The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-03

service, and the reports Of the mail lettings giving
men Of each bid also o. the contracts nade the
vice originated the earta%ens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year
Finance 0ges.John Msrron esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twentyoDe clerks. To this Office
assigned the supervision and management the financial
business Of the department. not de,olved by upon the
Auditor embracing accounts With the draft Offices and other
payment balances reported by the Auditor be
due mail contractors and other pesou the supervision
o the accounts OF Offices under orders 10 epoe their
ery balances designated points, and the uperntendence
c the rendition by postmasea OF their quarterly returns OF
posages Ii has charge Of the deadiet1er Office Of the is
suing OF postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
payment OF postage and OF the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those
draft oees their letters reporting quarterly the net pro
their certificates OF depose him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns OF the depostares of the
department. well all applications and reckpts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
h.pectioa O6ies.-John oakord, esq chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks To this office assigned the duty Of
cevng and examining the registers of the arrivals and de-
parures Of the mails certificates Of the service of route
agents aad reports q ss failures Of noting the dsn
Generals nishng blanks mail
registers, and reportsp mail failures providing and send
ing msilbag and maocks and keys, and doing all
other things which be necessary faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts
All of mail depredaton of violation of law by pri-
vate expresses, by the forging illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision Of this oce and should be
All communications respecting lost money letters, mail
depredations or other violations of law locks and
Keys should be directed ''Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures OF the mails
certificates Of the service of route agents. reports OF mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service should be directed nspecon Office Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War; In the Secre
tays office proper there chief clerk, subord
nate clerks two messengers and four wachmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
ou,aoading Grerars O4ice.Ths Office, at the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adja,ont Generals OHceCol. Samuel Cooper, Adjuant
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
kept all the records which refer to the of
the army the rolls &c. 1t Is here where all military
missions made out.
Quortermaster Generals Office. Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quartermaser generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
Major H. G. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Payaaaster Generaps Ofce.-Co b. f. Larned paymaster
general; Major St. Clair Denny district paymaser eight
clerks and one messenger.
Consraissary Generals O9ce.Gen. George Gibson,
missary general assistant Captain A. b. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals 0gice-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general; assistants Dir. r.. CT Wood and DIR. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engiaeer O6ce.-General Joseph c. TctteD, chief eng
assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurz five clerks and
one messenger.
Biographical BureauCol. j. j. Albert, colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance urean-Coonel II. r. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.