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Washington, March 15, 1S47. 



I propose to furnish one million of the best hard brick, for the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, at f uir dollars and ninety three cents per thousand. 



I propose to furnish the best hard brick for 175,000 cubic feet of 

 backing, at four dollars and ninety-three cents per thousand. 



E. KINGMAN. 

 Hon. R. D. Owen, 

 W. J. Hough, 

 W. W. Seaton, 

 Building Committee of the Smithsonian Institution. 



I offer Messrs. Tyson and Brickley as my securities for the perform- 

 ance of the contract. 



E.K. 



The chairman laid before the committee the following letter : 



Proposals to deliver to (he building comrnitfee of the Smifhsonian Institu- 

 tion, at (he site of their building in. Washington., white marble in the rub- 

 ble y and in the range and cube form. 



For every perch of 3,100 lbs., in such shape as will facilitate the 

 preparation by the mason, and in sizes of 70 to 300 lbs., $4 60. 



For range work, with split faces, bedded to make a joint not over half 

 an inch, and roughly pitched off to a line in courses of 10 to 18 inches, 

 per superficial foot, measured face only, 47 cents. 



For marble in the cube form, quarried as near the size wanted as 

 practicable, per cubic foot, (large crystal,) 50 cents. 



Medium crystal from my quarry, 62^ cents. 



Fine crystal from my Owens quarry, in small blocks for foliage work, 

 70 cents. 



My bondsmen are John W. Brown and Wm. Baily, esquires, of Balti- 

 more. 



THOS. SYMINGTON. 



Washington City, March 15, 1847. 



The chairman laid before the committee the following letter : 



Proposals by George Crest., of New Cumberland., Pennsylvania, by his 

 assent, Thomas Symington, of Baltimore, to deliver in Washini^ton. 

 city., for tlce building nj the Smithsonian Insiitution.yivhite pine saived 

 timber., viz : 



For all white pine sawed timber, to diminution size, out of good sound 

 logs, delivered in Washington city, on the landing, per 1,000 feet (board 

 measure) $18. 



[Note. — In case the freight from Havre-de-Grace is less than three dol- 

 lars per M., a corresponding reduction will be made. In all cases the 

 building committee are required to pay the captains the freight from Havre- 

 de-Grace to Washington city. The said freight will be as part payment 

 for the lumber.] 



Mr. Crist is proprietor of one of the largest saw-mills on the Susque- 

 hanna river. He is a responsible man, and has directed me to say that he 



