The republic., 1851-10-30

l,oOO yards tannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
Glass No. 3.-Hard,oare and agricultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
5000 gun tlins
20 gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
25 900 needles
100 dozen COMBS assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun
090 tin kettles
76 nests japanned kettles, S in neat
200 drawing knives--10 and ~ inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of J. II, and
inch
so pairs names
$50 do trace chains
! 900 wedding hoes
40 cross cut saws. feet in length
40 do do do do
90 hand saw files
100 Crosse cut saw files
40 log chains, assorted, to IL feet
900 Whittemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chisels, b |, and inch
80 planes, fore and jack
CLASS No. 4.-.4reS.
70 dozen axes, to weigh from 4, to s. pounds
SO do half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
IL do hachets, to weigh Il pounds
25 broad axes.
CLASS No. 5.-.Northrest Cams.
700 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
measure 80 inches in length of barrel, and
one 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, are 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 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 the
samples of blankets and cloths are of foreign manu-
facture, il will be necessary, when a domestic
tcle of the kind is offered, that sample Off 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 affix
the prices in dollars and cents at which he they
will furnish them deliverable in New York on or
before the lst day of May next, assuming, as 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 il will be re-
qured that the articles delivered under the con-
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples ex
hbted, and all contracts will contain a 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 terms Of his contract within five days after
tice 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 more sureties, whose efficiency 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 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 arc not
made in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 (or wel 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, ] (or we) will execute a
contract according TO this agreement, and rive
satisfactory security to the ID prtnent within
ten days after the reception OF this bid; and, in
case OF failure TO enter into such contract and
give such security, (or we) will pay to the Uni
ted States the difference between the sum bidden
by me (or us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same arti-
cles."
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
a guaranty in the following form, to be signed by
one or more responsible persons, whose suf1iccncy
must be certified by some who is known 20 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 TO- 1851 If the contract should be
awarded TO him, and enter into bond for the exc
cuion Of the same within the time prescribed"
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L. 81
J.. LEA,
EOmmisaioner of Indian ANaira