Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-09
GOVERNMENT SALE WHISKY


FORTRESS MoXRoE, Va, Sept. I'D, 1866.
SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate are invited
and will be received by the undersigned at this Depot
until y O'CLOCK NJ. ON THE 18th DAY OF 0CfO-
Der 1865, for the sale of One Thousand Seven Hun
dred and Fifteen Q7l5) Barrels of Whiskey, more or
less, as follows, viz:
LOT No. 1--Consisting of ten hundred and sixty
seven QG6O barrels Of Rectifed Whisky, originally
inspected in April May and June 1861, and January,
1868, containing about tory-two thousand three hun
bred and fortyfye (i2,3i5) gallons
Proposals for ten QO) barrels and upwards of this
LOT No. 2-Conssting of four hundred and sixty
460 barrels of Pure Copper Distilled and Superior
Bourbon Whiskey, originally inspected in February,
1865, containing about eighteen thousand four hun
bred and ninety eight 1855 gallons ~
Proposals for five 81 barrels and upwards of this
lot will be received.
LOT No. 3-Consisting of one hundred and twenty
Q20) barrels of Pure Rye Whiskcy, originally in
spected in February, 1865, containing about four
thousand eight hundred 1900 gallons.
Proposals for three % barrels and upwards of this
LOT No 4-Conssting of sixty-three (63) barrels of
Pure Old Rye Whiskey originally inspected in Feb
ruary 1855, containing about two thousand five hun
Proposals fer two (2 barrels and upwards of this
lot will be received.
Old G bourbon WRskey orgna IN N e
1864, containing about one hundred and sixtythree
Proposals for one q barrel and upwards of this lot
will be received.
The Whiskey was originally selected with great
care. and is all pure and of prime quality The recti-
fed designed for issue to the troops in the field
and the Bourbon and Rye for sales to officers, and
equal. if not superior to any WHISTLES in the
market; has all been regaUged within the present
month, and is in excellent Order-packagcs being of
the best quality.
Samples of the Whiskey can be seen and Blank
Proposals obtained at the following named offices of
the Subsistence Department, viz
COLONEL IL. I. CLARKE A. ID. G. and A. C. G. s.,
New York.
BREvET BRIG. GENT THOMAS WILSON, C. s.,
Baltimore.
MAJOR GEORGE BELL. c. s.. Washington, D. c.
CAPTAIN TIl0S. C. SULLIVAN, c. S., Richmond,
Va.
CAPTAIN }. i. WIGGINS c. $, Philadelphia, Pa.
any or all of the above lots, and to reject any pro-
poSais deemed too low.
Payment to be made in United States currency
within ten Q0) days after notification of acceptance
of bid, and prior to the delivery of the property.
A guarantee equal to one-half the amount proposed
for accompany the bid signed By two % respon
sible parties.
When removing the Whiskey purchasers will pro-
vide their own transportation, and the Government
will load the vessels, free Of wharfage, d0ckage or
labor
Bidders arc invited to be present at the opening of
their proposals. Brcvct Brigadcr General Joseph
Roberts, L. 5. ~, commanding at Fortress Monroe,
Va, ether officer of rank, will be present at
the opening of the bids TO represent absentees.
JAMES CURRY.
Colonel and c. S. V.
The above is published by order of the Commissary
General Of Subsistence. ~
THOMAS WILSON,
se22-ts Brevet Brig. Gen. and G. s.. U. S. A.