The national Republican., 1861-06-07
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Washington, June 4, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such eta.
~ tionery as may be required by this Depart
ment during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892,
will be received until twelve o'clock NJ. on Fri
day, the 9th Of July next. Those unaccompaned
by satisfactory testimonials of ability to fulfil the
contract will not he considered, and contracts
will only be awarded to established manufac-
turers Of or dealers in the articles.
All articles required must be Of the best quail
ity OF their kind, and not inferior to the samples
which will be exhibited at the Department.
Each proposal must be signed BY the individ-
ual or firm making it, and must specify but one
price for each and every article Of the schedule
or Of the class bid for.
The articles, when furnished, must correspond
with the samples, or any of them, IL desired, and
In no case be inferior in quality to the sample
and they must be delivered without delay when
ordered, and must be satisfactory to the Secre-
tary and failure so to comply with this stipu-
lation will be deemed cause for the abrogaton
Of the contract.
Articles not named in the schedule arc to be
furnished at the option of the Department, at the
lowest market prices, and the right Is reserved of
ordering greater or less quantity of each arti-
Gle contracted for, as the public service may re-
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, must be given
BY the person or firm obtaining the contract
and in the event Of the refusal or neglect of the
contractor to furnish any article or articles named
in the contract on the order of the disbursing
clerk, the same may be purchased in open mar
ket, and the difference in price paid therefor, and
the contract price shall be charged to the con-
tractor, and deducted in the settlement of his
account for the quarter during which such refusal
or neglect may occur.
The subjoined schedule specifies, as nearly as
can now be done, the amount, quality, and de-
scription OF each of the articles likely to be re-
quired.
The bids will be canvassed for each of the
three classes separately, and contracts for or
more Of the classes awarded as may be deemed
most advantageous to the Department.
Proposals to be addressed to the Department
Of State" and endorsed " Proposals for Station
cry"
Glass No. l.-Paper.
Item.
l. IS reams white laid cap, heavy, ruled to pat
tern, per ream
O. ~ reans cap, white or blue, ruled wide, me-
dium, or close, and trimmed, per ream
g. 20 reams cap, white or blue, ruled, extra su-
perhne, per ream
4. 20 reams consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream
g. 10 resms consular cap, white, double thick,
superfne, per ream
g. b seams legal cap, white, trimmed and ruled,
| per ream
7. 80 reams post, quarto, white, ruled, super,
per ream
8. 10 reams white vellum note paper, highly
| glazed, hard calendered, per ream
8. 100 reams commercial note paper, lined, su-
per extra, per ream
10. 10 reams fat cap, white, unruled, per ream
II. rs reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal per
IL. 20 reams large brown envelope, per ream
10. 10 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
sheets
IA. dozen press copy books not exceeding 500
pages, per dozen.
Is. 1000 sheets of parchment paper, best quail
ty, 10 by l6 inches, per sheet
l6 900 sheets parchment paper, best quality, 10
by 20 inches, per sheet.
CLASS No. 2.-Envelopes.
l. 1000 muslin-ined, printed to order, by 81
inches, per M
2. 1000 musln-lined, printed to order, 81 to Q
| by 81 to inches, per .
8. 500 muslin-lned, printed to order, et to IL
by to 63 inches, per M
4. 100000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy,
printed to order, and patterns, per NJ
8. 10000 adhesive envelopes, large and small,
letter and note, plain, per NJ
intermediate sizes ordered, not to be charged
higher than bid for size next larger.
CLASS No. 3.-Pens.
l. loogross Perry's, Gillotts, or other good me-
tallic pens, per gross
2. 1900 quills, No. 80, per NJ
3. dozen gold pens, barrel or other, withou,
cases, best quality, per dozen
CLASS No. .3.--Con.inued- Pencils
|. 4 dozen ivory or gutta percha ever pointed
pencils, large or small, with leads, pei
|
2. 10 dozen Faber's, or other good, No. to 4
or graduated, per dozen
3. 8 dozen Faber's, &C., red and blue pencils
per dozen
4. gross leads, best quality, assorted, pc
CLASS No, 3-Continued.-Ink, Inkstands, Wa
Jers, and Var.
l. 4 dozen Draper's, or other patent, large o.
) small, inkstands, per dozen
2. 6 dozen Maynard & Noyes's ink, or equa
quality ink, pints, per dozen
, 8. G dozen copying ink, pnts, Arnolds, or any
other manufacture, equal quality, pc
4. 3 dozen best French carmine ink, ounce, pc
dozen
:. G thousand seal waters, best quality, red
No. 3, for Office seal, per
8. pounds best red wafers common size, pc
pound
7. 100 pounds best extra super scarlet sealing
wax, per pound
CLASS No. 3-Continued.-Cutle and Mscslla
o neous Articles.
e l. dozen Rogers's or other knives, four blades
/ buck or pearl handles, per dozeu
/. 2. dozen Rogers's ivory handle or Shaver
, patent erasers, per dozen
3. dozen ivory wafer stamps, per dozen
q 4. dozen Office shears, extra, per dozen
y 8. 3 dozen Office scissors, per dozen
. 6. % dozen silk taste, wide, per dozen
y 7. so dozen red tape, assorted, per dozen
8. dozen paper weights, assorted, per dozer
Il 8. dozen Green's ink eraser and paper cleaner