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

CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ tionery as may be required by this Depart.
meni during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1862,
will be received until twelve o'clock NJ on FRI |
day, the 5th Of July next. Those unaccompanied |
by satisfactory testimonials Of ability to fulfil 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 firm making it, and must specify but one
price for each and every article of the schedule
or of the class bid for. .. -.....,. 40. st
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;
ordered, and must be satisfactory to the Secre.
tsry and failure so to comply With this stipu-
laion will be deemed cause for the sbrogation
Of the contract an -..
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 srti-
Gle contracted for, as the public service may re-
quire. ..... II yf,,..g,.sl b.
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 bis
account for the quarter during which such refusal
or neglect may occur. -. i...........
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 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" -. ... ..a.. .t'.
CLASS No. l.-,Pdp7.
|. rs resms white laid cap, heavy, ruled to pat
tern, per ream ..... .,
2. SO reans cap, white or blue, ruled wide, me-
dunn, or close, and trimmed, per resm
3. 20 reams cap, white or blue, ruled, extra su-
perfne, per ream ...
and ruled, per ream
s. 10 reams consular cap, white double thick,
superfne, per ream
9. 8 7eams legal cap, white, trimmed and ruled,
per ream
7. so reams post, quarto, white, ruled, super,
per ream
8. 10 reams white veum note paper, highly
glazed, hard csleudered, per ream
| g. 100 reams commercial note paper, lined, su-
per extra, per ream
| 10. 10 reams fat tap, white, unruled, per ream
IL. 25 reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal per
10. 20 reams large brown envelope, per ream
l3. 10 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
| sheets
IA. 2 dozen press copy books, not exceeding 500
| pages, per dozen.
10. 1000 sheets Of parchment paper, best quail
| ty, 10 by 10 inches, per sheet ....
le. 500 sheets parchment paper, best quality, l6
BY 20 inches, per sheet.
CLASS No. 2.-Envelepes. ..
I. 1000 musln-lined, printed to order, by 81
inches, per N
| by 81 to inches, per N
3. 500 muslin-lined, printed to order, 9A to II
by 6 to 6} inches, per NJ
a. 100000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy,
printed to order, and patterns, per N
6. 10000 adhesive envelopes, large and small,
letter and note, plain, per N
intermediate sizes ordered, not to be charged
higher than bid for size next larger.
CLASS No. 3-Pens.
l. loogross Perry's, Gilott's, or other good me-
tallic pens, per gross
2. 1000 quills, No. 80, per M
,. dozen gold pens, barrel or other, without
cases, best quality, per dozen
CLASS No. 3.-Continued.--
|. 4 dozen ivory or gutta percha ver-pointed
pencils, large or small, with leads, per
dozen
2. 10 dozen Faber's, or other good, No. to 4,
or graduated, per dozen
3. 8 dozen Fabers, &C., red and blue pencils,
per dozen
4. gross leads, bes. quality, assorted, per
gross
CLASS No 3-Continued.-Lnk, Inkstands, Va
fers, and War.
/. dozen Drapers, or other patent, large or
small, inkstands, per dozen
2. 6 dozen Maynard Noyes's ink, or equal
|. quality ink, pints, per dozen
3. 6 dozen copy ing ink, pints, Arnold's, or any
other manufacture, equal quality, per
4. dozen best French carmine ink, ounce, per
| dozen
3. 6 thousand seal waters, best quality, red,
No. 3, for Office seal, per NJ
6. 2 pounds best red waters, common size, per
pound
Z, 100 pounds best extra super scarlet sealing
wax, per pound
CLASS No. -Continued-Cutlerya and Miscslla-
neous articles.
/. dozen Rogers's or other knives, four blades,
buck or pearl handles, per dozen .
2. dozen Rogerss ivory handle or Shsver's
patent erasers, per dozen
8. dozen ivory wafer stamps, per dozen
4. 2 dozen Office shears, extra, per dozen
8. dozen Office scissors, per dozen
6. 26 dozen silk taste, wide, per dozen
7. 80 dozen red tape, assorted, per dozen
8. dozen paper weights, assorted, per dozen
9. 3 dozen Green'si ink eraser and paper cleaner,
per dozen