The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-19

| 5000 do chez ks, stripes, and plaids
200 dozen woollen socks
| 500 yards hannels, assorted
900 flannel shirts
300 calico shirts
| GOO pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
CLASS No. 3.-Hard,care and agricultural
implements.
| 1850 pounds brass kettles
| 81 dozen butcher knives
10000 gun flints
25 gross squaw avis
5000 fish hooks
100 dozen fish lines
l9, 900 needles
1875 dozen combs, assorted
% do scissors do
gross gun worms
300 tin kettles
so nests japanned kettles, 8 in a nest
80 drawing knives, 10 and IL inches in length
300 auge in equal proportions of u. l, 7, and
inch
ll5 pairs names
1877 pairs trace chains
$50 wedding hoes
$50 hand saws
q 2! o 5o at saws, t feet in length
300 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
100 log chains, assorted, . to IL feet
100 Whttemore cards, No. 10
500 quarters socket chisels, J, l, and 2-inch
50 planes, fore and jack.
Glass No. 4-.ares.
95 dozen axes, to weigh from Il to 81 pounds
Is &" half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
l3 " hatchets, to weigh } pounds
70 broadaxes.
Glass No. 5-.North,pest Guns.
800 northwest guns, two thirds of which must
measure So 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 improvements in
manufacture, are deposited in the Office of the
Com missioner 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, or to
require at similar prices such goods as may be
wanted for presents or 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 Indians and
the Government Goods Of American manufac-
turc. all other things being equal, will be prefer
red; but as the samples of blankets and cloths are
OF foreign manufacture, it will be necessary, when
domestic article OF the kind lie offered that
pie OF ii 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 or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
before the first day of May next, assuming
baes of calculation the qua nifty 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 1t will be re-
quired that the articles delivered under the
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples ex
hbied, and all contracts will contain a clause au
thorizng the United States to purchase Of Others,
and charge any increase OF price paid therefor to
the party failing to furnish such az required by
the terms Of his contract within five days after no.
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 sureties, whose efficiency 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 as afore-
said to an agent Of the Department, upon dupl-
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 wei propose to furnish for the service OF
the Indian Department the following goods, at the
prices affixed to them respectively, viz: Here in
cert the list ofIgoods.] Deliverable in the city of
New York on'or before the fret day of May next;
and, in case ct 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 rccep-
ton of this bid; and, in Gaze 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.'
Each and every bid must also be accompanied
by a guarantee in the folio wing form, to be signed
by more responsible persons, whose sufh
cheney must be certified by some one who is 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-
tisemcnt for proposals. for Indian Goods" dated
October g. 1852, If the contract should be awarded
| to him, and enter into bond for the execution OF
the came within the time prescribed"
[SEAL.1
[SEAL.I
L. LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.