccst Cans.
700 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
measure SO inches in length of barrel, and
ne-thrd ~ 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 tic
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 or to require
similar prices, such goods as 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
mcnt. Goods of American manufacture, all other
things being equal, will be preferred; but the
samples of blankets and cloths arc of foreign manu-
iacture, it will be necessary, when domestic
ticle 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 invoice of all the items therein, and aflix
the prices in dollars and cents al which he they
will furnish them deliverable in New York on or
before the LIST day OF May next, assuming, as a ba
sis of calculation, the quantity of each article as
therein specified, extending the cost, and showing
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
quired that the articles delivered under the con-
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples ex
hibited, and all contracts will contain a clause
authorizng the United States to purchase of others,
and charge any increase OF price paid therefor, to
the party falling furnish such required by
the terms of his contract within five days after
tice of rejection shall be given him by said agent.
nIa uil he in no of he A
for the faithful performance of the contracts with
two more sureties, whose efficiency must be
certified by United States judge district attor-
neY. Payment will be made after the contract il
said to an agent of the Department, upon dup-
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
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 lst day Of
May next; and, in case of the acceptance OF
this proposal the quantity being prescribed
by the Department Cor we) will execute a
contract according to this agreement, and give
satisfactory security to the ID ptrtlnent within
ten days after the reception OF this BID; and, in
case of failure to enter into such contract and
give such security, Cor we) will pay to the Uni
ted States the difference between the hidden
by me Tor us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same ard-
cles."
Each hand every bid must also be accompanied with
a guaranty in the following form, TO be signed by
one or more responsible persons, whose sufiicency
must be certified by some one who is known to the
Department, either personally or by his official
position
! 81 (or we) hereby guarantee that -, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms Of the
advertisement for Proposals. for Indian Goods,
dated October 10, 1851, If the contract should be
awarded to him, and enter into bend for the exc
cution of the same within the time prescribed"
H. 81
IT,.
L. LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Oct 12-3tawtNoviO TUnion ord Intol