The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-23

% do white Bath post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt, faint-ned
SO do blue 4to post paper, highly glazed, and
hard calendered, gilt, faint-Iined
do white 4to. post paper, satin finish, with
black border
100 do large size white note paper, satin finish,
gilt
100 do small size white note paper, satin finish,
gilt
50 do fancy note paper, of different kinds, eat
in finish
do white note paper satin finish, with black
border
2 do blotting paper
IL dozen quarto portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, without locks
IL do four-blade penknives, pearl handles, sill
yer tipped
70 do small iwo-blade penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
3 do four blade penknves, buck handles,
tipped
2do ivory-hande erasers
10 do pairs scissors
I6 do pearl folders
25 do ivory folders, inches long and inch
wide, and TO weigh not less than ounces
to the dozen
10 do ivory handle wafer stamps, chequerei
90 do small seals for notes
10 do paper weights
10 pounds was tapers
5 gross black-lead pencils, Faber's No. / &
2, or others OF like quality
IL dozen Standishes or pump inkstands
2 do large glass inkstands
6 do cutglass nksiands, II inches square, for
desks, with hinge tops -
do cut-glass sand stands, II Mehes square,
for desks
10 do sna-size cut-glass or fancy inkstands
2 do bronze or other spring-top inkstands
5 900 clear quilts, No. 80
3 900 opaque quilts, No. 80
5 900 clear quilts, No. 10
200 dozen large,bnrre steel pens. very elastic
$50 cards Perry's three-pont steel pens, or 9TH
ers OF like make and quality
300 do Perry fne-point steel pens, or others of
like make and quality
100 do Perry's elastic fountain steel pens, or
others Of like make and quality
ITO dozen long point steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 doz. Phneas's bank steel pens. or others of
like make and quality
gross other steel pens
do large-barrel pen handles, rosewood
A. do small-barrel pen handles, rosewood
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
25 do halfpint jugs do do do
2 do bottles red ink do do
60 pounds red waters for letters, i'm square or
oblong boxes, containing oun& es each
"a dozen boxes sma-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 20
sticks to the pound, in .-pound boxes
30 do black wax, Of the very best quality, 20
atck o To IN,
do black waters
90 dozen small boxes fancy wax
do pieces Of taste, assorted sizes
gross red tape, No %
do red tape, No. 10
100 do red tape, No. Is
5pounds India rubber, 40 pieces 70 the pound.
IL dozen memorandum books, octave size, mo-
rocco covers
2 do memorandum books, very small size, do
$50 letter files
~ dozen embossed paper boxes, like the SAM
pie at this Office
9 do japnnned sandsifters
AZ, 900 long brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10 900 long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
300 900 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
40 900 large-size white letter adhesive envelopes
1000 sma-sze white letter adhesive envelopes
65 900 large-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
30 900 large-size white note adhesive envelopes
as, 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
800 white note envelopes, with black border
1000 white card envelopes, with black border
5000 extra-large size white envelopes, very
smooth and thick, 81 by Al inches
300 pounds black sand in ] ID. papers
BY the act approved June IL, 1874, the Secre-
tary of the Senate is directed to confne his pur-
chases exclusively to articles Of the growth and
Of the United States, provided the
same can be procured Of such growth and msnu-
facture Of suitable quality and reasonable prices,
upon as good terms to quality and price can
be obtained Of foreign growth and manufacture"
A preference will therefore be given to the pro-
ductions Of American industry; and all persons
making proposals to supply any article will state
whether the same is of the growth and mannfac-
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 FIRST Of
October next.
Eveyy srticls must be Of the perry best quality, us-
less On inferior svficle u called for.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed
Tor (of paper half quire, and Of envelopes 25)
is to accompany the proposal, and to be marked