The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-18
orrlcE OF rHE SECRETARY or tine SENATE


ond quality, plain
80 do white veil. cap paper, satin irish, second
quality, faint-lined
100 do white Alto. post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt
200 do white Alto. post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt faint-lined
80 do white Bath post paper, highly glazed
and hard calendered, gilt
% DO white Bath post paper, highly glazed
and bard calendered, gilt, fant-lined
SO do blue Alto. post paper, highly glazed, and
hard calendered, gilt, faint-Iined
do white 4lo: 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
in finish
5 do white note-prper, satin finish, with black
border
9 do blotting paper
~ dozen quarto portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, with locks
do capportfolios, without locks
10 do four-blade penknives, pearl handles, sill
yer tipped
IL do small two blade penknives, pearl hsh dles,
silver tipped
do four blade penknives, buck handles.
tipped
9 do vory-handle erasers
10 do pairs scissors
is do pearl folders
IS do ivory folders, . inches long and inch
wide, and to weigh not less than ounces
TO the dozen
IS do ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
30 do small seals for notes
10 do paper weights
10 pounds apers
S gross black-lead pencils, Fabests No. &
9, or others of like quality
IL dozen Standlshes orpump inkstands
2 do large glass inkstands
6 do cutgIass inkstands, /, inches square for
desks, with hinge tops
6 do cut-glass sand stands Il inches square,
for desks
10 do small-slze cut-glass or fancy inkstands
2 do bronze or other spring-top inkstands
s 900 clear quilts, No 80
3 900 opaque quilts, No. 30
S 900 clear quilts, No. 20
900 dozen large-barrel steel pens, very elastic
400 do small-barrel steel pens do
$50 cards Perry's three-point steel pens, or 9th
ers Of like make and quality
200 do Perry 8 hne-polnt steel pens, others Of
like make and quality
100 do Perry's elastic fountain steel pens, or
others Of like make and quality
40 dozen long point steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 doz. Pbneas's bank steel pens, or others Of
like make and quality
q gross other steel pens
4 do large-barrel pen handles, rosewood
4 do small-borre 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 balf-piut jugs do do do
9 do bottles red ink do do
go pounds red waters for letters in square or
oblong boxes, containing 2 ounces each
"a dozen boxes small-size transparent wa fers
"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, %
sticks to the pound, in ,-pound boxes
30 do black wax, of the very best quality, 90
sticks to the pound, in ,-pound boxes
8 do black waters
90 dozen small boxes fancy wax
do pieces Of taste, assorted sizes
5 gross red tape. No. %
5 do red tape, No. 10
100 do red tape, No. 10
5pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound.
lS dozen memorandum books, octave size, mo-
rocco covers
9 do memorandum books, very small size, do
$50 letter files
~ dozen embossed paper boxes, like the sam
pie at this office
9 do apanned sandsifters
0,000 long brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10000 long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
oO0, 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 large-size white letter adhesive envelopes
10000 smnl-size white letter adhesive envelopes
$1,000 large-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
10000 large-size white note adhesive envelopes
IS 900 smalI-siz white note adhesive envelopes
25 900 envelopes, to suit 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
900 white card envelopes. with black border
5000 exira.large size white envelopes, very
smooth and thick, 9. by A. inches
300 pounds black sand in 10. papers
By the act approved June IL, 1874, the Score
tary Of the Senate is " directed to confns his pur-
ohases exclusively to articles Of the growth and
manufacture Of the United States, provided the
same can be procured Of such growth and manu-
facturc Of suitable quality and at reasonable prices,
upon as good terms to quality and price as 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 manuhc-
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.
Ererp article must be Of The rsry best quality, nm
less an inferior article Is oanedsJor.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed
for (of paper hslfs quirs. and Of envelopes rs,
is to accompany the proposal, and to be marked