The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-30

200 do white 4to. post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt, faint-lned
80 do white Bath post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt
25 do white Bath post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt, faint-lined
:. SO do blue Alto. post paper, highly glazed, and
hard calendered, gilt, faint-lined
S do white Alto. 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
so do fancy note-paper, of different kinds, sat
S do white note-paper, satin finish, with black
border
2 do blottng paper
10 dozen quario portfolios with locks
do cap portfolios, with locks
6 do cap portfolios, without locks
IL do four-blade penknves, pearl handles, sill
silver tipped
3 do four blade penknives, buck handles,
tipped
do ivory -hardle erasers
10 do pairs scissors
Is do pearl folders
IS do ivory folders, 3 inches long and inch
wide, and to weigh not less than ounces
10 do ivory handle wafer stamps, chequerei
20 do small seals for notes
lS do paper weights
10 pounds was tapers
gross black-lead pencils, Faber's No. &
9, or others Of like quality
IL dozen S,andishes or pump inkstands
9 do large glass inkstands
6 do cutgass inksands, /, inches square, for
desks, with hinge tops
6 do cqtglass sand stands, 2 inches square,
for desks
10 do small size cut-g glass or fancy nkstands
do bronze or other sprng-top inkstands
5000 clear quilts, No: 50
3 1000 Opaque quilts, No. 60
5 900 clear quilts, No. 10
900 dozen large-barrel steel pens, very elastic
400 do sma-barrel steel pens do
800 cards Perrys three point steel pens, or 9th
ers Of like make and quality
300 do Perry's fine 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
10 dozen long point steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 doz. Phineas' Is bank steel pens, or others Of
like make and quality
gross other steel pens
4 do large-barre pen handles, rosewood
4 do sma-bar pen handles, rosewood
4 do small pen handles
10 rozen fancy pen handles
"a do cloth pen wIpers
7 do pint jugs of black ink, Of the very
best quality
25 do hslf-pint jugs do do do
9 do bottles red ink do do
60 pounds red waters for letters, in square or
oblong boxes, containing ounces each
"a dozen boxes smnIl-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, 30
sticks TO the pound, in !-pound boxes
5 do black waters
90 dozen small boxes fancy wax
3 do pieces of taste, assorted sizes
Is gross red tape, No. %
5 do red tape, No. 10
100 do red tape, No 10
5 pounds lnda rubber, 40 pieces to the pound.
Is dozen memorandum books, octave size, mo-
rocco covers
do memorandum books, very small size, do
$50 letter files
IL dozen embossed paper boxes, like the sam
pie at this office
do japanned sandsifters
40 600 lorg brown envelopes, fer letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10 600 long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
600, 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 dhesive envelope,
5000 sma-sizs white letter adhesive envelopes
81. 900 large-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
&c, 900 large-size white note adhesive envelopes
45,0 900 small size white note adhesive envelopes
$1,000 envelopes, to sui, the fancy, note paper
5000 fancy card envelopes
25, 900 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-lsrg6 size white envelopes, very
smooth and thick, 81 by ~ inches
300 pounds black sand in Id. papers
By the act approved June II, 1874, the Score
tary of the Senate is Z" directed to conhne his pur
chases exclusively to articles OF the growth and
manufacture Of the United States, provided thu
same can be procured of such growth and manu-
facture of suitable quality and at reasonable prices
upon as good terms ms to quality and price AZ car
be obtained of fossign growth and manufacture.
A preference will therefore be given to the pro
ductons Of American industry; and all persons
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 o
the Secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free o
any charge for carriage, on or before the first o
October next.
Every article must be Of N, rery best quality,
less an inferior article is called for.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposet
for (of paper half quire, and Of envelopes 25
is TO accompany the proposal, and to be marked
with the name Of the proposer, and the price o
the article. The whole Of each article speci6et
in the foregoing list will be deemed class; and
the person offering to furnish any such olass q
the lowest price (quaIisy considsrsd) will yscsiv'