The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-03
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER s. 1856

service and the Of the mail lettings, giving state
of each bid also Of the contracts made the new ser
vice originated the curtsnen ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
F,ones leeefBhh Msrron, es1 Third Assistant Post
General, and twenty-one csrss ts Once are
assigned the supervision AM management o. ths hnanea
business of the department not deTQyed py law upon we
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft 9ies anu oo
depositaries Of the department, the issuing oi ~
drafts In payment Of balances reported by the Auditor 70 De
due TO mail contractors and other persoa uie sap Up;
the accounts under orders deposito Their quar-
ter balances designated points, and the superinenco
Of the rendition by posimastes Of their quarterly returns OF
posages II has charge of the dead letter Office, Of ths Is
suing opQsage clamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
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To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns of postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro
their certificates of depoe to him should ALEC be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the depostares OF the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 0dee.John 0akiord, esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks To this office assigned the duty Of re-
ceving and examining the registers of the arrivals and de-
parures of the nails certificates OF the service OF ront
agents, and reports Of mail aures Of noting the deiin
action Of the Postmsar General furnishing blanks
registers, and reports q rs farre providing end send
other things which bs necessary to secure nhfn and
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All of mail depreciation, of violation OF law BY pr
vate expresses by the forging illegal of postage
stamps under the supervision Of this oce and should be
All COMMUNICATIONS respecting lost money, letters mai
other violations Of law, maillocks and
keys should be directed Chie Ci6rk, Post Office Depart
ment." ..
All registers Of the arrivals and departures Of the mails
certificates the service of agents. reports OF mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports OF iaures
and all complaints against contractors for Irregular or n
perfect service should be directed Inpecton Office, Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre-
tarys office proper there chief clerk snbnrd
clerks, two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals 01iceTbis Office at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjatant Generals Ofce-Coi Samuel Cooper, Adntant
General. AssistantsLieut. COL w. Il. Freeman, Mayor
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and In this
Office kept all the records which refer to the personnel OF
tho army the rolls 1t is here where all military
missions made out.
Qaarterua.er Generals 0Nce.G Gen. Thomas s. Josup,
quartermaser general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general Captain M. NJ Clark, district quarter
master Major H. c. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
Pay1aaer Generaf OBice.Col d. T. Lnrned paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Conamissary Generals OGce.-Gen. George Gibson,
missary general assistant Captain A. b. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals O8ce-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general; assistants Dr. Il. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coodge three clerks.
Enqiaeer O6oe.--General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurz five clerks and
one messenger.
Topographcol Bureau-Col. j. j. Albert colonel of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. M. l.. Smith; four clerks and
messenger
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one M