Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-07
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF RErRRsRSrAruvEs UNITED STATES, |


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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UEIrED STATES,
CLERKS 0PP1CE, Aug. ], 1855.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Of
fee until FRIDAY, the 10Th day Of September,
1865, at IL CLOCK, M for furnishing each Of the
following classes Of Stationery for the use Of the
House Of Representatives Of the United States,
viz.
200 reams white auarto Post Paper, extra super.
fine, faint lined.
2j reams white ouarto Post Paper, extra super
fine, plain.
80 reams white ousrto Post Paper, extra super.
fine, wide ruled.
400 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne, faint ruled.
100 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superfue, wide ruled, on all sides.
100 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne, plain.
80 reams nancy Note Paper.
100 reams white FOOlscap Paper, extra superhne
rs reams white Legal Cap Paper, extra super
80 roams white Flat Cap Paper, extra superhue.
The above papers mast all be Of the same
quality, finish, and ioefgh Of the samples ac-
cepted, and must sustain a rigid comparison with
samples, by weight and otherwise, or they will
be rejected.
1876 reams thin Manila Paper.
boxes Arnold's Patent Ink Absorber, or
other similar manufacture.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 5T by
396 inches.
200, 900 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 81 by
81 inches.
% 900 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 81 by
"a inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 81 by
81 inches.
1000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, S75 by
80 inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, S}S by
~ inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, lO% by
Az inches.
5000 Fancy Note Envelopes.
100000 buff adhesive Envelopes, 76 by 81
inches.
100000 bHG Envelopes, ~ by 80 inches, mot
100000 buff Envelopes, 81 by so inches, mot
gross Congress Tie Envelopes
The adhesive Envelopes must be extra toeU
gummed, and they must all be delivered in good
boxes, containing Except the Congress Tie aud
first three classes named) i've hundred Envelopes.
each The hrst three classes must be delivered
In boxes OF an extra quality, containing two hun
dred and fifty each. And samples OF all kinds.
must be submitted in boxes, as 1t is proposed to-
deliver them They will all be compelled to sus-
tain a rigid comparison with samples, in regard
to quality and t0eiyM.
l2j gross Washington Medallion Pens.
10 gross Perry's blue barrel Pens, hne points.
- gross Perry's three pointed Pens.
l25 gross Eevy's Commercial Pens.
| rs gross Gillott's Pens, No. 204, broad points.
| rs gross GillOtt's Pens, No. 10.
| % gross Gillott's Black Swan Quill Pens.
gross one inch fiat glass inkstands.
S dozen Inkstands, assorted styles.
10 dozen best Black Ink, quarts, pints, and half
puts.
dozen Carmne Ink, small bottles.
dozen Blue Ink, David s or Harrison s,1uarts.
lbs. Blue Stamping Ink.
2gross Rubber PenhOlders.
2gross Porcupine and other fancy Penholders
10 gro Penholdcrs, common qualities, assorted
styles.
80 dozen short Rubber Propelling Pencils
dozen long Rubber Propelling Pencils.
10 do en- short Rubber Screw Pencils.
In Eal,a rts Iau IL NJ
10 gross Faber's round Lead Pencils, No. g
10 dozen Rubber head Pencils, No. 2.
30 dozen Faber's Carmiue and Blue Pencils.
10 dozen Faber' Artists Pencils.
dozen gold mounted Propelling Pencils.
rs boxes Cut Quilts, best quality.
dozen Diaries for 1866.
sdozen Autograph Books.
2 dozen Scrap Books.
10 dozen Ellis Muoilage, four ounce bottels
Is dozen Ellis Mucilage, eight-Ounce bottles.
100 lbs. Dovell 4 Early's best Sealing Wax.
dozen Portfolios, assorted styles.
% dozen ivory and other Folders,
| 100 spoOls Pink Tape, No. 10.
10 dozen Rodgers Pocket Knives, from ono to
| six blades.
81 dozen Pocket Knives, wostenholm's s, Crooks ,
and American make, various styles aud
8 dozen pairs Scissors, one dozen each four,
five and six inch,
| 10 dozen pair Scissors, nine to twclve-nch.
| 2doEen sets Of fine Scissors, in cases.
| 2dOzen Paper Clasps, various styles.
| 6dOzen Paper Weights.
| dozen Pencil Sharpeners.
+ i dozen Ready Reference Files
| dozen Eyelot Punches
| 3 dozen Erasiug KniZes.
400 small boxes or papers Of Black Sand.
| 3 dozen POrtcmonnaies, finest styles.
| dozen Rulers, various styles.
| o dozen Pen racks.
| 600 pounds thick Soft Irvine.
| 900 pounds medium Soft Irvine
| 80 dozen packs Visiting Cards.
| % dOLeu Pen w'pers.
| 2dOIen Newspaper Files.
| % gross Rubber Bands and Rings
| Ii pounds Artists Gum.
!, 900 skins Parchment, 10 by % inches.
| In the supply of goods contractors will be
rgidly required 10 furnish articles fully equal to
| sample.
Proposals must be accompanied by the names
| Of the sureties intended to be offered
| Asrcquired by law, preference will be given to
| the productions Of American industry, II equally
| cheap and Of as good quality; aud all persons
making proposals to supply any class Of articles
will state whether the same are the manufacture
| Of the United States.
The articles are to be delivered free Of any
charge for carriage ut the office of the Clerk Of the
House Of Representatives, on or before the LIST day
| OF November 1861
| Each proposal to be endorsed Proposals for
Stationery for tho House Of Representatives of the
| United States,'' and addressed to the under
signed.
Sufficient specimens OF each class Of articles
| proposed for mus accompany the PROPOSAL,
marked with the name Of the bidder.
The person offering to furnish any class of
| articles at the lowest pIice, quality considered,
shall receive a contract for the same, on eXecut.
| ing bond, with two or more sureties, satisfac-
tory to the Clerk Of the House of Representatives
| for the performance Of the same, under II for
fixture Of twice the contract price In case Of fail
ure, which bond must be filed in the office of tho
said Clerk within ten days after the proposals
have been opened aud the result declared.
EDWARD MCPHERSON,
Clerk Of the House Of Representatives Of the Uni
ted States Ru2S-w4w
REEDOM NATION AL!
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION VIM