The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-27

5000 do bed ticking
900 do Kentucky jeans
1000 do satinetts
5000 do plaid linsey
$500 do domestic shirting, beached
$4,000 do do do unbleached
5000 do do sheeting, do
5000 do checks. stripes. and plaids
200 dozen woolen socks
500 yards fannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
800 calico shirts
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
CLASS No. 3.-Hard,care and Horticultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
81 dozen butcher knives
10, 900 gun fints
25 gross squaw avis
5000 fish hooks
100 dozen fish lines
Is, 900 needles
1875 dozen combs, assorted
% do scissors do
gross gun worms
300 tin kettles
80 nests japanned kettles, 8 in a meet
80 drawing knives, 10 and ~ inches IN length
300 auge-s in equal proportions of u, l, Z, and
inch
lis pairs names
1877 pairs trace chains
$50 wedding hoes
$50 hand saws
81 81 ' DO So saws, dc feet in de length
300 hand. saw files
100 cross cut saw files
l6O log chains, assorted, 9 to IL feet
100 Whittemore cards, No. 10
500 quarters socket chises, J, !, and 2.inch
so planes, fore and jack.
CLASS No. 4-.Ares.
95 dozen axes, to weigh from Al to 8. pounds
Is " half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
10 " hatchets, to weigh u pounds
70 broadaxes.
CLASS No. 5-yNorthyess Guns.
500 northwest guns, two thirds of which must
measure SO inches in length of barrel, and
one-third ~ inches in length of barrel
To be delivered in New YORK Philadelphia,
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. 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, or substitute others in lieu thereof, to
require at similar prices such goods may be
wanted for presents or other purposes in the ad
to award the contract to the party whose bid shall
be deemed most advantageous to the indiana and
the Government. Goods Of American manufac-
ture. all other things being equal, will be prefer
red; but the samples of blankets and cloths are
of foreign manufacture, il will be necessary when
domestic article Of the kind is offered, that
pie of it should accompany the bid.
The, party proposing to furnish the articles in
an invoice of all the items therein, and atiix the
prices, in dollars and cents, at which he or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
before the first day of May next, assuming as a
therein specified, extending the cost and showing
the aggregate amount of the whole invoice ronsti-
tuting the bid. The goods will be inspected in
New York by an agent Of the Depar tment, who
hoa E,r{ tho IL
CURED that the articles delivered under the
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples
hbited, and all contracts will contain clause au
thorizing 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
tice of rejection shall be given him by said agent
for the faithful performance Of the contracts, with
two or more sureties, whose suffcienCy must be
certified by United States Judge or District At
torney. Payment will be made after the contract
is completed and the delivery Of the goods afore
said to an agent of the Department, upon dupli-
cate invoice certified by him.
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that not
made in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor vel propose TO furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods. at the
prices affixed to them respectively, viz: Here in
sert the lst of goods.l Deliverable in the city Of
New York or before the first day of May next;
and, in case of the acceptance Of this proposal,
the quantity being prescribed by the department,
for wei will execute a contract according to
this agreement, and give satisfactory security to
the Department within ten days after the recep-
ton of this bid; and, in case Of failure to enter
into such contract and give such security, Tor
wei will pay to the United States the difference
between the sum hidden by me Tor us] and the
sum which the United States may be obliged to
pay for the same articles." w.. .
Each and every bid must also be accompanied
by guarantee in the following form, to be signed
by one or more responsible persons, whose suffi.
cheney must be certified by some one who is known
to the Department either personally or by his
official position: i ..
81 for vel hereby guarantee that -, the above
bidder, will comply with the terms of the advcr.
tisemept for "Proposals for Indian Goods" dated
October 5, 1852, If the contract should be awarded
to him, and enter into bond for the execution OF
lie same within the time prescribed"
(SEAL.]
[SEAL.1
L. LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Oct 6-3t,wtN s [Intellgencer and Union.]