NP, WJ 12/14/1861

From the Wilmington Journal
December 14, 1861
 
Wilmington & Weldon R. R. Co.
Wilmington, Dec. 13th, 1861
 
   Sealed proposals are invited and will be received by the undersigned until Dec. 30th, 1861, for supplying this Company the following articles of subsistence stores, viz:
5,800 Lbs. of Bacon, Sides and Shoulders
2,900 bushels of Meal (White)
to be delivered in equal monthly proportions. The deliveries may be made at Wilmington, Goldsboro', or Weldon -- the preference for delivery in Wilmington.
   Each Bidder will state the quantity of Bacon or Meal he proposes to supply, the price per pound or per bushel, delivered at either of the places mentioned.
   Offers will also be received for the supply of Bacon to be made in two or four deliveries, say on the 1st of January and July or January, April, July and October, or Meal to be delivered on the 25th of each month.
S. L. Freemont
Eng. & Supt.

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