The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-12


1000 do domestic shirtng, bleached
$4,000 90 do do unbleached
$4,000 do do sheeting, do
5000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
300 dozen woollen socks
800 yards flannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
Glass No. 3.-Hardcare and Agricultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
% 900 gun fnts
20 gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
rs, 900 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun worms
1000 tin kettles
rs nests japanned kettles s in meet
200 drawing knives-l0 and IL inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of II, Il, and
J inch
$50 pairs names
$50 do trace chains
900 wedding hoes
IT'S hand saws
40 cross-cut saws 7 feet in length
40 do do & do do
100 hand saw files
100 Crosse cut saw files
40 log chains, assorted 9 to IL feet
600 Whittcmore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chisels, J, |, 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 81 pounds
Al do hatchcts, to weigh L pounds
25 broad axes.
Glass No. 5.-.Nothrest Guns.
700 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
measure SO inches In length of barrel, and
ne-third 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, open for the inspec
ton of bidders
The Department reserves the right to increase or
diminish the quantity ofany of the articles named,
substitute others in lieu thereof require,
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 as the
samples of blankets and cloths of foreign manu-
facture, 1t will be necessary, when domestic
tce of the kind ia offered that sample of it should
accompany the bid.
The party proposing to furnish the articles in
any one or more OF the foregoing classes, will
the prices in dollars and cents at which he or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
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 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 re-
quired that the articles delivered under the con-
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples ex
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 are 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 or more sureties, whose suffciency 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 as afore-
said to an agent of the Department, upon a dupl-
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 Cor WEI propose TO furnish for the service of
the Indian Department the following goods, at
the prices affixed TO them respectively, viz: IIcrc
insert the list of goods Deliverable in the
city of New York on or before the LIST day of
May next; and, in case of the acceptance of
this proposal, the quantity being prescribed
by the Department, tor WEI will execute
contract according to this agreement and rive
ten days after the reception OF this bid; and, in
case of failure to enter into such contract and
give such security, (or WEI will pay to the Uni
ted States the difference between the sum hidden
by me (or us) and the which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same art.
cles"
Eachand every bid mustalso lie accompanied with
a guaranty In the following form, to he signed by
one or more responsible persons, whose sufhciency
must be certified by some one who is known to the
Department, either personally or by his official
position
n Tor WEI hereby guarantee that -, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms of tvs
advertisement for Proposals for Indian Goods
dated October 10, 1851, If the contract should be
awarded to him, and enter into boud for the exc
cution of the same within the time prescribed
Isl
ISL
l., LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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