Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-16
IHiatOrIcal Notes.

The Farmers Weekly Museum, New
Hampshire and Vermont Journal, printed by
David Carlisle for Thomas Il Thomas deal
ers in books and stationery, was first issued
from the press at Wapole N. H., Monday,
April ID 1892 In a well preserved copy
published Aug. 9Th, 1893 (Which q friend
has kindly loaned us, y we find many interest
ing local advertisements and historical facts.
OF the latter we copy the following rerbdtim
etHterdtim, as of especial interest to the read
ers of Church. article on American Arms and
Ammunition in Scribner's for January, 1880,
and of general interest to every lover Of local
and national history: O.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that pro-
posals will be received at the Office of the
Secretary of the Treasury for supplying the
United States with number not exceeding
forty thousand stands Of arms on the follow
ing conditions
LIST. The arms shall be manufactured in
the United States, conformable to the Charlie
vile pattern the barrels shall be proved,
and the muskets inspected agreeable to the
rules now practsed and required by the
United States =: tho Locks shall be duly
hardened the Ramrods and Bayonets shall
be tempered and the mountings, locks, and
every other particular shall be finished in a
wOrkmanike manner.
ID The proposals must specify the num-
Der which the party is willing to furnish and
the time or times of delivery fourth Of
the proposed number must be delivered in
six months. oue-fourth in twelve months,
and the remainder in eighteen months
from the time Of signing the con-
tracts; the public will not be considered
bound to receive any arms, which are not
ready for delivery within the times proposed.
3D. For every stand of arms, with Bayo-
net and Ramrod complete as aforesaid, the
United States will allow thirteen dollars and
forty cents.
4th When practicable and con sistent with
existing arrangements, seasoned stocks will
be delivered from the public stores in Phila-
delphia to contractors. at the rate of twenty
Ave cents each.
ith. The arms will be received in the re-
spective states at places TO be hereafter des-
ignated-The United States shall not be
bound to prove less than five hundred bar
rels at one time, unless the barrels are trans
ported to some public factory or dep osit of
arms, in which case any number not les than
one hundred will be proved.
9Th. The parties contracting will he re-
quired to give bonds with suretes for fulfill
ing their engagements no money will be ad-
vanced unless indisputable testimonials of
skill and ability to execute the proposed con-
tracts are produced, nor in cases where pro-
posals are made for less number than one
thousand stands of arms the right of judg-
ing of the expediency Of making advances of
money is absolutely reserved.
eth. Until contracts are made for supply
ing forty thousand stands of arms the sum
of thirteen dollars and forty cents will be
paid at the Treasury for every complete
stand of arms manufactured in the United
States, and which may be delivered in par
cells Of no less than twenty into the public
arsenals already or hereafter to be establish
ed. Those who propose to deliver arms
must however indicate their intentions Sc a.
sonably to the Office Of the Secretary of the
Treasury. OLIVER WoLcoTT,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Treasury Department, June 22d, 1898.