The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-02


5 300 clear quilts, No. 30
3, 100 opaque quilts, No. 80
5 900 clear quilts, No. 20
900 dozen large barrel steel pens, very elastic
400 do small-barrel steel pens do
360 cards Perry's three-point steel pens, or 9th
ers OF like make and quality
200 do Perry 6ne- 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 buon pens
100 doz Phineas' S bank steel pens, or others of
like make and quality
gross other steel pens
4 do large.barrel pen handles, rosewood
4 do smabsrreI pen handles, rosewood
do small pen handles
10 dozen fancy pen handles
"a do cloth pen wipers
lido pint jugs of black ink, of the very
best quality
% DO DO .o,, s. ,!d * Jugs do Do DO DO
60 pounds red waters for letters in square or
oblong boxes, containing 9 ounces each
"a dozen boxes small-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 ve:y best quality, 90
sticks to the pound, in pound boxes
80 do black wax, of the very best quality, 20
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
400 do red tape, No. Is
5 pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound.
Is dozen memorandum books, octave siae, mo-
rocco covers
2 do memorandum books, very small size, do
$50 letter files
I2dozen embossed paper boxes, like the sam
pie at this Office
2 do iapanned sandsfters
10000 lorg brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick part adhesive
10000 long white envelopes for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
9OO, 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 cohesive envelopes
I0,000 small-szs white letter adhesive envelopes
81, 900 large-sIze brown letter adhesive envelopes
sc, 900 large-size white note adhesive envelopes
$4,000 small size white note adhesive envelopes
25,00c 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
900 white card envelopes, with black border
5000 extra-arge size white envelopes. very
smooth and thick, 9 by a inches
300 pounds black sand in 10. papers
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Score
tary of the Senate is directed 10 confne his rur-
chases exclusively to articles Of the growth and
manufacture of the United States, provided the
same can be procured of such growth and manu-
fac,ure Of suitable quality and at reasonable prices,
upon az good terms ms to quality and price as can
be obtained Of foreign growth and manufacture. )"
A preference will therefore be given TO the pro-
auctions Of American industry and all persons
making proposals to supply any article will state
whether the same is Of the growth and manufhc-
ture Of the United States.
The articles must be delivered ut the Office OF
the Secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free OF
any charge for carriage, on or before tho first Of
October next.
Every article must be Of the rery best qxalty, nm
less an inferior article is called for.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed
for (of paper half a quire, and Of envelopes 2S)
is to accompany the proposal, and to BE- marked
with the name Of the proposer, and the price Of
the article. The whole OF each article specified
in the foregoing lat will be deemed a class; and
the person offering 10 furnish any such 6la4s Al
sh' i0wss price equality o0nsidsrsd) wiz rvsivs