The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-12

5u 90 Whle VEIL cap paper, satin finish, sec
ond quality, plain
30 do white veil. cap paper, satin finish, second
quality, faint-ned
lOO do white Alto. post paper, highly glazed
and hard caendered, gilt
900 do white Alto. post paper, highly glazed
and hard calendered, gilt, fant-lined
30 do white Bath post paper, highly glazed,
and hard caendered, gilt
25 do white Bath post paper, highly glazed
and hard calendered, gilt, faint-lined
50 do blue 4to post paper, highly glazed and
hard calendered, gilt, faint-Gned
do white 4to. 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 paper, satin finish, with black
border
2 do bottIng paper
II dozen quarto portfolios, with locks
! do cap portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, without locks
Is do four-blade penknives, pearl handles, sill
IL do small two-blade penknves, pearl handles,
silver tipped
3 do four blade pcnknives, buck handles,
tipped
Edo ivory-handle erasers
10 do pairs scissors
l6 doipearl folders
IS do ivory folders, inches long and ! inch
wide, and to weigh not less than ounces
to the dozen
10 do ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
90 do small seals for notes
1S do paper weights
10 pounds was tapers
5gross black-lead pencils, Faber's No. &
2, or others OF like quality
u dozen Standishes or pump inkstands
do large glass nksands
do cugnss nkstands, l., inches square, for
desks, with hinge tops
6 do cut-glass sand stands, 1, inches scuare
for desks
10 do smalslze cut-gass or fancy inkstands
2 do bronze or other spring-top inkstands
S 900 clear quilts, No. 80
3 900 opaque quilts, No. so
5 900 clear quilts, No. 20
200 dozen large barrel steel pens, very elastic
400 do small-barre steel pens do
800 cards Perry's three-point steel pens or 9TH
ers OF like make and quality
2Oo do Ferry g hne-point steel pens, or others Of
like make and quality
100 do Perrys elastic fountain steel pens, or
others Of like make and quality
40 dozen long point steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 doz. Phineas's bank steel pens, or others Of
like make and quality
gross other steel pens
do large-barrel pen handles, rosewood
q do small-barrel pen handles, rosewood
4 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
% do hnlf-pint jugs do do do
9 do bottles red ink do do
GO 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
Az pounds red wax, Of the very bes, 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, 90
sticks to tue pound, in .-pound boxes
5 do black waters
20 dozen small boxes fancy wax
3 do pieces Of taste, assorted sizes
S gross red tape, No. 90
s do red tape, No. ~
100 do red tape, No. 10
5pounds India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound.
IL 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
do iapanned sandsiners
40 900 org brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10000 long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
300 900 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
40 600 arge-size white letter adhesive envelopes
10000 smnll-size white letter adhesive envelopes
IS, 900 arge-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
10000 arge-size white note adhesive envelopes
as 900 small size white note adhesive envelopes
$4,000 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-Iarge size white envelopes, very
smooth and thick 81 by Al inches
300 pounds black sand in Id. papers
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Secre-
tary of the Senate is " directed to confne his pur
chases exclusively to articles Of the growth and
manufacture Of the United States, provided the
eroe can be procured Of such growth and manu-
acture Of suitable quality and Mt reasonable prices,
upon as good terms to quality and price as can
be obtained of foreign growth and manufacture
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 manuac-
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.
Epery article must be Of the pery best qualify, nm
less an inferior syficIe is called for.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed
for (of paper half quire, and Of envelopes 25)