The national Republican., 1861-06-10
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
W,.L.,.ka a.

"uSHWytoh, June a. looi'
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ tionery as may be required by this Depart
ment during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1852,
will be received until twelve o'clock NJ on Fri
day, the 9th of July next Those unaccompanied
by satisfactory testimonials of ability to fulfil the
contract will not be considered, and contracts
will only bo 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 iudivid-
ual or firm 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, If 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-
try and failure so to comply With this stipu-
lation will be deemed cause for the abrogation
of the contract. ,
Articles not named in the schedule are 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 artf
Gle contracted for, rs 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 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 suboined schedule specifies, as nearly as
can now be done, the amount, quality, and de-
scription of each of the articles likely to be
quired.
The bids will be canvassed for each of the
three classes separately aud contracts for one 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"
CLASS No. Pepper.
l. 25 resms white laid cap, heavy, ruled to pat
tern, per ream
2. 81 resns cap, white or blue, ruled wide, me-
dunn, or close, and trimmed, per ream
8. 90 reams cap, white or blue, ruled, extra su-
per6ne, per ream
4. 20 reams consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream U....
s. 10 reams consular cap white, double thick,
superfne, per ream
6. .eams legal cap, white, trimmed and ruled,
per ream
T. 80 reams post, quarto, white ruled, super,
| 8. 10 reams white vellum note paper, highly
glazed, hard calendered, per ream
g 100 reams commercial note paper, lined, su-
| per extra, per ream
10. Is reams fat cap, white, unruled, per ream
II. rs reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal per
IL. rs reams large brown envelope, per ream
| IL
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. 500 sheets parchment paper, best quality, Is
by 20 inches, per sheet.
CLASS No. 2.--Enuelopes.
|. 1000 muslin lined, printed to order, 8 by 81
inches, per NJ
2. 1000 musln-lined, printed to order, 81 to 9
by 81 10 inches, per
3, 500 muslin-lined, printed to order, e4 to | |
| by to 81 inches, per N
4. 100000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy,
printed to order, and patterns, per N
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
|. 1907 gross Perry's, Gillotts, or other good me-
tallic pens, per gross
2. 5000 quills, No. 80, per
3. dozen gold pens, barrel or other, without
cases, best quality, per dozen
CLASS No. 3-Continued-P
l. dozen ivory or gutta percha ever. pointed
pencils, large or small with leads, PEI
dozen
Eoha rntha Nd NJ, 60 A
or graduated, per dozen
3. dozen Fsber's, &C., red and blue pencils
per dozen
4. gross leads, best quality, assorted, pc
gross
CLASS No. 3-Continued.-Ink, Lakstands, Wa
yfsrs, and War.
/. 4 dozen Drapers, or other patent, large o
small, inkstands, per dozen
2. dozen Maynard Noyes's ink, or equa
quality ink, pints, per dozen
3. dozen copying ink, pnts, Arnold's, or an
other manufacture, equal quality, pc
dozen
4. dozen best French carmine ink, ounce pc
dozen
& thousand seal waters, best quality, red
No. 3, for office seal, per
6. pounds best red wafers common size, pc
pound
7. 100 pounds best extra super scarlet sealing
wax, per pound
CLASS No, 3-Continued.-Cm and IMscella
neous Articles.
l. dozen Rogerss 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. SO dozen red tape, assorted, per dozen
8. dozen paper weights, assorted, per dozel
9. 3 dozen Green ink eraser and paper cleaner
per dozen