The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-31
Proposals for Stationery.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,

OFFICE SECRETARY THE SENATE U. $,
August Sd, lo4S.
TN pursuance OF the act legazng and making appropr
for such necessary objects have been usually
aw an to tx snd op
of the departments and offices Of the government, and for
p% Be this Office nn 10
M Monday, the 4h of September next for furnishing
e % @ 15 e n ass 90 s s
by the Secretary, viz.
10 reams whIts asossing paper to be 2s by 10 inches
Is do white single fiat cap paper, smooth surface
% do white vellum cap paper saiin tnish faint lined
70 do white velum cap paper, satin fnsh plain
81 DO white yeum cap paper, satin finish plain n.,.
Is do white yellum quarto post paper, satin finish,
50 do white yellum note paper satin finish, gilt
rs do blue velium note paper, satin finish, gilt
IL dozen cap portfolios
do post portfolios, with locks u.
do four blade penknives pearl handles, silver tip
do ,wopiade penknives, pearl handles
l do iour-bade penknves, buck handles
8 gross roo B biaci. ieisiV pencils
5000 clear quilts, No. 10
IL dozen ivory folders inches long, and inch wide
II do yory-handle wafer.samps. chequered
fitted with glass inks and Sands inches
square, with division TOR waters, q top for
the same, and II division for pens.
IL gross large barrel steel pens
do small barrel steel pens
dozen cards Perrys three-po pens
do cards Perry's five point pens
do cards Perrys patent penholders, with pens 70
do cards Windle's bullion pens
gross Pratt's small bright steel pens
do other steel pens
do large-barrel pen handles
10 dozen cloth pen-wipers
dozen pint jugs black ink
10 do half-pnt Jugs black ink
60 pounds red waters, in tin canisters
50 boxes transparent waters n'' 0''''N''.'' r
100 pounds red seang-wax, twenty sticks tho pound,
OF the very finest quality
10 do black sealing wax twenty sticks to the pound,
Of the very finest quality
90 boxes fancy sealng-wax
10 10 gross red apo, No 10
pounds India rubber 40 pieces to the pound
dozen japanned wafer boxes
do Morocco-covered memorandum books
do Morocco-covered boxes, to be in all respects
like the sample at this office
10000 long brown envelopes
5uOO long white do
2OOOO0 brown envelopes for documents
$1,000 white envelopes Tor letters
5000 brown envelopes Tor letters
$1,000 white envelopes for notes
10000 white envelopes tor cards
BY the act approved June H. IS4 Secretary OF the
Senate directed to confne his purchases exclusively
the growth and manufacture OF the United States
provided the be procured OF such growth and
of suitable quality aud reasonable prices,
saned Of terexn CROWN and mannactufe preference
Will therefore be given to the productions OF American
atcIe viii STATE whether The same is Of the CROWN and
manu- fac ture of the Uned States
The ARTICLES will be delivered the office of the Secre-
tary of the Senate Washington, free any charge for
carriage, before the LIST oil November next, will
be paid Tor delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be the
once 1.-THE Secretary OF the Senate.
Every ariirte must be Of The rery best quality.
A sufficient specimen o. each article proposed for (of
paper hall quue) is TO accompany the proposal and be
marked with the name OF the pioposer. The whole
article specified in the foregoing will be deemed class;
and The person offering ulsh any such the low
price (lualry consdeed) will receive contract for the
ae executnga bond with sureties salts
factory the Secretary the Senate, peror
thereof, under forfeiture OF contract lrlee in
OF failure; which bond is De flied the office of the
said Secretary within ten days alter the proposals have
been accepted. . 49, hi
Proposals should be end ~sed Proposals. for stationery
Senate, and be dlreciet TO the Secretary OF the
Senate at Washington Postage carriages of proposals
and specimens When taey exceed two ounces be
paid ASBUkY DlCkINS,
Aug. .-iawiw Secretary OF the Senate