The national Republican., 1861-06-12
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Vdsh"yton, June ., 1861.
SEALED PROPOSA LIS for furnishing such sta
~ tionery as may be required by this Depart
ment during the fiscal year ending June 80, is62,
will be received until twelve o'clock N. on Fri
day, the 5th of July next. Those unaccompanied
by satisfactory testimonials of ability to fni6l the
contract will not be 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 6rm making 1t, 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, II 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.
tiry; and q failure so to comply with this stipu-
lation will be deemed cause for the abrogation
of the contract.
Articles not named in the schedule arc to be
lowest market prices, and the right 10 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
kst, and the difference in price psid 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. .I.
The subjoined schedule specifies, as nearly a.
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 one or
more of the classes awarded, as may be deemed
most advantageous to the Department.
Proposals 10 be addressed to the Department
Of State" and endorsed Proposals for Station
cry"
CLASS No. Pepper.
l. 25 reams white laid cap, heavy, ruled to pat
tern, per resm
2. SO resns cap, white or blue, ruled wide, me-
dium, or close, and trimmed, per ream
3. 20 resms cap, white or blue, ruled, extra su-
per6ne, per ream
4. 20 reams consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream
5. 10 reams consular cap, white, double thick,
super6ne, per ream
8. .eams legal cap, white, trimmed and ruled,
per ream
7. so resms post quarto, white, ruled, super,
per ream
8. 10 resms white vellum note paper, highly
glazed, hard calendered, per ream
9. 100 reams commercial note paper, lined, su-
per extra, per ream
10. l5 reams fat cap, white, unruled, per ream
II. rs reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
IL. rs reams large brown envelope, per ream
l3. 10 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
sheets
IA. 2 dozen press copy books, not exceeding 500
I pages, per dozen.
10. 1000 sheets of parchment paper, best quail
ty, 10 by l6 inches, per sheet
ls 500 sheets parchment paper, best quality, lb
by 20 inches, per sheet.
CLASS No. 2.-Enpeiopes.
/. 1000 muslin lined, printed to order, 8 by 81
inches, per N
2. 1000 muslin-lined, printed to order, 81 TO .
by 81 to inches, per n
3. 500 muslin. lined, printed to order, FL to II
by to 81 inches, per
4. 100000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy,
printed to order, and patterns, per
8. 10000 adhesive envelopes, large and small,
letter and note, plain, per
Intermediate sizes ordered, not to be charged
| higher than bid for size next larger
| CLASS No. 3.-PenS
l. 100 gross Pcrrys, Gilott's, or other good me-
tallic pens, per gross
2. 1000 quills, No. 80, per NJ
8. dozen gold pens, barrel or other, without
cases, best quality, per dozen
| CLASS No. -Continued-Pencils
l. dozen ivory or gutta percha ever. pointed
pencils, large or small, with leads, per
dozen
2. 10 dozen Fabers, or other good, No. to 4
or graduated, per dozen
3. dozen Faber's, &C., red and blue pencils
per dozen
4. a gross leads, best quality, assorted, pei
gross
CLASS No. 3-Continued-Ink, Inkstands, Wa
Jers and War.
|. dozen Draper's, or other patent, large OF
small, inkstands, per dozen
2. 6 dozen Maynard Noyes's ink, or equa
quality ink, pints, per dozen
8. dozen copying ink, pints, Arnold's, or any
other manufacture, equal quality, pc
4. 3 dozen best French carmine ink ounce, pc
dozen
&. 8 thousand seal waters, best quality, red
No. 3, for Office seal, per N
.. 2 pounds best red waters, common size, pc
pound
T. 100 pounds best extra super scarlet sealing
wax, per pound
CLASS No. 3-Continued.--C Cutlery and Miscella
nsos Articles.
l. dozen Rogers's or other knives, four blades
buck or pearl handles, per dozen
2. dozen Rogers's ivory handle or Shaver
patent erasers, per dozen
3. dozen ivory wafer stamps, per dozen
4. dozen Office shears, extra, per dozen
8. dozen Office scissors, per dozen
6. 25 dozen silk taste, wide, per dozen
7. 30 dozen red tape, assorted, per dozen
8. dozen paper weights, assorted, per doze
8. dozen Green's ink eraser and paper cleaner
per dozen
10 3 nOunda nrenared India ruhhar nor nnnp nj