The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-18
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.

300 reams laid quarto post, faint lined
finest quality
2 100 do quarto post, unruled, finest
quality
3 $50 do wove, faint lined, finest 90 y
4 rs do do unruled do
5 so do laid Bath post, faint- lined
finest quality
s 25 do laid Bath post, unruled, finest
quality
7 20 do laid quarto and Bath post
gilt faintline finest guy
8 10 do laid quarto and Bath post
gilt, unruled, finest ality
{" 9 30 do satin finish white cap paper
ruled
10 10 do satin finish white cap paper
unruled
IL $50 do very finest laid note paper
white, gilt, in boxes or pack
ages, large size
II 100 do very finest laid note paper,
white, gilt, small size
Is 10 do quarto post, satin finish, black
border
Ia 10 do note paper, satin finish, black
border
/" Is 600 do cartridge pr, tough, smooth
surface, 81 by 25 inches, to
weigh 20 pounds to the ream
10 400 do cartridge paper, Is by 81,
same quality as above, and
same proportional weight
IS II 400 do cartridge paper, "A by %,
same quality as above, and
same proportional weight
(" Is 100 dozen four blade pearl handle peck
ct knives, highest finish
and best quality
10 so do same as above, buck handle
20 100 do two blade, pencil handle pen
knives, highest finish and
best quality, $50 dozen with
two small blades, and sc
dozen with one large and
one small blade)
A." 81 $50 cards three pointed pens, Perry's
or same quality
% so boxes United States pens, Wheeler
& Co., or same quality
% % do commercial pens, Wheeler &
"a so gross Perry's double patent large
barrel pens, fine points
25 % do Windle's bullion pens
20 300 cards metallic pens, best quality,
assorted
81 300 boxes metallic pens, best quality,
assorted
% gross pen holders, best quality, a,
sorted sizes
" 20 3 do porcupine quill pen holders
80 5 dozen letter clips, gilt
81 do do do bronze
30 Is do alabaster paper weights. as
sorted patterns
80 Is dozen cut glass paper weights, best
quality
"a Is dozen 9 inch ivory folders, inch
wide, ounces to the dozen
IS dozen inch ivory folders, with
handles
80 IL dozen pearl folders
81 800 chequered, ivory handle letter
stamps
ss 100 plain face, ivory handled letter
stamps
80 100 pounds medium size red waters, il
Bounce boxes
40 100 pounds white waters, s-inch in d.
ameter.
" Al 25 pounds small transparent waters
~ 100 dozen red tape, No. 10
43 $50 do do No. 25
A $50 half pint bottles best black ink
As 500 glass ink stands, best patterns
46 II dozen morocco portfolios letter size
stesl locks, (best qualities
only will be acceptod)
Al 10 do pieces best quality office TASTE
As 5000 best quality opaque quilts, No 50
40 1000 do clarified quilts, No. so
so $4,000 note envelopes, adhesive, for large
size note paper
81 SO, 900 note envelopes, adhesive, for small
size note paper
4" 81 5000 note envelopes, adhesive, blaci
border
" SO 100000 letter envelopes, adhesive, white
best quality
" "a so, 900 letter envelopes, adhesive, brown
best quality
55 $500 small size letter envelopes, adhe-
sivs, white, beat quality
" SO $4,000 official envelopes, adhesive, white
best quality
81 $4,000 official envelopes, adhesive, buff
best quality
SIS gross motto walters
" SO % dozen memorandum BOOKS, assorted
sizes
90 500 pounds black sand
81 30 dozen sand boxes, good quality
81 5 gross best quality red lead pencils
90 500 reams fiat cap folding paper, white
By the act approved June II, 1874, the Clerk o
the House of Representatives is "directed to con
fine his purchases exclusively to articles the growth
and manufacture of the United States, provided
the same can be procured of such growth ant
manufacture Of suitable quality and at reasonable
prices, upon as good terms to quality ane
price as can be obtained OF foreign growth anc
manufacture" A preference will therefore b.
given to the productions of American industry