The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-24

service and the reports OF the mail lettings giving state
OF each bad alec OF the contracts made, the
vice originated the curaments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
finance 0ges.-John Marron, esq., Third Assistant Post
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
Of the department desoved by law the
deposiiaries department issuing Of and
drafts payment OF balances reported BY the Auditor to be
81 the accounts offices under orders deposite quar-
er designated points, and the superntendence
posages charge the dead letter Office OF the Is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
sash.s'' pish. 2 p'''t'' ANU '"' '''Y' ''''' ~
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all pomasers
draft oces their letters reporting quarterly the pro-
ceeds OF their Offices and those at depostng offices,
weekly monthly returns of the deposaries of the
department, wen all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection ODice.John Oakford esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks To this office assigned the duty Of
ccvng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
agents. and reports Of mail failures Of noting the deln
quences o contractors and preparing thereon for the
registers reports Of mail failures providing and send
ing mail bags and malloeks and keys and doing all
other things which be to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All cases of mail depredaon OF violation OF law by pri-
stamps under the supervision of this oee and should be
XII communications respecting lost money letters mail
depredatons other violations Of law maillocks and
keys should be directed Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
mont'
All registers Of the arrivals departures OF the mails,
certificates the service Of route agents reports OF mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports oil failures,
complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service should be directed Inspecton Office, Post
Office Department.
DEPARTMENT..
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre-
office proper there chief clerk subordi
clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Conmanding Generals Ogce.This office at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York
ddjatanf Generals O8ce.Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General AssistantsIieut. Col. w. G.. Freeman, Major
George Deas Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate,
Major John f. Lee Nine clerks and one messenger In this
all the records which refer to the personnel OF
the army the rolls &c. IL is here where all military COM
missions made out
Quarerposcr Generals Office Gen. Thomas 8. Jesup,
generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. G. Wayne, in charge OF clothing banch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paynaster Generals ODiceCo b. +. Larned, paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Commissary GeneraPs o6iee.-Gen. George Gibson
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals ODiceGen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants, DIR. X. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O6ice.--General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
assistant, Lieutenant John ID. kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Topographieal Burean-Co j. j. Albert, colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut.. Nj. H. smith; four clerks ana
one messenger.
Ordnance Colonel II. r. Craig colonel of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.