The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-23
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.

each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. $50 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, unruled
300 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
$50 reams superfne white wove letter pa
per, ruled
$50 reams extra-superfine white wove let
ter paper, ruled
$50 reams extra -superfinc laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
so reams small French letter paper white
and blue, unruled
" 7 25 reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, ruled
" IT'S reams extra superfinc note paper, gilt
white, in boxes packages
&c 8 so reams middle cream laid note paper
" 10 80 reams laid lelter, paper, gilt, large AND
small size, ruled
&c IL so reams satin finish white foolscap paper
IL 25 reams satin finish white fooIscap paper
unrued
+" l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, Ia by Fl
inches, flat
: +" IA 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by %
inches
:" Is GOO reams brown envelope paper, 20 by %
inches
" l6 so reams brown envelope paper, % by rs
inches
e II 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
Is so dozen 4-blade best buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
" 10 100 dozen best 9 blade, pearl-hande knives,
TO be of the highest finish and best
quality; so dozen with large and
small blade, and so dozen with two
small blades
20 200 cards Perry's 3-pointed pens
" 81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
/" % $50 do do eagle pens
G. ~ordu rfeI n Ir
Perry, and Hayden, makers
=" "a 25 gross Windle's bullion pens
" 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
20 30 do double patent pens, on cards
81 so do Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
90 % 8 do walnut handle pen holders, best
quality
" 29 2 do ivory handle pcn-holders, best
80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
80 Is do alabastcr weights, assorted
" 80 500 9-inch ivory folders, | ! inch wide,
weighing about OF. to the dozen
" "a 100 9.inch ivory folders, with handles
'' 35 IL dozen pearl folders
" 36 400 chequered ivory handle letter stamps
" 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps.
GO 3S 200 pounds medium-sized red waters, in
.pound boxes
80 500 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
cter
" 40 400 dozen red tape, No. l9
" Al 4UU do do NO, 20
AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
:" 43 500 glass inksands, various patterns
A IL dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter size steel locks; none but those OF
the best quality will be examined
45 dozen pieces best quality ohce taste
g 46 10000 best Opaque quilts, No 50. None but
the best quality Of No. so quills will
be examined.
&c AZ 4 900 beet clarified quills No. so do
4S 2 dozen standishcs, various patterns
40 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
80 1900 letter envelopes best quality, white
50 $4,000 official envelopes do white
:" 81 gross motto waters
s' 80 80 dozen memorandum books, small and
medium sse
Sc dozen ivoryAhandle erasers, in cases
90 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
" So / 800 pounds of black sand, best quality, in
pound packages
80 % dozen of cocoa sand-boxes
60 10 gross of best quality blaek;le pencils
" 81 20 pounds best black seaIingwax
" % 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
I" Ga 10000 self sealing note envelopes beat quail
ity, white and blue
" Go 500 realms ilatcap folding paper, white
By the act approved June II, lSi4, the Clerk of
the House of Representatives is" directed TO con-
fine his purchases exclusively to articles the growth
and manufacture of the United States, provided
the same can be procured of such growth and man
ufacturc of suitable quality and at reasonable
prices, upon good terms as to quality and price
as can be obtained of foreign growth and manu-
facture." A preference will therefore be given TO
the productions of American industry; and all per-
sons making proposals to supply any article Will
state whether the same is of the growth and manu-
facture of the United States.
The articles are to be delivered at the Office Of the
Clerk ON or before the 18th day OF October next,
and TO be paid for as the Committee on Ac-
counts shall audit the bill.
Each bidder though he may desire to propose for
the whole of the articles above enumerated, will be
required to make a separate and distinct proposal