The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-15


glazed, and hard calendered, gilt
10 do blue French Bath post paper, highly
glazed, and hard calendered, faint
lined, gilt
80 do large size white note paper, satin lin
ish, gilt
2o do small size do do do do
20 do fancy note paper, Of different kinds,
satin finish
10 do white St; 4to post paper satin finish, with
~ do white note paper, satin finish, with
black border
dozen go cap portfolios w,ho%t with Locks fsc
do portfolios, with locks
do four blade penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
do small two blade pcnknves. pearl
handles, silver tipped
do four blade penknives, buck handle,
tipped
do ivory handle erasers
3 do pairs scissors, round points
do pairs office shears, like the sample al
this office
4 gross black lead pencils, Faber's Nos | & 2
or others Of like quality
10 dozen paper weights
5000 quilts, clear, No. 50
1000 do Opaque, No. so
1000 do clear, No. 20
II dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, che
quered
II do small seals, for notes
II do ivory folders, inches long and inch
wide
do pearl folders
= agS lmg barrel barrel ss pens very elastic
10 dozen cards Perry's three point steel pens,
or others of like make and quality
10 do do Perry's fine point steel pens, do
10 do do do elastic fountain steel pens,
or others Of like make and quality.
do bullion pens
4 gross long point steel pens
8 do other steel pens
i do large barrel pen handles
"a
do small pen handles
dozen lancy pen handles
! gross cloth pen wipers
6 dozen pint jugs of black ink, of the very
do bottles @ red Ink do do do do do
20 pounds red waters, for letters
do white waters, do
10 dozen boxes small size transparent waters
10 do boxes fancy motto walters
30 pounds red wax, of the very best quality,
2Osticks to the pound, in pound boxes
20 do black wax, do do do
IL dozen boxes fancy
do pump inkstands or standishes
dozen small sise cut-glass or fancy ink
stands
| do French bronze or other spring ink
stands
do ut-glass inkstands, / Z inches square,
for desks
do cut glass slndstsnds, do do
do japanned wafer boxes, small size
10 gross red tape, No. %
do do No. -
30 do do No. IL
dozen memorandum books, quarto size,
morocco covers
do memorandum books, octave size,
morocco covers
do morocco covered boxes to be in all
respects like the sample at this office
10000 long brown envelopes, for letters
10000 long white envelopes, for letters
5000 large cloth lined envelopes
1000 medium do
5000 large letter size do
10000 large size white letter adhesive envelope.
10000 small size do do
10000 white note envelopes, No. 45O-3
10000 white note adhesive envelopes
10000 envelopes to suit the fancy note paper
10000 large plain white card envelopes
1900 white letter envelopes, with black border
5000 white note envelopes, do
100000 brown envelopes for documents, very thicl
and tough
dozen embossed paper boxes
Is do letter files
do taper stands
200 pounds black sand in llb papers.
BY the act approved June IL, ls4s, the Secretary
Of the Senate is directed 10 conine his purchase,
exclusively toartices the growth aud manu- lactur,
of tho United States, provided the same can be pro-
cured OF such growth and manufacture OF suitable
quality and at reasonable price,, upon a good
terms as to quality and price be obtained o
foreign growth and manufacture" A preference
will therefore be given TO the productions of Amer.
can industryi and all persons making proposals to
supply any article win state whether the same il
Of the growth and manufacture Of the United
States.
The articles must be delivered at the ofico of tho
Secretary Of the Senate at W ashngton free of any
charge for carriage, before the 26th OF No
vember next in default of which the bonds will b,
put in suit
Evoy article must be of The vsry bsst qualify u,i.
less an inferior article is called for.
sufficient specimen of each article proposed
for (of paper hafa quirc) is to accompany the pro
posal and TO be marked with the name Of the pro
poser and the price OF the article. The whole o
each article specified in the foregoing let will 6,
deemed clsss, and the person offering 20 furnish
any such class at the lowest price Equality consid
erod) will receive contract for the same, on exc
cutting bond, with two or more surcties satisfsc.
tory TO the Secretary of the Senate for the perform
ancc thereof, under forfeiture of twice the con
tract price in of failure which bond is 10 he filed
in the office of the said Secretary within ten days f.
ter the proposals have been accepted.
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for sta
onery for the Senate" and be directed to the Sec.
retary of the Senate at Washington"
Proposals and specimens must be delivered ni
the office, free Of charge.
ASBURY DlCKINS,
Oct 5-lav4w secretary of the Senate,