Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-07
GOVERNMENT SALE oFWHIsKY


OFFICE DEPoT C0MNIssARY. /
FORTRESS MONROE Va, Sept. 22d, 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate are invited
and will be received by the undersigned at this Depot
Until Until y O'CLOCK NJ; ON THE 18th DAY OF oGTo-
Der, 1865, for the sale of One Thousand Seven Hun
bred and Fifteen dds Barrels of Whiskey more or
less, as follows, viz
seven q 067) barrels of Rectiied Whiskey originally
inspected in April, May and June, 1854 and January,
1862 containing about t9ry-two thousand three hun
dred and tOrty-hve 423i5) gallons.
Proposals for ten 90 barrels and upwards of this
LOT No. 2-Consisting of four hundred and sixty
$3.50 barrels of Pure Copper Distilled and Superior
Bourbon Whiskey, originally inspected in February,
1867 containing about eighteen thousand four hun
bred and ninety eight 1S,4GS) gallons.
Proposals for five % barrels and upwards of this
lot will be received.
Q2O barrels of Pure Rye Whskey. originally in
sPected in February, 1860 containing about four
thousand eight hundred 4.S00) gallons.
Proposals for three 81 barrels and upwards of this
LOT No. 4-Consisting of sixtythree 63) barrels of
Pure Old Rye Whiskey, originally inspected in Feb
ruary 1863. containing about two thousand five hun
dred and twenty 2,520) gallons.
Proposals for two ~ barrels and upwards of this
LOT No. 5-Consistng of FIVE o. barrels of Pure
Old Bourbon WIFI key, rginally inspected in June.
Q63) gallons.
Proposals for one o. barrel and upwards of this lot
will be received
care, and Is all pure and of prime quality. The recti
fed was designed for issue TO the troops in the field
and the Bourbon and Rye for sales to officers, and
are equal. If not superior to any WHISTLES in the
market; has all been regauged within the present
month and is in excellent order-packages being of
the best quality.
Samples of the Whiskey can be seen and Blank
PROPOSALS obtained ut the following named offices OF
the Subsistence Department, viz:
CoLoNEL Ii. L. CLARKE, a. d. G. and A. c. G. s.,
New York.
BREvEr BRIG. GES'L THOMAS WILSON, C. s.,
MAJOR GEORGE BELL, C. s., Washington. D. C.
CAPTAIN TlIOS. e. SULLIVAN, C. s., Richmond,
Va.
CAPTAIN Z. D. BRIGHAM, C. S., Boston, Mass.
CAPTAIN }. b. VIRGINS, c. s., Philadelphia. Pa.
The Government reserves the right to withdraw
any or all Of the above lots and to reject any pro-
poSals deemed too low.
Payment to be made in United States currency
of bid, and prior to the delivery of the property
A guarantee equal to half the amount proposed
for must accompany the bid signed by two ~ respon
sible parties
When removing the Whskey purchasers will pro-
vide their own transportation, and the Government
will load the vessels free of wharfage dockage or
labor
Bidders are invited to be present at the opening of
their proposals. Brevet Brigadier General Joseph
Roberts, U. s. A., commanding at Fortress Monroe,
Va, some other officer of rank will be present at
the opening Of the bids to represent absentees.
JAMES CURRY,
Colonel and G. S. V.
The above is published by order of the Commssary
General of Subsistence
THOMAS WILSON,
se22-ts Brevet Brig. Gen. and c. s.. U. S. A.