The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-03

quality, faint-lined
100 do white 4to. post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calehdered, gilt
200 do white 4to. post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt, faint-ined
80 do white Barb post paper, highly glazed,
and hard cslendered, gilt
25 do white Bath post paper, highly glazed,
and hard calendered, gilt, faint-lined
50 do blue Alto. post paper, highly glazed, and
hard calendered, gilt, faint-lined
do white Alto. post paper, satin finish, with
black border
100 do large size white note-paper, satin finish,
gilt
100 do small sizs white note paper, satin finish,
gilt
so do fancy note-paper, of different kinds, rat-
in finish
S do white note paper, satin finish, with black
border
9 do botting paper
IL d;zen quaitp portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, with locks
6 do cap portfolios, without locks
IL DO four-blade Penknyes, pearl handles, sill
yer tipped
70 do small two-bIade penknives,pearl handles,
silver tipped
8 do four blade penknives. buck handles,
tipped
edo ivory hardle erasers
10 do pairs scissors
16 do pearl folders I
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, chequerei
90 90 small seals for notes
10 do paper weights
10 pounds was tapers
S gross black-Iead pencils, Faber's No. &
2, or others Of like quality
10 dozen Sandishes or pump inkstands
2 do large glass inkstands
do cutgIass inkstands, II inches square, for
desks, with hinge tops
do cut-glass sand stands, Il inches square,
for desks e
10 do small-size cut-glass or fancy inkstands
2 do bronze or other spring-top inkstnnds
1000 clear quilts, No. 80
5000 opaque quilts, No. 80
S 1000 clear quilts, No. 10
900 dozen large-barrel steel pens, very elastic
400 do small-ba steel pens do
800 cards Perry thres-point steel pens, or 9TH
ers Of like make and quality
200 do Perry's fine 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 bullion pens
100 doz. Phineas s bank steel pens, or others of
like make and quality
4grs other steel pens
4 do Iarge-barrel pen handles. rosewood
lido smallbarrel pen handles, rosewood
4 DO small pen handles
10 dozen fancy pen handles
"a do cloth pen wipers
7 do pint jugs of black ink, of the very
best quality
% DO DO ho ss1 ri 4, Jugs do DO DO DO DO
GO pounds red waters for letters, in square or
obong boxes, containing ounces each
"a dozen boxes smal-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 very best quality, 20
sticks to the pound, in pound boxes
30 do black wax, Of the very best quality, 20
sticks to the pound, in .-pound boxes
5 do black waters
% dozen small boxes fnncy wax
3 do pieces Of taste, assorted sizes
5 gross red tape. No. %
5 do red tape, No. 10
100 do red tape, No. Is
5poupds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound.
Is dozen memorandum books, octave size, mo-
2 do memorandum books, very small size, do
$50 letter files
- dozen embossed paper boxes, like the sam
pie at this Office
2 do iapanned sandsifters
40, 900 lorg brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
O,0OO long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
900 900 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
AZ, 900 laree-size white letter ,dhesive envelopes
IL, 900 sma-size white letter adhesive envelopes
65, 900 large-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
&c, 900 large-eize 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
rs, 900 plain white card envelopes
$500 white letter envelopes, with black border
$500 white Aete envelopes, with black border
1000 white card envelopes, with black border
5000 extrs-arge sz~ white envelopes, very
smooth and thick, g. by Al inches
300 pounds black sand in ID. papers
BY the act approved June IT. 1874, the Secre-
tary Of the SeIate is " directed to confne his pur
chase~ exclusively to articles Of the growth and
manufacture Of the United States. provided the
same can be procured Of such growth and manu-
facture Of suitable quality and reasonable prices
upon as good terms to quality and price 40 can
he obtained Of foreign growth and manufacture"
A preference will therefore be given to the pro-
ductons Of American industry; and all persons
making proposals to supply any article will state
whether the same is Of the growth and manufsc-
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.
Every article must be If The rery best qualify, an
less an inferior srtiele Is called for. fl5t|
A sufficient specimen OF each article proposed
for (of paper half quire, and Of envelopes 25)
il 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 list will be deemed class; and
the psrson Offering TO furnish any such class At
the lowest price equality eonsidsr'd) WY receive