The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-21

300 pairs % point Gentinella blue blankets, to
measure 81 by 66, and weigh pounds
CLASS No: 2.-Dry Goods.
500 yards scarlet strouds
500 do blue do
1000 do do fancy list blu blue &c, oio %h
$50 do do green do
5000 do gray list blue do
1000 1000 yards sared list blue cloth
l76 do green do
375 pounds worsted yarn, 3 fold
IS dozen cotton flag handkerchieis
81 do do Madras do
so do cotton shaws
25 do Cd do
40 do -
80 do "a wooller 10
600 pounds linen thread
40 do sewing silk
800 pieces ribbons, assorted
IS gross worsted gathering
33 pieces silk handkerchief
| 5000 yards calico
l6, 900 do Merimac calico
$500 do blue drilling
1000 do Georgia stripes
5000 do blue denims
1900 do cottonade
5000 do bed ticking
900 do Kentucky jeans
1000 do satinetts
5000 do plaid linsey
$500 do domestic shirting, bleached
$4,000 do do do unbleached
5000 do do sheeting, do
5000 do checks. stripes, and plaids
200 dozen wooen socks
500 yards 1annels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
300 calico shirts
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
Glass No. 3.-Hwdware and agricultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
81 dozen butcher knives
10000 gun fints
25 gross squaw avis
5000 fish hooks
100 dozen fish lines
l9, 900 needles
l25 dozen combs, assorted
% do scissors do
I gross gun worms
1900 tin kettles
so nests japanned kettles, in nest
80 drawing knives, 10 and IL inchesin length
300 auge-s in equal proportions Of Il l, 7, and
inch
lis pairs names
1877 pairs trace chains
$50 wedding hoes
81 cross-cut saws. 7 feet in length
% do do do do
300 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
l60 log chains, assorted, to IL feet
/ 100 Whittemore cards, No. 10
500 quarters socket chisels, J, l, and 2-inch
80 planes, fore and jack.
CLASS No. 4-.4res.
s5 dozen axes, to weigh from Il to 81 pounds
Is " half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
l3 " hatchets, to weigh | J pounds
10 broadaxes.
CLASS No. 5-yNorth,Dest Guns.
500 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
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.
,,oIa Of 4, bo,, ola
with reference to the most recent improv 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, or substitute others in lieu I'll, reof, to
require at similar prices such goods may be
wanted for presents other purposes in the ad-
minisration OF the affairs Of the Department, and
to award the contract to the party whose bid shall
be deemed most advantageous to the Indans and
the Government. Goods Of American rnanufac-
ture. all other things being equal will be prefer
red; but the samples of blan kets and cloths are
of foreign manufacture, it will be necessary, when
domestic article of the kind ia offered, that sam
pie OF 1t should accompany the bid.
The party proposing to furnish the articles in
any one more Of the foregoing classes will make
an invoice OF all the items therein and atfix the
prices, in dollars and cents, at which he they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
before the first day Of May next, assuming
bosis of calculation the quantity OF each attic
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 DepaS tment, who
will be appointed for the purpose; and il will be
quired that the articles delivered under the con
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples ~x-
hbited, and all contracts will contain a clausc au
thorizng the United States to purchase Of Others,
and charge any increase of price paid therefor to
the party failing to furnish such required by
he tern nf WI in fyp Iau
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 suretes, whose efficiency must be
certified by United States Judge or Dstrict At
torney. Payment will be made after the contract
ia completed and the delivery of The goods afore
said to an agent OF the Department, upon a 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 wei 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 list of .goodsl Deliverable in the city of
New York on'or before the first day Of May next;
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 usl and the
sum which the United States ma y be obliged to
pay for the same articles"
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 who ia known
to the Department either personally or by his
official position:
81 Tor wei hereby guarantee that -, the above
bidder, will comply with the terms of the adver-
tisement 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
the same within the time prescribed"
[SEAL.1
[SEAL.]
l.. LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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