The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-12
Clerk House of Representatives.
April l5--IawtJulyI

and hard calendered, gilt, faint-ned
80 do white Bath post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt
25 do white Bath post paper, highly glazed
and hard calendered, gilt, fant-lined
81 do blue 4to post paper, highly glazed, and
hard calendered, gilt, faint-ined
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-psper, satin finish,
gilt
so do fancy note-paper, of different kinds, sat
in finish
S do white note-paper, satin finish, with black
border
9 do bIotting paper
IL dczen quarto portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, without locks
Is do fourbade penknives, pearl handles, sill
yer tipped
~ do small two-bade penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
3 do four blade penknives, buck handles,
tipped
9 do ivory handle erasers
10 do pairs scissors
l6 do pearl folders
IS do ivory folders, 0 inches long and / inch
wide, and to weigh not less than ounces
to the dozen
l5 do ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
20 do small seals for notes
IL do paper weights
10 pounds was tapers
5 gross black-Iead pencils, Faber's No. &
2, or others OF like quality
IL dozen Standishes orpump mkstands
do large glass inksiands So
6 do cutgiass inkstands, l. inches -duare, for
desks, with hinge tops
6 do cut-glass sand stands, /, inches square,
for desks
10 do small-sIze cut-glass or fancy inkstands
do bronze or other spring-top inkstands
5000 clear quilts, No. so
3 900 opaque quilts, No. 80
5 1000 clear quilts, No. 20
200 dozen large-barre steel pens, very elastic
400 do smallbarrel steel pens do
800 cards Perry's three-point steel pens, or 9TH
ers Of like make and quality
200 do Perrys flne-p 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
40 dozen long point steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 doz. Phineas' bank steel pens, or others Of
like make and quality
gross other steel pens
do large-barre pen handles rosewood
do smallbarrel pen handles, rosewood
4 do small pen handles
10 dozen fancy pen handles
"a do cloth pen wipers
Z do pint jugs Of black ink, Of the very
best quality
25 do half-pint jugs do do do
2 do bottles red ink do do
60 pounds red WATERS for letters, in square or
oblong boxes, containing 2 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 ~ the pound
ION do ed Way Of he very hest c,,alitv
sticks TO the pound, in ,-pound boxes
80 do back 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
5 gross red tape, No. %
5 do red tape, No. 10
100 do red tape, No. l3
5pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound.
IL 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
9 do iapanned sandsifers
10000 long brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10 900 long white envelopes, for letters, very
900 900 medium brown envelopes, for documents,
very thick, smooth, and tough, par
adhesive
5000 extra large size white letter adhesive en-
veopes, very smooth and very thick
10000 large-sIze white letter ndhesIve envelopes
10 900 small-size white letter adhesive envelopes
$1,000 large-sze brown letter adhesive envelopes
$4,000 large-sze white note adhesive envelopes
As, 900 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 -
l,500 white letter envelopes, with black border
$500 white note envelopes, with black border
1000 white card envelopes, with black border
5000 extra-arge size white envelopes, very
smooth and thick, 9 J by d inches
800 pounds black sand in 10. papers
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Seore-
tary Of the Senate is +" directed TO conhne his pur
chasess exclusively TO articles Of the growth and
manufacture of the United States, provided the
same can be procured Of such growth and manu-
fsoture Of suitable quality and at reasonable prices,
upon as good terms as to quality and price as can
be Obtained Of foreign growth and manufacture.
A preference will therefore be given to the pro-
duotions Of American industry, and all persons
making proposals to supply any article VIII state
whether the same is of the growth and nanuiac-
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.
Epsrp article must be qf the rery best quality,
less an inferior article is called for. is-s
sufficient specimen Of each article proposed
for (of paper half quire, and OF envelopes 25)
is to accompany the proposal, and to be marked