The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-23


SO bushels of new white field beans
876 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar
One half on the Let Of June, 1852; remainder IL
all October, 1852.
at Fort Gratiot, Michigan.
ITO barrels OF pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
ll0 bushels of new white field beans
1852 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the let of june 1852; remainder in
all October, 1852.
AT Fort Ho,card, Wisconsin.
40 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
ll0 bushels of new white field beans
LISP pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
4+0 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the lst of June, 1852; remainder by
the 18th September, 1852.
.4t Fort .Mackinac, Michigan.
s5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
50 bushels of new white field beans
SIG pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
2l0 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the first of June, 1882; remainder by
the 18th September, 1852.
at Fort Brady, Saut STE. Marie, Michigan.
s5 barrels of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
SIC pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
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September, 1852.
AT Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfine flour
ITO bushels of white field beans
LISP pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow candles
2S bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Irumbuil, .NeD London, Connecticut.
s5 barrels of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfne flour
So bushels of new white field beans
SIC pounds of good hard soap
32s pounds of good hard tallow candles
I'd u bushels bushels Of goea slssp slseP shH ARe AAf
al Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superhne flour
los bushels of new white field beans
2,62S pounds of good hard soap
ss4 pounds of good hard talow candles
AZ bushels of good clean dry salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Constitution, Portsmouth,, NJ Fl.
So barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons Of good cider vinegar
At Fort Preble, Portland, Maine.
SIS barrels of pork
l25 barrels fresh superfne flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
SIG pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
go gallons good cider vinegar.
At Fort Sulican, Eastport, Maine.
s5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfne flour
SIS bushels of new white field beans
SIC pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
ID bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons of good cider vinegar
NerE-All bidders are requested to extend thf
amount of their bids for each article, and exhib
the total amount of each bid; and bid will bt
acted on unless it embraces all articles required a
post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery al
those poets where they not specified will be-
one fourth lst June, lst September, let December
1852, and ist March, 1853.
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened on corn, and each hog to weigh not less than
two hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs, ears
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for the
hams. The pork is to be first salted with Turks
Island SALT and then carefully packed with the
same article in pieces not exceeding eight pounds
each.
When the packing has been completed, the CON
tractor must furnish to this Office certificate from
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packed. The pork is to be contained in seasonec
heart of white oak barrels, full hooped; the beans
and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles u
strong boxes of convenient size for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement o.
thirty-two quarts to the bushe The candles tC
have cotton wicks. The provisions for st. Peter'i
and Fort Ripley must pass ST. Louis for their ulti
mate destination in the first week of April, 1854
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass st. Peters
| by LIST June, 1852.
| A failure in these particulars will be considered
| "A breach of contract, and the Department will b.
authorized to purchase to supply these posts.
The provisions will be inspected at the time anC
place OF delivery, and all expenses to be paid b,
contractors until they deposited at such store
houses may be designated by the agents of tn
| Department.
,fhe Commissary General reserves the privileg
| of increasing or diminishing the quantities, O
dispensing with any all articles required at an
post, at any time before entering into contract; ant
also of increasing reducing the quantities OF eac
delivery one. third subsequent TO contract on Civ
| ing sixty days. previous notice. Bidders not here
tofore contractors are required to accompany tIei
proposals with evidence of their ability, togethe
with the names of their securities whose responsi
bility must be certified by the District Attorney,
by some person well known TO the Government
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Aduances cannot be made in any case, and euidere
of inspection and full delivery tcH be required al i
office before req,isiion toi be made upon the Ifedsu
~ for paumsnt which will be effected in such pub
lie money as may be convenient to the points c
delivery the places of purchase, or the residence
the contractors, at the option OF the treasury De
partment.
No drafts on this office will be accepted or pai
under any circumstances
Each proposal will be sealed in separate env'
lope. and marked Proposals for furnishing Arm
Subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, C. G. s.
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