PROPOSALS FOR RATIONs.
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HEADQUARTERS MARINE CoRPs,


.. AZ. QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE, :


... Washington, Oct. IL, 1886.
SEPARATE proposals will be received
~ at this office until 10 O'Clock, a m. on Monday,
the 9th day of November next, for furnishing ra.
tons to the United States marines at the following
places for the year l847 viz:


Charlestown, Massachusetts; " w. '' '''


Brooklyn, Long island, New York,


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ..tav a. IS,
Gosport (near Norfolk, J Virginia; -..
Pensacola, Florida; and
70 Washington, District Of Columbia ''t ' ~"
Each ration to consist of one pound and quarter
Of fresh beef, or three-quarers Of pound of mess
pork eighteen ounces Of bread, or superfne -four,
at the option Of the government; and at the rate OF
six pounds Of good coffee twelve poundscf the best
New Orleans sugar, eight quarts of the best white
beans four quarts of vinegar two quarts of salt four
pounds Of good hard brown soap, and one and a
half poundsiof good hard dipped taliow candlesto
each hundred rations. gsT lfilItifaiH naI gamnaB
The beef required shall be delivered on the order
Of the commanding officer OF each station, either in
bulk or by the single ration, and shall consist Of the
best and most choice portions of the curcassg ag
The pork TO be No, prime mess pork, and the
groceries of the best quality of the kinds named, sub
ject TO inspection. s."


4 No bid will be entertained unless accompanied by
the names Of two sureties responsible for the fithi
performance of the contract .1is,ef4- .aG 10 ,ts
To be endorsed Proposals for ratons for lS47.n
cove. AUG. A. NICHOLSON, .". ''' ~
1ti, m 'e Quarternaster Marine Corps
Tho American Sentinel, Penney and Key,
stone, Philadelphia; the Boston Post and Boston
Times, Boston; the Herald, News, Globe Journal
of Commerce, and Courier & Enquirer, New York;
the Baltimore Republican and Sun, Baltimore, the
Norfolk Beacon, Norfolk Herald, the New Era,
Portsmouth, Va; Richmond Enquirer; the Alexao-
dria Gazette, Alexandria, Va; and the Pensacola
Gazette, will give the above three insertions each
per week, and send an account, accompanied by one
printed copy of the advertisement to this office for
payment. y.
Oct l0--1awtd s"1Ha .. a'..." '.'s' 'Aa-5


AND for sale.-I2O acres OF land
IL fronting on the Rockville turnpike, within one
mile of the Georgetown corporation line, and north
Of land of Mr. John Green, embracing several beau
uful sites for building well wooded and watered 1t
will be sold together or divided TO suit purchasers.
Also, l5 acres on the same road, being the meet!
ing-house lot, and which will be divided If neces-
sary, into two parts. ., ..t, a.-s.sa s,.o
Also, 30 acres Of excellent land adjoining Tennaly
Town, and Immediately north Of Mrs. Syies's farm,
well watered.il rC'tIoas W. fua. ~ suata 40
The above lands are most convenient to the mar
kets OF the city and Georgetown, and, in order to
close the sale Of them, they will be disposed Of at
very reduced prices, and accommodating terms.
Apply either u Richard Smith, or 10 Charles o.
Nourse.


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