Purcell Envelope Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter’s, statement of the case. The facts of the case are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, -Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an action for damages for the breach of an express contract by the defendants. The facts briefly stated are as follows:
*213On February 28, 1898, the Postmaster General issued and published an advertisement inviting sealed proposals for furnishing stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers in such quantities as might be called for by the department during the period of four years, beginning the 1st day of October, 1898. Eleven proposals were submitted, and claimant’s being the lowest in the aggregate, according to the department’s formulas,…
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