Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-06

GO by ~, and weigh pounds
300 pairs Gentinella blue blankets to measure
54 by &c, and weigh pounds
1910 yards fancy list blue cloth
1000 DO gray ay list sbfae biae do
3275 do saved list do do
aieS iss do do DO DO sassn ssssas' cloth ss
800 pounds worsted yarn, 8 fold
200 dozen cotton flag handkerchiefs
65 do do Madras hp pndkerchiefs
so do black silk handkerchiefs
so do 81 cotton shawls
60 DO DO 4 a do do do do
10 S4 woollen shawls
$50 pounds linen thread
10 do sewingsilk
100 pieces ribands, assorted
45 gross worsted gathering
20 pieces silk handkerchief
900 yards calico
10000 do Merinac calico
1890 do blue drilling
5000 yards Georgia stripes
$500 do blue dennins
1,6Oo do cottonade
1850 do bed ticking
500 do Kentucky jeans
1900 do plaid linsey
,a3lloo 3loo do domestic shiIng, ss;d.l blesshea
1900 7sSS do do do do .Asstnr, Ss an0'sseh'd ao
5000 do check, stripes and plads
S5 dozen woollen socks
$50 yards fanncls, assorted
500 flannel shirts
1000 calico do
$50 pounds cotton thread
200 dozen spool cotton
$50 pounds cotton matro
100 blue cloth coats
100 do pantaloons
35 pounds vermilion
CLASS No. 2.
Hard,oare and Agricultural Implements
2,loO pounds brass kettles
50 dozen butchers knives
10,50O gun fints
50 gross squaw avis
$500 fsh-hooks
dozen bush scythes
do grass do
do grain do
do
Is do grubbng hoes
100 do dshIlines
$4,000 needles
125 dozen combs, assorted
23 do scissors do
gross gun worms
1900 tin kettles
rs nests japanned kettles, s in q nest
90 drawing-knves, 10 and II inches in length
200 augers, in equal proportions Of u, and inch
l95 do trace chains
SIS wedding hoes
g crosscut saws, feet in length
25 do do do do
$50 hnnd-saw files
100 crosscut files
220 log-chans assorted, 8 to IL feet
$50 quarters socket chisels, u, !, and e-ineh
40 planes, fore and jack
rs mule collars
1850 pounds brown gilling twins, No. 80
20 dozen twoqnart tin pans
20 do four-quart do
l5 do sixquart do
$50 hand corn mills four szes In equal proportions
20 dozen scalping knives.
CLASS No. ..
as dozen axes, to weigh from AZ to 51f pounds
IL do half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
II do hatchets, to weigh IL pounds
CLASS No. 4.
Northcest Guns.
$50 northwest guns, two-thrds Of which must n,eas
sure SO inches in length of barrel, and one-thrd
AZ inches in length of barrel, to include covers and
To be delivered in Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
may be required
Samples of the above articles may DO at the office OF
the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
The department the right to increase dmn
sh the quantity of the articles named or to substitute
others lieu thereof and also require at similar prices
such other goods be needed in ufment OF treaty
stpulatons for other purposes in the administration
the affairs of department any time during the next
year. and award the contract to the party whose bid
shall be deemed most advantageous to the Indians
government Goods of American manufacture all other
things being equal will be preferred but as the samples
Of blankets and cloths Of foreign manufacture will
be necessary, when domestic article OF the Kind Is offered
that sample Of it accompany the bid
The party proposing to furnish the articles in any one or
of the foregoing classes will make invoice Of all
the therein and ax the prices in dollars and cents
at which he they will furnish them deliverable in Boz
ton, New York Philadelphia or before the frs day
of April next assuming basis Of calculation the guam
y Of each article therein specified extending the cost
and showing the aggregate amount Of the whole.
The goods will be Inspected the place Of delivery s
agent Of the department. who will be appointed for the
purposes and will be required that the articles delivered
under the contracts shall conform strictly with the samples
exhbited and all contracts viii contain clause authorz
the United States purchase of Others and charge
increase of price paid therefor TO the party failing to fur
nish such required by the of his contract
within five days after notice of rejection shall be given him
by said agent.
Bonds will required the OF the bids for the
faithful performance of the contracts with two more
sureues whose suciency must be certified by United
States Judge district attorney Payment will be made
after the delivery of the goods aforesaid to an agent OF
department. upon duplicate invoice certified by him.
The bids will be submitted with the following heading
will be considered that not made In the form
and terms here prescribed:
a. the of tba In
dian Department. the following goods at the prices affixed
TO them respectively y tere insert the list OF goods
deliverable In the city of Boston, New York, or Philade
phia, may be required before the first day of
April next together with all such other goods ut similar
prices, may be required for the Indian Department at
any time during the year 1851 and this proposal be
cepted (or we WILL within ten days thereafter execute
contract accordingly and give satisfactory security 10 the
department for the faithful execution Of the same"
In of faure TO enter into such contract and give
such security WEI will 10 the United states what
ever excess of amount the Indian Department may be
obliged to pny for the articles herein specified and such
others il require during the year 1854 and
above what the would have cost according to the
terms of this bid"
Each and every bid must also accompanied by
antee in the following forn be signed by
responsible persons, whose sciency must be certified by
who Is known the department. either person
ally by his official position:
al Tor we) hereby guaranty that the above bidder Tor
bdders will comply with the terms OF the advertisement
for Proposals Indian Goods dated September 13 1853
If the contract should be awarded 70 him. them and
enter into bond for the execution of the within the
time prescribed"
[sEAL1
SEAL
CHARLES Il. MIX,
Acting Commissioner
Sept 3e-3tawt11o.