The southern press., 1851-07-29

5000 opaque quilts, No. 80
1000 clear quilts, No. 10
200 dozen large e-barrel steel pens, very elastic
400 do small-bnrre steel pens do
800 cards Perry's three point steel pens or 9th.
ers OF like make and quality
200 do Perry 8 point steel pens, or others of
like make and quality
100 do Perry's elastic fountain steel pens, or
others oflike make and quality
l70 dozen long point steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 doz. Phneas's bank steel pens, or others Of
like make and quality
4 gross other steel pens
do large-barrel pen handles, rosewood
4 do small-barrel pen handles, rosewood
4 do small pen handles
10 dozen fancy pen handles
"a do cloth pen wipers
do pint jugs. Of black ink, of the very
best quality
2 do bottles red ink do do
GO pounds red waters for letters, in square or
oblong boxes, containing ounces each
"a dozen boxes smnll-size transparent waters
"a do boxes fancy motto waters
40 pounds red wax, Of the very best quality,
10 sticks to the pound
100 do red wax, OF the very best quality, 90
sticks to the pound, in ,-pound boxes
30 do black wax, Of the very best quality, 20
sticks to the pound, in I-pound boxes
$ do black WATERS
20 dozen small boxes fancy wax
do pieces Of taste, assorted sizes
gross red tape. No. %
5 do red tape, No. 10
100 do red tape, No. IL
5pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound.
Is dozen memorandum books, octave size. mo-
rocco covers
2 do memorandum books, very small size, do
$50 letter files
- dozen embossed paper boxes, like tn. sam
pie at this Office
2 do japsnned sandsifers
40, 900 long brown envelopes, for letters, verv
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10000 long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
900 900 medium brown envelopes, for documents,
very thick, smooth, and tough, par
adhesive
5000 extra large size white letter adhesive en-
velopes, very smooth and very thick
10000 lorge-size white letter adhesive envelopes
10000 small-size white letter adhesive envelopes
5000 large size brown letter adhesive envelopes
30, 900 large-siz white note adhesive envelopes
45. 900 small-size white note adhesive envelopes
$4,000 envelopes, to suit the fancy, note paper
5000 fancy card ENVELOPES
$4,000 plain white card envelopes
$500 white letter envelopes, with black border
$500 white note envelopes, with black border
1000 white card envelopes, with black border
5000 extra-large size white envelopes, very
smooth and thick, % by ~ inches
900 pounds-bIack sand in ID. papers
BY the net approved June IL. l644, the Secre-
tary Of the Senate is directed to confne his pur-
chases exclusively to articles Of the growth and
manufacture Of the United States, provided the
same can be procured Of such growth and manu-
cture Of suitable quality and at reasonable prices
upon as good terms as to quality and price can
be obtained Of foreign growth and manufacture ;"
preference will therefore be given to the pro-
ductions Of American industry; and all persona
making proposals. to supply any article will state
whether the same is Of the growth and manufAc-
ture Of the United States.
The articles must be delivered at the Office OF
the Secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free Of
any charge for carriage, on or before the arst Of
October next.
Essry article ~asf be If the vsry best qualify vn-
Isss ~ aNfsvtor Mfscls 10 called for. =
A Sufficient specimen Of each article proposed
for (of paper half quire. and Of envelopes ~
. TO aseompsny the proposals. and 70 b marked