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ouaRrreMAsrRR GENERALS BUREAU.


euARrrsMAsrzR GENERALS BUREAU.
letter books medium, fall bound 10 calf, Russ.
bands and ends, quires, with index ru's'
10 pstlerq, per book
contract book 5 quirss, same binding, ruled e
pattern, with index
SUBSISTENCE BUREAU.
quires foliopost for contracts aud bonds
3 do 4to post for circulars
DO foolseap, for do
4 do acquisitions, iooiscaP
PAyMAsTeR GENERALS BUREAU.
ream muster rolls
do pay rolls
H. do circulars ruled
do acquisitions, ruled
Binding volume acquisitions, hall bound
DO IL vols. public documents, full sheep PEI
volume
Do / vol. blank book for register Of officers
accounts, paper included
Do / vol. blank book for digest OF reports
paper included, thick quarto
Do | vol blank book, quires and index
SURGEON GENERALS BUREAU.
] ream returns Of medicine, instruments, sc.
| do do hospital stores, bedding, Sc
500 copies quarterly sick reports :,
500 do meteorological registers, form 10
les do do DO do NO =
| ream acquisitions 70. medicine, instruments, re
] do do for hospital stores, bedding, &c.
! Letter Book, medium quires, bound IN cali
Russia band & ends.
Binding 20 volumes pamphlets, books, &c,
ENGINEER BUREAU.
reams Cadet Cass-reports, quarto.
/ do Regulations relative to admission of Ca
diets, quarto
. demi Letter Books, bound in calf Russia banc
aud ends.
TYPOGRAPHICAL BUREAU.
3 reams Accounts Current, quarto
3 do Abstracts, do
do Vouchers, do
Letter Books, quires each, bound IN cali, Rus
STA band and ends
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NOTICE,
march ls-ly

In relation 10 The memorial Of ne Land Office for the Wed
en Disir CT Of Missouri from The tocn Of Lexington
20 Clinton.
N virtue Of the authority conferred on the Execu-
tive by the third section Of the act Of Congress an
proved August the 29th, le42, entitled "An act for
creating land district in the State Of Missouri
and for changing the boundaries Of the Southwestern
and Western Land Districts IN said State" notice is
hereby given that the Office for the Western Land
District Of Missouri will be removed from Lexington
to the town Of CLNroS, in Henry county, so soon as
the necessary arrangements for that purpose can be
made.
Special notice as TO the precise da Of removal
will be given by the Register and Receiver
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing.
ton, this twenty-eghth day Of April, A. ID.
lo43. JOHN TYLER
BY the President
THO. II. BLAZE, Commissioner General Land Office
April 2g-law6w
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POST OFFICE BUSINESS.

THE undersigned continues to transact business
4 for mail contractors, pensioners, draughted vo-
unteers, and claimants generally at the seat of Go
Vernment
He has blank bids ready for persons DESTROYS Of
bidding for mail contracts The old service and pay
upon any route given at the shortest notice and adj
vice as to bidding communicated, if desired No APP
Phcaton attended to, unless accompanied by fee OF
hive dollars and no letter taken from the office I'M
less the postage rs paid. No person having business
at the seat OF Government need attend in person. if
full descriP ion Of tie business is communicated,
snd full power Of attorney sent on by mail
Ten per cent. charged upon all old claims allowed
by the proper authorities after the allowance is made
Nothing charged unless the claim is allowed.
Refer TO the members OF the Twenty Seventh Con-
gress generally.
JESSE f. DOW,
Washington, Sth street, near General Post Office.
March 2l-lyif
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A NTHON'S GREEK AND ROMAN ANTI
IA DUTIES, edited by William Smith, Phi. d.,
illustrated by numerous engrayings first American
edition. carefully revised; and containing additional
articles by Chas. Anthem, LII. ID. just published
and received, for sale by +. TAYLOR.
Also, The Mayfower; or, Sketches of Scenes and
Characters among the descendants of Pilgrims by
Mrs. Stowe.
No. of Harper's cheap edition of Shakespeare,
IS cents.
No. 2 of Harpers cheap edition of Family Libra
ry, 25 cents.
No. 7 Of Aisons History, 25 cents. may 80
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(,HAPMAN'S MAGIC RAZOR STROP four
~ sided.--Side No. being hone of a new COM
position which will reduce the razor, pen-knife or
surgical instrument to a smooth and keen edge more
speedily and with greater perfection than any thing
that has before been offered TO the public Wherever
the instrument is well known it is used to the exclu
sion of all Others Prices ranging from SO cents up
wards.
Sold for the proprietor by +. TAYLOR,
Bookseller
-. Those purchasing to sell again will be supplied
at the lowest mandatory prices. may 30
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n OLD AND SILVER COIN AND COINAGE
VI By Messrs Eckfeldt and Du Bots, Assayers Of
the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia
Complete in one volume, with very numerous engra-
wings
A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins Of all nations
showing their history and legal basis, weight, fine
ness and value, with treaties bullion and plate
counterfeit coins, specific gray ty Of precious metals
statistics Of the production and coinage of gold and
silver in the world, and sundry useful tables.
few copies just received and for sale for the au-
thors by +. TAYLOR.
may 29-3t
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CLINTON HALL BOOK STOHH
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T s. REDFIELD, PUBLISHER, BooKsELLER, AND
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wholesale and retail, at the lowest cash prccs an
extensive assortment Of Theological Classical, Aii,
cellaneous, and School Books also, Blank Books
and Stationery.
PUBLISHED,
The fifteenth edition Of % SIX HUNDRED PICTO-
RIAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIBLE, AND
VIEWS IN THE HOLY LAND" 3 vols. Syo
An idea may be formed of the estimation in which
this work is held by the religious community from
the fact, that THIRTY THOUSAND COPIES have
been sold within the past eighteen months Price
two dollars per volume.
Also, a beautiful volume, entitled Eastern Art,
and Antiquities" with several hundred engraving,
400 PIP l6mo., price, ST. Also, I" Bible Quadruped,
l6mo., beautifully illustrated, price, ST.
All new works received as soon as published
Orders from abroad respectfully solicited, and
promptly attended to-
New York, May III.
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EOR RENT--The three story brick House on
18th street, two doors from the Madsonian Office
near Pennsylvania avenue, being Of the new
block recently erected by Mr.. Monroe. The House
IS IN fine repair, and is one Of the most convenient
present occupied by Judge Bryan, Assistant Post
master General Possession given Immediately
april Is
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AGENCY AT WASHINGTON.


A MOS KENDALL and JOHN f. KENDALL
\ offer their services to such as may have business
with the Government Of the following description,
viz;
Obtaining contracts from the Post Office and other
Executive Departments.
Procuring patents and other business connected
with the Patent Office.
Procuring pcnsIons-rcvolutionary army, and ma
Wy and other business in relation thereto
Settlement Of accounts whether with the State,
Treasury, War, Navy, or Post Office Departments
Prosecuting Of claims against the Government
whether Tor lands, other property or money, before
any Of the Executive Departments or Congress
Our Office is in Todd's rooms, number 10, where
JoHs l.. Kendall will be found during business
hours Amos kendall will also attend at the
Office to consult and advise, and will prepare
cases for presentation 10 the Departments or TO Con.
gress. His knowledge of the forms and details of
public business derived from service 10 the public
Offices will enable him 10 perform this service m the
most effective manner; and those who intrust us with
business may rely upon the utmost promptitnde and
the use Of all proper means TO bring II TO successful
issue. Our charges will be moderate, depending for
their amount on the nature OF the case.
Persons at distance will find il much cheaper 10
employ us IN any business they may have with the
Government, than to come to Washington themselves
We will also attend TO the purchase, sale, or ex.
change Of real property in tie District and the West
em States using our best endeayors prohahly 10
serve AL who will furnish us with accurate d, scrip
tons of the kind Of property wanted To be purchased
or proposed TO be sold or exchanged.
All letters on business should be addressed 10
Messr. Kendall, & Co, agents, and must be post
paid
AMOS KENDALL,
march l6-ly JOHN T.. KENDALL
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DOCK OF THE POETS, | vol, London, with
ID numerous beautiful illustrations, containing the
best works of the English Poets, from Chaucer TO
Beattie.
Also, Book Of the Poets, the Modern Poets, con-
tanning chiefly the English Poetry of the nineteenth
century, volume, corresponding with the other-a
beautiful London edition, with many splendid engrav-
ings. Just received by
may 80 +. TAYLOR.
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PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE h
I BILE AND VIEWS In THE HOLY Ian

i BILE, AND VIEWS IN THE HOLY LAM.
complete in vos.-contalning GOO engrayings illu,
tratye of different texts of Scripture of places
mentioned in the Bible &c. SC, compiled from the
London Pictorial Bible.
The above work is the only ILLUSTRATED
COMMENTARY Of the Bible published in this couu-
try and those VINO anxious to furnish themselves
with work of this kind, viii do well to call and
examine al.
The following is from the Boston Recorder
"This volume completes the design Of the compiler
And il may be said with truth that he hath wrought
good work., in commencing, prosecuting and ,r-
mnatng thus happily, brief series Of 'lllusratu,
which, il not absolutely perfect do yet supply an m
portant desideratum in most family libraries What.
ever may be the opinion Of Others, our own cou,Ic-
tons have strengthened with each successive volume
that the amount of Biblical knowledge in the Amer.
can community, will be greatly augmented by tj,
compilation-and very cordially do we recommend
il TO the attention Of all lovers Of the Bible as yau
able auxiliary in their study Of the word OF God, aud
in their endeavors to duse divine knowledge throu.
out the circles in which they moye.n
For sale, wholesale and retail by
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NEWLY INVENTED INKsTAND, just rcceiv-

Y ed from The patentee, BY p. TAYLOR.
Public officers and others who will be so good as
to examine this inkstand, will perceive that Il com
bncs several advantages before offered 10 the
public II Is so entirely closed against dust or evapo-
ration, that It y impossible even to shake the ink
from It when held IN any position while the pen al
ways receives It's full supply Of ink, and no more
More complete and ehectual in its results than any.
this inkstandis as simple the most plain, being en-
trely without the joints, screws, caps, and other
Celebrations which have dsgraced the scientifically
complicated wristbands OF modern date. The princi.
pie upon which II acts, beng a new application OF
the principles Of bydrostatics will at once be under
stood on inspection Il Is entirely eectual and com
bines a, once durability with entire simplicity
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PROPOSALS.


PROPOSALS viii be received al this ONCE un.'l
il o'clock on the 9th day OF June ensuing, lot
the delivery at the Navy Yard in this city oil tne ar
iicles contained in the accompanying HIST 10 DC ao
Ten DAYS from the time the contract is made, TO DO
subject 10 the inspection and approval OF the oieer
designated by toe commandant 10 inspect The same.
No bid viii DO considered unless the same be made
for all the articles contained in one or more oil e
classes,
CtAas No I--TtNRFR
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A. REED,
Agent, Whitehall.
rntIN
SIX HUNDRED REAMs LETTER AND car
PAPER.

SIA HUNDRED KtANIo LII III MD INT
PAPER.
w FISCHER has just received by the schoo-
wv ners Home and Victory six hundred rcam' Of
white and blue letter and cap paper ruled on three
and four sides, which has been made expressly TO OF
der, Of linen stock, by three Of the best manulac,
rers IN the United States; consequently II - much
better than any other IN the market as no other D.
entirely OF linen. Suffice II 10 say that its SUPERIOR
y over all other paper Is well known 10 many ofcc
OF Government who no doubt will procure supply
before system is introduced VII ch viii have ten
dency TO exclude its use. The above particular pc
per IS kept constantly for sale only at statoner
Hall.
May 20-2aw3w
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QUILL PENS.

" FISCHER, importer has just received 1000
w QUILL PENS, Of excellent quality, put up
IN neat boxes containing rs OF ;. For sale only -
Ssuoners Hsll--priee so GEMS.
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STATIONERY, PRINTING AND BINDING.

NAyY DErARrnrsr, May 18th, ls43.
g EPARATE proposals will be received 81 the once
- Of the Secretary Of the Navy, until o'clock,
r. NJ Of the 10th day Of June next, for furnishing
an The stationery aud executing all the printing anu
binding that may be required BY the Navy Depart
ment 90 any OF its Bureaux, for the year com
meneing lsi July, 10, and ending on the 3Olh 'ope
1874.
An The articles 10 be furnished and work TO be
executed must be Of the best quality, and 10 the sa-
tsiactiou OF the head Of the Office for which they
are required. Samples OF stationery must DO SUD
milted with The proposals, and those Of the person
contracting viii be retained TO compare with deiiye-
res. The other samples will be returned on de-
mand.
The Department reserves 10 itself the right OF or
dering greater or less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for, as the public service may re
qure
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by the
person or persons contracting; and in of ali
ure 10 supply the articles, or 10 perform the work.
the CONTRACT tor and his surees shall be liable Tor the
forfeiture specified la such bond, as liqudated DANA
ges 10 be sued for 10 The of the United States
in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
To ensure uniformity m the proposals, blank forms
will be furnished TO all persons desiring to bid. Bu
one price must be affixed 10 each article.
STATIONERY.
Koreans Folio Post paper, ruled
40 do Cap do do
81 do Quarto Post do
5000 Qaills 60, 10 and 80, opaque and clarified
$50 Cards OF Steel Pens 8 or II card
rs dozen Red Tape, No. Is to rs
do Taste
80 pounds best sqprrGne Sealing Wax
20 do second quality do
Is do DO Waters
50 Penknves
"a Erasures
SO livery Folders
"a Sand Boxes
II pairs Of Shears and Scissors
60 quarts Black Sand
"a Wafer Stamps, of ivory
"a Pounce Boxes do
pounds India Rubber
"a dozen Black Lead Pencils
do Red do
do quart bottles Black Ink
do pint bottles Red Ink
500 Sheets Of Parchment, best prepared
"a Ink Stands, of glass and Wedgewood
10 pounds Gum Arabic
"a Paper Weights, of brass, composition, or lead
10 pounds Cotton twne
10 do Flax do
200 sheets Drawing Paper, from medium to anti
quarian
II sticks India Ink.
PRINTING.
$500 copies of Navy Register, about 10 pages folio
ost, Svo. mostly rule aid figure work TO be
folded and stitched, with blue covers paper
included
so copies Of Navy Register, same matter overrnn
into quarto form; to be half bound and 10
of the copies to be intereaved and feint lined
Circulars and other blanks, paper included
Quarto Post /, ?, 3, or pages, per qure per ream
Cap do do do do
Folio Post do do do do
Book work, exclusive Of paper
Composition, per 1000 ems
Press work, per token
BINDING
Newspapers, daily, per yearly volume
Books, 6yo,, full bound, in calf and sheep
do half bound
Blank Books, for records, &c, similar TO those now
in use, which may be examined by all inclin-
! ed to bid
Letters to be half bound per pattern.
A. THO. SMITH,
.7eiing Secretary Of the Nary.
! may I5-lawtl6juDe
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One half Of tie quantities specified 10 be delivered
at the several depots by the hrs day Of September
ls43, and the remainder in six months hereafter
Payments 10 be made on evidence Of delivery from
the Postmssters, other agents Of the Department
A sample half pound ball must accompany each pro.
posal.
Proposals should be addressed TO the Second
Assistant Postmaster General" and marked Pro.
posas for Packing-twiue "
c, a, WICK1IFFE,
may 2i-laW4t PostmasterG
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g -
- until o'clock Z. NJ, on the 10Th June next fol
furnishing such articles Of stationery may be re
CURED by II for year from the lst day Of Jul,
next enumerated IN the sutjoned sche lule an,
estimate Of quantity but il is 20 be understood by
persons proposing that the Office is to be al liberty
take either less or greater quantity of any arcl,
than is specified, according to its wants, during thu
year
SCHEDULE:
reams folio paper ruled feint line, and margin
red, To pattern
% reams letter paper, blue and white ruled, fein
lines, and unrued, wove and laid
10 reams ioolscap, do do
~ reams envelope paper
500 sheets parchment, dimensions furnished by tn,
Office
5000 quilts 1907
5000 steel pens, (assorted)
gross silk taste
% doz tape
l doZ. inkstauds, glass
9 lbs. India rubber, (prepared)
IS bs sealing wax 4 los. waters
3 gross lead pencils, (hard and sof)
ID. pouncej doz sand boxes | Dbl. sand
doz ink, (Hoover's, 10 quarts)
doz paper folders doz. penkniyes | doz
erascrs.
Each article to be Of the best quality samples e
accompany the proposas,) and TO be delivered with
out delay when ordered.
fhOfOSALS VIII also be received, during III,
same period, and subject to the same conditions fol
the execution Of such printing may be required b,
the Office for one year from the LIST July, l543 con
sisting Of
LETTER PRESS.
reams circulars
reams do
5000 nformaiions TO persons having
business with tbs Patent Office, opoo,nes
5000 laws seen al Tie
ream receipts '"'''
3 reams envelopes
30 heads Of patents
COPPER PLATE.
500 Heads Of Patents-parchment and plate fur
nished by the Office.
BOOK BINDING.
Folio Jelter-books, full bound Russia.
DENY Record-books, do. do.
Received Letters, half bound, in sheep.
may 9-law4w
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TROY, BALLSTON, AND SARATOGA.
IN CONNEXlON by stage lines from Saratoga, by
i the way Of Glens Falls 10 Lake George. and q,
the way Of Sandy Hill, Kingsbury and Fort Ann. 10
WHITEHALL, with the Lake Champlan steamboat,
for Montreal, Quebec, and intermediate places
Cars will leave daily, by steam-power, as follow,
Prom Troy, at O'Clock, a. m.
pm.
Saratoga, for Troy and
Albany, via Troy road, A" an
No change Of passengers or baggage cars.
Passengers WI be taken from on board the New
York steamboats, (wh never they do not 20 10 TroND
Immediately on their arrival at Albany by the steam
boats John Mason and Jonas G. Heart, aud landed al,
Troy.
Stages and steamboats, run every half hour 10 and
from Troy and Albany, and 10 suit the arrival and
departure Of the cars.
Passengers going north Of the Sp, ingy. will frd
stages to convey them TO Lake George, Whitehall,
and intermediate places, connecting with all the priv
cipal Northern and Eastern routes. Either OF the
runs will take passengers In time 10 reach tie Lake
Champlain boat.
The arrangement between Whitehall and Saratoga
Is new, and much more plesssnnnd expeditions than
heretofore. II Is by stages TO Dhnham's Basin near
Sandy Hill, and thence In packet oats TO Whitehall
thus avoiding the rough part Of the road.
Returning-lesve Whitehall on arrival Of Cham
thence to Saratoga stages to arrive in time for the
cars.
n5-A stage leaves Saratoga, daily, at O'Clock,
a m, 10 arrive at Whitehall In time for the
steamboat, which leaves at O'Clock p. m, Of the
day. Passengers going East by taking this line
will arrive at Rutland, Vermont, early in the evening.
ID. SACKETT,
Secretary, Troy.
min Agen, Ybi,.b,u
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PRINTING, BLANK BOOKS, AND BINDING.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Printing 4 reams Blank Requisitons, foolscap.


OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Printing reams Blank acquisitions, fooscap.
Do do Circulars, page, quarto post
Do do Blank Accounts, = on p. foolscap.
Do do do do do
9 Appropriation Account Books, royal, 8 CURES,
bound IN best calf, Russia ends centre bands and
fronts faintined and ruled to pattern with detached
indexes, full bound in best sheep per book including
indexes.
Letter Book, medium, quires, bound in best
calf, with Russia centre band and ends, fant-ned
and ruled, per book
Letter Books, dsm quires, bound in same man
ner faint-lined and ruled per book
Binding - volumes Of newspapers, best marbled
paper sides and yariegated calf backs and corners,
per volume
81 quarto volumes of books, best English marbled
paper sides and Russia backs and corners, per volume
l65 volumes octave, same style, do
80 do full bound in best sheep, do
IL do DO best variegated calf, do
IL do duodecimo, best English marbled pa.
per sides and Russia backs aud corners per volume
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ADJuTANT GENERALS BUREAU.
1900 Monthly Returns, follopost
$50 Monthly Returns for Superintendent Gene
raj Recruiting Service
$50 Monthly Returns Of State Of Recruiting
Service
$50 Recruiting Advertisements
$50 Certificates Of Disability
$50 Militia Commissions
1850 Copies Of the Army Register for 1914
General Orders Regulations Circulars, quartopost
$500 folded once, do one page, per hundred
$500 do do two pages do
5000 do do three pages, do
1000 do do four pages do
Letter Book, full bound, Russia bands, sc,
faint ruled, six quires medium
do Letters Received same as above,
seven quires medium
Order Book do do do
Binding " vols Congressional documents
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IEDiAN BUREAU.
$50 Circulars, quaropost one page
$50 do do two pages
100 Blank Bonds, foolscap, one page
$50 Blank Contracts, foolscap, one page
~ Quires Vouchers, quartoposi, two on sheet
50 New Treaties &c., per 1909 ems for compost
ton, and per token for press work
Letter Books, medium, seven quires in calf,
with Russia bands and ends, red and faint
lined, per token
Letter Books Of Letters Received, medium,
seven quires, in calf, with Russia bands anu
ends, red and faint lined per book.
. Miscellaneous Record Book, do do do
I Blank Book, six qures royal quarto, do do
do FIVE quires royal octave, 90 do