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''1s BRYANT's MINsTRELs.
PRoPosALs FOR STATIONERY.
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PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HousEor REPRESENTATIVES, UHrrzD STATES
CLERE's 0YPIcB, Aug. !, 1855.
ass until FRIDAY ,ho 18Th % rSSs'Sa Ssg S sss
1858, at IL oclock, m, for Furnishing each Of the
following classes Of Stationery for the use Of the
House OF Representatives Of the United States,
200 reams whito auarto Post Paper, extra super
fine, faint lined, ..t q"
Is rsams white ouarto Post Paper, extra super
90 reams white ouarto Post Paper, extra super.
hue, wide ruled.
400 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
supernne. faint ruled.
100 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
supernne, wide ruled, on all sides.
100 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne, plain.
90 reams nancy Note Paper.
100 reams white Poolscap Paper, extra superfne
rs reams white Legal Cap Paper, extra super.
hne.
80 reams white Flat Cap Paper, extra superane
The above papers must all be OF the same
qualify, Gnfsa, and toefOM Of the samples ac-
cep.ed. and must sustain rigid comparison with
be rejected.
l25 reams thin Manila Paper.
boxes Arnold's Patent Ink Absorber, or
other similar manufacture.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 6M by
3A Inches.
100000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 6l< by
3lS inches.
5000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 81 by
2A inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, sa4 by
81 inches.
$4,000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, stS by
3H inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, sSss by
~ inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, loS by
~ inches.
250o0 Fancy Note Envelopes.
100000 buf adhesive Envelopes, TX by 81
inches.
100000 bga Envelopes, TX by s7l inches, mot
100000 b9a Envelopes, ssl by 81 inches, (nOt
Sgross Congress Tie Envelopes.
The adhesive Envelopes must be ertra toell
qummed. and they must all be delivered in good
boxes, containing Except the Congress Tie aud
nrst three classes named) hvehundred Envelopes
each. The first three classes must be delivered
In boxes OF an extra quality, containing two hun
dred and ifty each. And samples Of all kind,
must be submitted in boxes, as 1t is proposed tC
deliver them. They will all be compelled to sns
tain a rigid comparison with samples, In regard
| to qualify and toef0h.
l25 gross Washington Medallion Pens.
10 gross Perry's blue barrel Pens, fine points
75 gross Perry IS three pointed Pens.
l2j gross Levy's Commercial Pens.
70 gross Gillott's Pens, No. 294, broad points
rs gross Gillott's Pens, No. 10.
% gross 6illott's Black Swan Quill Pens.
gross one-inch fat glass inkstands.
s dozen lnkstands, assorted styles.
10 dozen best Black Ink, quarts, pints, and half
8 dozen Carmine Ink, small bottles.
2doIen Blue Ink, David 8 or Harrison 8, quarts
lbs Blue Stamping Ink.
2gross Rubber Penholders.
gross PorcuPine and other fancy Penholdei =.
10 gross Penholders, common qualities, assort ed
styles.
80 dozen short Rubber Propelling Pencils.
dOIen long Rubber Prepslling Pencils.
10 dozen short Rubber Screw Pencils.
10 gross Faber's 8 octagon Lead Pencils, No. 2
10 gross Pabor's round Lead Pencils, No. 2
10 dozen Rubber head Pencils, No. q
% dozen Faber's Carmine and Blue Pencils.
10 dozen Faber's Artists Pencils.
dozen gold mounted Propelling Pencils.
70 boxes Cut ouills, best quality.
6doIen Diaries for 1886
8 dozen Autograph Books
2dolen Scrap Books.
10 dozen Ellis Mucilage, four ounce bottels
ID dozen Ellis Mucilage, eight-ounce bottles.
100 lbs. Doyell 4 Early's best Sealing Wax.
4 dozen Portfolios, assorted styles.
20 dozen ivory and other Folders.
$50 spools Pink Tape, No. 10.
10 dozen Rodgers Pocket Knives, from ono u
six blades.
IS dozen Pocket Knives, wostenholm =, Croo Ks
and American make, various styles md
grades.
s dozen pairs Scissors, one dozen each, 70, If,
hve and six inch.
10 dozen pair Scissors, nine to twelve-inc
2 dozen sets of fine Scissors, In cases.
2dozen Paper Clasps, various styles.
5doIen Paper Weights.
8 dozen Pencil Sharpeneru.
o dozen Ready Reference Files.
8 dozen Byelet Punches.
8 dozen Erasing KniIes.
400 small boxes or papers Of Black Sand.
8 dozen Portemonnaies, finest styles.
dozen Rulers, various styles.
o dozen Pen racks.
900 pounds thick Soft Twine.
300 pounds medium Soft Twine.
80 dozen packs Visiting Cards.
20 dozen Pen w pers.
2doIen Newspaper Files.
20 gross Rubber Bands and Rings.
IS pounds Artists Gum.
!, 900 skins Parchment, 10 by % inches
In the supply Of goods contractors will be
rigdly required to furnish articles fully equal to
sample.
Proposals must be accompanied by the ma mes
Of the sureties intended to be offered.
As required by law, preference will be give to
the productions Of American Industry, II equ ally
cheap and Of as good quality; aud all per sons
making proposals to supply any class OF arti eIes
will state whether the same are the manufac ture
Of the United States.
The articles are to be delivered free of any
charge for carriage at the ONCE Of the Clerk OF the
House Of Representative, or before the Is tday
Of November, 1865.
Zach proposal to bo endorsed Proposals. ~ for
Stationery for the House Of Representatives Of the
United States," and addressed to the Inder.
signed.
Sufficient specimens Of each class of lrticles
proposed for must accompany the pr oposal
marked with the name Of the bidder.
The person offering to furnish any class OF
articles at the lowest price, quality con sidered
shall receive u contract for the same, on exeeut
Ing bond, with two or more suroties, Eatisfac
tory to the Clerk Of the House Of Repres' atAtiVes
for the performance Of the same, uud or a for
feiture Of twice the contract price in ro Of fail
ure, which bond must be aled In the moe Of the
said Clerk within ten days after the proposals
have been opened aud the result deel AIRED.
EDWARD MCPH ERSON
Clerk Of the House Of Representative oG the Uni.
ted states au2S-w4w
THE BALLARD HOUSE, X [CHMON q
l. VA, REoPENRD.
The undersgned takes pleasure in Aunouuc
Ing 70 the former friends aud patrons OF this
FAMOUS HOTEL and the tIayell' .ng public gen.
FURNISHED THROUGHOUT in magnihoenl
style, and no pains or expense Will be spared "a