Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-28

$50 cards Phineas's long-point bronze steel
pens, or others of like make and quality,
per card
900 cards bullion pens per card
so cards Phneas's patent double elastic steel
pens, per card
gross electro gift ong-point pens
gross gutta percha pens -
gross abala stenographc long-pon pens
10 gross long point albata pens, per gross
so dozen fne-pont double action steel pens,
per dozen
5 gross other steel pens, per gross
2 gross largebarrel pen handles, rosewood,
per gross
2 gross small-barre pen handles, rosewood,
gross sieel-tipped pen handles, per gross
dozen fancy pen handles, per dozen
Ia dozen pint bottles OF black ink, OF the very
best quality, per dozen
dozen halfpnt bottles OF black INK, oil The
very best qualify per dozen
| dozen bottles red ink, per dozen
Is pounds medium size red waters, IN square
oblong boxes containing GU ces
each per pound
Is pounds medium size red waters, IN lin
canisiers, or pound boxes, per pound
dozen boxes small size transparent waters,
per dozen
l2 dozen boxes fancy motto waters, per dozen
l6 pounds red wax of the very best quality
10 sticks to the pound, per pound
so pounds red wax, of the very best quality
20 sticks TO the pound, IN pound boxes,
per pound
0 dozen small boxes fancy wax, per dozen
dozen jars gum mucilage, per dozen
i dozen small bottles gum mucilage, per do
dozen embossed paper boxes, 10 inches by
s inches square and inches deep, per
dozen
dozen embossed paper boxes, 8 inches by
S inches square and inch deep, per do
dozen morocco-covered boxes, Is inches
hv hes are n "A
with locks. TO be in all respects like the
sample at this office, per dozen
dozen mahogany rulers, 16 inches IN length,
round or fiat, per dozen
200 pounds best black sand, IN pound papers,
per pound
5000 extra large size white adhesive envelopes,
very smooth and thick, 81 inches by Al
inches square, per M
10000 long white adhesive envelopes, for letters,
very smooth and thick. st inches by 81
inches square, per M
5000 long clolh-lined adhesive envelopes, st
inches by 81 inches square, per M
10 900 long white adhesive envelopes, for letters,
inches by 81 inches square, per M
5000 long buff adhesive envelopes for letters,
very smooth and thick, per M
5000 long white adhesive envelopes for Bath
paper, st inches by 81 in. square, per M
5000 white adhesive letter envelopes, very
smooth and thick, @ is inches by 81
inches square, per M
$4,000 white adhesive letter envelopes, very
smooth and thick, 5! inches by 1.5
inches square, per nj
5000 clothlned adhesive letter envelopes, per
nj
5000 buff adhesive letter envelopes, very smooth
and thick, same size, per M
5000 De La Rue's thick white note envelopes,
sadhesive to suit the double thick note
paper, per nj
5000 amber-colored adhesive envelopes, to .uit
the Bath paper, per M
{ 5000 amber-coored adhesive envelopes, 10 suit
the note paper, per M
$4,000 large white adhesive note envelopes, TO
suit the large note paper, per nj
10000 small white adhesive note envelopes, 10
suit the small note paper, per M
10000 envelopes, to suit The fancy note paper,
per M
5000 white embossed card envelopes, per M
5000 plain white adhesive card envelopes, per
M
10000 medium size white adhesive envelopes.
for documents, very thick, smooth, and
tough, per M
5000 medium size clothned adhesive envel-
opes, per M
$4,000 medium size brF adhesive envelopes for
documents, very thick, smooth, and tough,
per M
100000 medium buff envelopes, for documents,
very thick, smooth, and tough, not adhe-
slve, per M
The adhesive envelopes must be thickly gum
med fourth of an inch wide, round the appels
By the act approved June II, ls44, tho Score
tary of the Senate is "drected 10 confne his pnr-
chases exclusively to articles of the growth and
manufacture Of the United States provided the
same can be procured of such growth and manu-
tacture Of suitable qualify and at reasonable
prices upon as good terms 10 quality and price
as can be obtained of foreign growth and manu-
facture." A preference will therefore be given to
the productions of American industry; and all
persons making proposals 10 supply any article
will state whether the same is Of the growth and
manufacture of the United States.
The articles must be delivered al the Office of
the Secretary of the Senate nj Washington, free
Of any charge for carriage, on or before the 10th
of September next.
EUsrp article must be of the pery best quality,
less an inferior article is called for.
The right is expressly reserved, in case il shall
be necessary, TO order, upon giving reasonable
notice. any additional quantity OF any or all of said
articles that may be required f1r the use of the
Senate during the thirty-fourth Congress.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed
for (of paper half quire, and OF envelopes 25) Is
TO accompany the proposal, and 10 be marked
with the name OF the proposer, and the price Of
the article. The whole of each article specified
in the freegoing list will be deemed class and
the person offering 10 furnish any such class at
the lowest price quantity considered) will receive
a contract for the same, on executing boad with
two more suretes satisfactory to the Secretary
of the Senate, for the performance thereof, under
a forfeiture of twice the contract price in of
failure, which bond is 10 be filed in the Office ofthe
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted
If any article contracted for should not be de-
lvered within the time stipulated, or should be
inferior 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.
April 26--law4w.
VHE LAMPLIGHTER.-A fresh supply
II inst received