The republic., 1851-08-14

$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
10 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
4l0 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the lst of June, 1852; remainder In
all October, 1852.
.At Fort Ho,card, Wisconsin.
10 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh supertine flour
10 bushels of new white field beans
1852 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard thllow candles
2S bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the lst of June, 1852; remainder by
the 18th September, 1902.
AT Fort .Mackinac, Michigan.
SIS barrels of pork
1875 barrels Of fresh supertine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
30 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the first of June, 1852; remainder by
the 10Th September, 1852
Al Fort Brady, .Sa,h Ste. Marie, Michigan.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 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
II bushels. of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One-haf on lst June, 1862; remainder by 10Th Of
September, 1852.
AT Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
ITO barrels of pork
250 barrels of fresh superfine flour
ITO bushels of new white field beans
1,752 pounds of good hard soap
Csc pounds of good hard tallow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Irumbuli, .Ne,c London, Connccticm.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfne -four
90 bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
3lS pounds of good hard tnliow candles
II bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons of good cider vinegar.
Al Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superfnc flour
l65 bushels of new white field beans
2,62S pounds of good hard soap
9Si pounds of good hard tallow candles
~ bushels of good clean dry salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AZ Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, N. II.
So barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
SIC pounds of good hard soap
325 pounds of good hard taow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
.at Fort Preble, Portland, Maine.
SIS barrels of pork
l25 barrels fresh superfne flour
So 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
800 gallons good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Sulliuap, Eastport, Maine.
S5 barrels Of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfne flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
II bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE-Al bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit
the total amount of each bid; and no bid will be
acted unless it embraces all articles required at
post.
Thoperiods and quantities of each delivery at
those poets where they not specified will be,
one fourth lst June, Let September lst December,
1852, and lst March, 1858.
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 10 this office certificate from
the packer that the pork has been SO sated and
packed The pork is to be contained in seasoned
heart of white oak barrels, full hooped; the beans
and salt in barrels and the soap and candles in
strong boxes Of convenient size for transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement of
thirty two quarts to the bushel. The candles to
have cotton wicks. The provisions for St. Peters
and Fort Ripley must pass ST. Louis for their ulti-
mate destination in the first week of April, 1852
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass ST. Peters
by lst June 1852
failure in these particulars will be considered
a breach of contract, and the Department will be
authorized to purchase to supply these posts.
The provisions will be inspected at the time and
place OF delivery, and all expenses to be paid by
contractors until they deposited at such store
houses as may be designated by the agents of the
Department.
The Commissary General reserves the privilege
Of increasing or diminishing the quantities, or of
dispensing with any or all articles required at any
post at any time before entering into contract; and
also Of increasing reducing the quantities ofeach
delivery one third subsequent TO contract, 90 Civ
ing sixty days previous notice Bidders not here
toiorc contractors are required to accompany their
proposals with evidence of their ability together
with the names OF their securities, whose response
bity must be certified by the District Attorney, or
by some person we'll known TO the Government,
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Adodnces cGnnotbe made in any case, aud evidence
of inspection and l delivery ,oiH be required al this
office before reQsition tcM be made upon the Tredsu-
RI for baynsni winch will be effected in such pub
lic money as may be convenient to the points Of
delivery the places of purchase, the residence of
the contractors, at the option of the Treasury De.
partment.
No drafts on this Office will be accepted or paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate onve-
lope. and marked Proposals for furnishing Army
Subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, C. G. s.
NoTE. Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unlees authorized
to do so by the Commissary General OF Subsistence.
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