The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-10


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Locke, 70 be h all respects like he samnle
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inches square, per n
10000 long white adhesive envelopes for Iettera
very smooth and thick, 81 inches bv 81
inches square, per M
1900 long buff adhesive envelopes, for letters.
very smooth and thick. per M
10000 white adhesive letter envelopes, very smooth
and thick. l-6 inches by 81 inches
square, per NJ
$4,000 white adhesive letter envelopes, very smooth
and thick ca. s. inches BY Is inches
$4,000 buff adhesive letter envelopes, very smooth
and thick, same size, per NJ
5000 white adhesive letter envelopes, with black
border, per M
$4,000 large white adhesive note envelopes to suit
+ the large note paper, per
10000 small white adhesive note envelopes, to suit
the small note paper, per N
1000 small white note envelopes, with black bor-
der, per M
10000 envelopes, to cult the fancy noie paper,
per M
5000 white embossed card envelopes, per M
l,OO0 plain white adhesive card envelopes with
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SOC, 600 medium buff envelopes, for documents,
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By the act approved June II, 1874, the Sec
rotary of the Senate is ssdrected to confine his
purchases exclusively to articles of the growth and
manufacture of the United States provided the
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facture 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 !"
preference will therefore be given the produc-
tons of American industry; and all persons max
ing proposals to supply any article will state whe-
ther the same is of the growth and manufacture
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 lst of
October next.
Every article must be Of the very best quality, unless
an inferior article is called for.
The right is expressly reserved, in it shall
be necessary, to order, upon giving reasonable no
tice, any additional quantity of any or all of said
arucies that may be required for the use of the
Senate during the thirty third Congress
A sufhclent specimen of each article proposed
for cot paper half quire, and of envelopes 25) s
to accompany the proposal, and to be marked with
the name OF the proposer and the price of the ar
ticle. The whole of each article specified in the
foregoing list will be deemed class; and the per-
son offering to furnish any such class at the lowest
price Quality considered) will receive contract
Tor the same, on executing bond, with two or
more sureties, satisfactory the Secretary of the
Senate, for the performance thereof, under for
feiure Of twice the contract price in case OF fail
ure, which bond is to be filed in the Office of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted
II any article contracted for should not be deliv.
cred within the time stipulated, or should be infe
rlor IN any respect to the sample, the bond of the
contractor will be put in suit.
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Stationery for the Senate and be directed to the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington.
Proposals and specimens must be delivered at
the Office free of charge.
ASBURY DICKINS,
June o-law4w Secretary of the Senate.