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War Department ad seeks beef ration contracts across multiple states
The War Department invites separate proposals for supplying all rations from Oct 11 1808 to Jun 1 1810 across Michigan Michigan Territory Kentucky Tennessee Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri and more with additional openings for Jan 11 1809 to Jun 1 1810 including Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and the Springfield Armory area. Rations comprise beef or pork bread or flour rum or brandy salt vinegar soap and candy with price adjustments possible to keep ration value proportional. contracts require steady supply for six months at Michilimackinac Detroit Chicago and three months at western ports.
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Iadiana
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United States
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New Hampshire
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Pennsylvania
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Ocmulgee Old Fields
Georgia
Michilimackinac
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