The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-26

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of the departments and offices u the government and for
Proposals VII be epeeved this Office until 10 O'CLOCK
m, Monday the 4h OF Septembc next, for furnishing
each article be of the very best quality, and approved
10 reams white engrossng paper to be 26 by 10 inches
trimmed
100 do cartrldge paper
Is do white velnm cap paper san finish, faint lined
20 do white veiIum cap paper, satin finish, plain
90 do white vellum cap paper satin finish, plain
20 do white velam quarto post paper, satin finish,
Is do white velum quarto post paper satin finish,
faint lined, gilt
90 do white yeinm note paper, satin finish, gil.
% do blue vel!nm note paper, satin finish, gilt
Il dozen cap portfolios
do post portfolios, with locks
do four blade penknives, pearl handles, silver tip
do two.blade penknives, pearl handles
! do blade penknives, buck handles
do pairs scissors
gross black-lead pencils
5000 clear quilts, No 10
Y dozen ivory folders, inches long, and inch wide
IL do ivory-hande wafer-stamps. chequered
do ebony standishes. inches long, and wide,
fitted with eutgass inks and sands, II inches
square, with division bf waters, u top for
do fancy nkstands
do smal-barreI steel pens
dozen cards Pery's shree-pont pens
do cards Perry's fve.pont pens
do cards Perry's patent penholders, with pens to
do cards windle's bullion pens
gross Pratts small bright steel pens
do other steel pens
10 dozen cloth penwlpers
dozen pint jugs black ink
10 do hat-plnt Jugs black ink
6o pounds red waters, in Tin canisters
90 do do in boxes containing pound each
50 boxes transparent waters
100 pounds red seang-wax twenty sticks to the pound,
N !. ~, OF the very finest qualify
III do black sealing. wax, twenty sticks 10 the pound,
OF the very finest quality
GO boxes fancy sealing-wax
~ gross red tape, No ~ .aHf
pounds Inda-rubber, 40 pieces to the pound
dozen Japanned wafer boxes
do Morocco-covered memorandum books
do Morocco covered boxes, be in all respects
like the sample at this office
10000 long brown envelopes
5000 long white do
100000 brown envelopes for documents
50OO0 white envelopes Tor letters
25OO0 brown envelopes lor letters
oo0oO white envelopes Tor notes
10000 white envelopes Tor cards
2OO pounds black sand o.,
BY the act approved June IT, 1874, the Secretary OF the
Senate is directed to conne his purchases exclusively to
articles Inc growth and manufacture Of the United States
manufacture of suitable quality and reasonable prices
upon as good terms to quality and price as can be OBJ
tanned OF foreign growth and manufacturer preference
wl therefore be given to the productions OF American IN
dnsy and all persons making proposals TO supply any
article, will state whether the OF the growth
manufacture OF the United States:
The ARTICLES will be delivered at the office of the Score
try OF the Senate at Washington, free OF charge for
carriage or before the lsr OF November next and will
be PAID Tor delivery. ..t
Specimens OF articles required may be the
office of the Secretary OF the Senate
Every article must be of the pery best quality.
sufficient specimen o. each article proposed for (o
paper half qulre) accompany the proposal and be
marked with pioposer The whole OF each
article spec ia the foregoing st will be deemed GLASS;
and the person Offering furnish any such class the
price Qualify con.dered) will receive
same, executing bond, win suretes,
factory TO the Secretary OF tie Seate Tor tho performance
thereof, under 10 ieure OF twice price
OF failures which bond is 10 he filed in office of
said Secretary WITHIN ten days alter the proposals have
been accepted.
Proposals should be end rsed Proposals for stationery
for tine Senate" and be directed Secretary
Senate at Washington Postage carriage OF proposals
and specmels wnen they exceed ounces, must be
pad. ASBURY DlCklNS,
Aug 5-iawlw Secretary OF the Senate