The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-15

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
Of each bid also Of the contracts made the new SER
originated the curtaments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year
Finance 0acsJohn Marron, esq Third Assistant Post
General and twentyone clerks To this Office are
assigned the supervision and management o. the nnAnea
business of the department not deyoved by law upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
dpositarcs Of the department the issuing Of and
drafts payment of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
Of of offices under orders TO depose their guar
ery balances designated points, and the supernendence
Of the rendition by postmasters Of their quarterly returns OF
posages II has charge OF the deadetter ONCE 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 pro
their certificates of deposte TO him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns of the deposarie OF the
department, well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes andfo dead letters
Inspection O6ies-John oakford, esq., chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this olce assigned the duty q re-
patures of the ma certificates OF the service oi route
agents. and reports of mail failures OF noting the delin
quences of and preparing thereon for the
action of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks Tor ma
registers and reports Of mail failures ovdng ana send
other things which be to secure faithful ana
exact performance Of all mail contracts
All Of mail depreciation, of violation OF law by p
yae expresses by the forging illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision OF this ohce and should be
All communications respecting ost money, letters mail
depredaon other violations OF law, malock5 and
keys, should be directed "Chei Clerk Post once Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates OF the service OF route agents. reports OF mail fail
ure applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or I'M
perfect service, should be directed nspecon Office Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; In the Secre
arys office proper there chief clerk seven subord
nate clerks two messengers and four waehmen. The fol
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Conpunding GeaeraPs Oce-This office, at the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott is at New York.
Ajsant Generals 06iee.Col. Samuel Cooper, Adjutant
General Assstants--Leut. Col w. G. Freeman. Major
George Deas, and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate,
Major John L. Lee Nine clerks and In this
office kept all the records which refer to the personnel of
the army. the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military
missions made out.
Qua,termoster Generaps Office Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
quaermaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
MASTER Major H. c. Wayne in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger
Paynaster Generals O1ce.C0l b. f. Larned master
general Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger
Connissary Generals O6ice.-Gen. George Gibson,
mssary general assistant Captain A. f. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger
general assistants, Dr. r. c. Wood and Dr. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer ODice-General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
assistant Lieutenant John D. Kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Topograp phical Buredu-Co j. j. Albert, colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut. M. L. Smith four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau-Colonel H. R. Craig colonel of ord
nance; assistant Captain Wm Maynadier eight clerks aud
one messenger.