Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-10
oLOTnIsa AND CLOTHING nATERIAIs



Bureau Of Provisions and Cloihing, April ?, 1857.
Separate PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed Pro |
be received al this Office until O'Clock, the first
day Of May next ,r furnishing and delivering ION Tecev
CharestoWn, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, New York Cos
pert Virginia. the quantities below mentioned Of any an
the following classes Of articles Of navy clothing and
oashDg materials, and such further quantities Of the
be ordered BY the CHIEF Of this bureau or BY the COM
mandans Of navy yards, respectively, during
ing on the seth day of June, 1858, viz
Glass l. Cloth Clothing
Blue cloth pea jackets 1900
Round jackets. $500
Blue sainet trowseTs.
Div ''' Class 2-Fisc Gotiis1 '
Blue flannel jumPers. 5000
Blue flannel 5OO0
Blue flannel 5000
Class 81 en- C2otkag.
BsTnsey sheeiing froezs 500
Glass Blue Sg.i's.
CLASS 5-Bise FicaaA
Blue aanpsl lin h. I'D VA; ySTo' lOOuO0
Canvass do. 10000
Ga Z - k2e8,
Calikn pairs, 5000
Kipskin shoes. do. 5000
LASS o-cocGs.
W0Ollen pairs, 1900
CLASS 9.-Aatsrssses. n
Mattresses. 2iOUO
CLA,s lO.-Bl1HksS-
GLASS IL HandEe-cljsJs
Black elk Handkerchief 5000
Offers may he made for classes, the option
Of the bdderi but all the articles embraced in class must
Zach class be considered By ITSELF and the contract for
that class Will be awarded The bidder proposals for
the articles comprised in The class in The sggese
The cloth for the jackets shall be wiied pilot cloth Of
be 81 inches wide, weigh per yard II shall
have list on each edge composed ORA white threads of all
wool APieces weighing less than 5 ounces yard will
eced and each bale Of about 800 yards mus average
The eo for rodnd jackets blue cloth rowsers and blue
caps shall be tWiled AL WOOL Of American manuiae ured
each edg composed OF "a white threads OF all WOOL All
pieces under ounces Peryard will be rejeeted and each
bale Of about 800 yards average Is ounces yard
The satinet must be American manufactured, % inches
wide inside Of list which list consist of not less than
in the whole length Of the piece weigh not less than
OK per yard contan in each piece about yards
Guing wool pur2 indigo blue wool dyed Each bale
400 yards shall average nine and half ounces the yard
satnet rOwsers must be made Of material Ike the above
Tue potcon oroadeloih, and sanet OF Whien garments
| are made, shall be well sponged before made up.
| The flannel must be al wool, American manufactured
wool dyed pure indigo blue and wed; must be in pieces
about 50 yards in length, 81 inches wide, weighing
threads woven in tae whole length Of the piece To be
packed 10 bales Of 10 pieces the pieces Oosd sspa
aey hOHt cl0h boards each bale co0tsn $40 yards and
I5GH pounds flannel No piece TO have less aver &c
weight than $40 ounces per yard
The Oyershs, undershrs drawers aud jumpers must be
made Of flannel like The above
The Barn-ley sheetug must be free from cotton so inches
inwdlh weight twelve 81 ICO per ard texture,
| b. 10 l-l6 inch.
The duck must be free from cotton, p inches II
width aud about SO var in The piece. double thread
and m z, weight, eight ounces % 100 per yard;
| . by 10 to y iEch.
The shoes be stamped with the contractors name
number Of and year when made The be tn
following proportion for each so pairs, unless oheTwise
dered, Of No. 5 Of NO.6, - Of No = Il OF 40
! Of No. 9, ofl0, ] Of No. II.
They conform in all respects 70 the samples tn
yards and 70 be delivered cd strong boxes, so paiIs
each The Of tbs contractor contents, and the yea
| when made, marked each box.
TIE caska and the kpskn shoes 10 be packed In sepa
| rate boxes.
The wollen socks must be knit, indigO-miXed
ribbed, all WOOL and OF American manufacture. No. le
% inches, feet II ches tea dozen shall average tr
pounds, pair snail he less Than three ard ha
ounces. No 2, u inches, foot 10 inches dozen sha
average tao pounds twelve and pair shall
less than three and Oneq The cks snail
well secured color and quantity fully equal sample
The mattresses weigh ten pounds including ticking
which be feet in length and 81 ipches vide. II
covers II inches Ia leHgth aud % inches
width The hair, tckiag, and covers must conform
| samples.
ne rankin must be the best blue American nankiR,
inches Wide threads by threads the 10th of
| inch, dyed with pure Bengal indigo.
The blankets weigh six pounds per pair, and mel
So by 81 inches each. bale Of 50 pairs weigh 81
pounds and pair shall weigh less than pounds - ounce
They must be OF American huaCuTs made Of clean
| and each blanket must be marked ~. S. Navy"