The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-13

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
Of each bid also of the contracts made the new ser,
originated the curtamens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year
Finance Oce-John Marron esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks. To this Office are
assigned the supervision and of the financial
business of the department. devoyed by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the DRAFT Offices and other
depositares of the department the issuing OF warrants and
drafts balances reported by the Auditor to be
due mail contractors and other the supervision
of the Of offices under orders to depoe their
tey balances designated points, and the superintendent
of the rendition by postmasters OF their quarterly returns oil
posages 1t has charge of the deadetter office OF the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
of postage, and of the accounts connected there
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
draft offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
their certificates of depoe to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns OF the depostares OF the
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection Ogics.--John Oakford ESQ., chief clerk, and
clerks To this Office is assigned the duty Of
partures OF the mails Certificates of the service of
agents, and reports of mail failures OF noting the den-
of contractors and preparing thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports of mail faures providing and send
ing mail bags and mallocks and keys and doing all
other things which be to faithful and
exact performance OF all mail contracts,
All cases of mail depreciation of violation Of law by pri
vate expresses by the forging illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision OF this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depredations other violations of law maocks and
keys should be directed Chief Clerk Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the malls
certificates the service agents. reports of mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
all complaints against contractors for irregular
perfect service should be directed "Inspecton Office Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War; In the Secre-
tarys proper there chief clerk subord
Watchmen.
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Conaraandng Generals ODice-Ths Office at the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adatant Generals ODfce~Col Samuel Cooper, Adjutan
General AssistantsLieut Col. w. q. Freeman, Major
George Deas, and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee Nine clerks and messenger In this
all the records which refer to the OF
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military
missions made out.
uartermaster Generals Office. Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
quaermaster generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general Captain NJ NJ Clark district quarter
Major H. c. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paynaer Generars 06cc.Col. b. F. Larned paymaster
general Major ST. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Conn,issary Generals OFce.Gen. George Gibson,
missary assistant Captain A. f. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger. r.
general; assistants Dr. r. G. Wood and Dr.. Richard H.
Coodge three clerks.
Engineer OGce.-General Joseph g. Totten, chief eng-
ncer assistant Lieutenant John d. Kurz five clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical BureanCol. j. J. Albert colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut. NJ L. smith; four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Bareau.--Coone H. R. Craig colonel of ord
nance assistant, Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.