The republic., 1851-10-31


1900 do cottonade
4500 do bed ticking
900 do kentucky jeans
700 do satinetts
1900 do plaid linsey
1000 do domestic shirtng, bleached
$4,000 DO do do unbleached
Is, 900 do do sheeting, do
5000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
300 dozen woollen socks
800 yards flannels, assorted
700 flannel shirts
900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
Glass No. 3.-Hmdware aud agricultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
5000 gun fnts
25 gross aquaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
25, 900 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun
l,090 tin kettles
rs nests iapanned kettles in nest
200 drawing knives-l0 and IL inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of | J, & and
inch
$50 pairs names
750 do trace chains
900 wedding hoes
175 hand
40 do do do do
100 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains assorted, 8 TO IL feet
600 Wbittemore cards. No. 10
600 quarters socket chisels, J, |, and inch
80 planes, fore and jack
CLASS No 4.-.Ares.
73 dozen axes, TO weigh from A. to s. pounds
SO do half axes, to weigh - pounds
Al do hatchets, to weigh : pounds
25 broad axes
CLASS No. 5.-.Northuest Guns.
700 northwest guns, two-thrds of which muat
measure 36 inches in length of barrel, and
one-third AZ inches in length of barrel, to
be delivered in New York or Philadelphia
may be required.
New samples of all the above articles, selected
with reference to the most recent Improvement in
manufacture, deposited in the office of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which, with the
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, 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 as the
samples of blankets and cloths of foreign manu-
ticle of the kind ia offered that pie of should
accompany the bid.
The party proposing to furnish the articles in
any of the foregoing classes will
make invoice of all the items therein and atfix
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, a ba-
sls OF calculation, the quantity of each article as
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 agent of the Department. who
will be appointed for the purpose, and it will be re-
qured that the articles delivered under the con-
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples cx
hibited, and all contracts will contain n clause
authorizing the United States TO purchase of others
and charge any increase of price paid therefor, to
the party falling to furnish such are required by
the terms OF his contract within five days after no.
tlce OF rejection shall be given him by said agent.
Bonds will be required in the amount of the bids
tor the faithful performance Of the contracts with
two or more sureties, whose sufciency must be
certified by United States judge 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 dupI-
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:
81 (or wc) 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, I (or we) will execute
contract according to this agreement, and give
satisfactory 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, (or we) will pay to the Uni.
ted States the difference between the sum hidden
10y (or us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same arti-
clee."
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
guaranty in the following form, 10 be signed by
one or more responsible persons, whose suficiency
must be certified by some 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 tho
advertisement for Proposals Tor Indian Goods
dated October TO- 1851, If the contract should be
awarded to him. md enter into bond for the exc
cution Of the same within the time prescribed"
L.. 81
L. 81
l.. LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Oct l2-3tawtNOvl0 Union and Intel
GAM SLICK'S NEW BooK.-Rule and Mis-
- rule of the English in America, by Sam
Slick.
Forest Life and Forest Trees, by John S.