The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-08

iS'0 0O 90 DO 90 90 uhDieaehed
5000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
300 dozen woolen socks
500 yards 1annels, assorted
/, 900 flannel shirts
900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
Glass No 3.-Hard,cae and agricultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
5000 gun flints
25 gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
%, 900 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun worms
1,0a0 tin kettles
rs meats japanncd kettles 8 in a nest
200 drawing knives-l0 and ~ inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of Il, II, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 do trace chains
1000 wedding hoes
40 cross-cut saws. Z feet in length
40 do do do do
100 hand. saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains, assorted, 9 to IL feet
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chses, }, l, and inch
80 plancs fore and jack
Glass No. 4.-.4res.
10 dozen axes, TO weigh from4l to s. pounds
SO do half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
II do hatchets to weigh Il pounds
25 broad axes.
Glass No. 5.-yNorthpest Guns.
700 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
measure SO inches in length OF barrel, and
one third ~ inches in length of barrel, TO
be delivered in New York or Philadelphia
as may DC required.
New samples of all the above articles, selected
with reference TO the most recent improvements in
anufacture are deposited in the office of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which, with the
contracts OF former years, are open Tor the nspec-
ton OF bidders.
The Department reserves the right to increase
diminish the quantity of any OF the articles named
substitute others in lieu thereof to require at
| 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
ment. Goods OF American manufacture, all other
things being equal, will be preferred; but as the
samples OF blankets and cloths are of foreign manu-
facture it will be necessary, when domestic
ticle of the kind is offered that sample OF 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 the items therein, and affx
the prices in dollars and cents at which be or they
will furnish them deliverable in New York
before the LIST day of May next, assuming, as ba-
sis of calculation the quantity of each article
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 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
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 tcrnls Of his contract within FIVE days after
tce 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 surctics, whose sutficiency must be
certified by United States judge district attor
uey. Payment will be made after the contract il
completed, and the delivery Of the goods afore-
said to gent of the Department, upon a dupii-
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 Tor 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 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 WEI will execute n
contract according to this agreement, and give
satisfactory security to the Department. within
ten days after the reception OF this bid; and, in
give such security, (or we) will pay to the Uni
ted States the difference between the sum hidden
! by me Cor us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same art-
clcs."
Eachand every bid nustalso be accompanied with
| guaranty in the following form, TO be signed by
one or more responsible persons, whose suffciency
must be certified by some one who is known to the
Department, either personally or by his official
position
al Tor we) hereby. guarantee that --, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms of the
advertisement for Proposals for Indian Goods,
dated October TO- 1851, If the contract should be
awarded to him. and enter into bond for the exc
cution Of the same within the time prescribed"
Il. 81
L. 6.
l.. LEA,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
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