The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-09

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
originated the curtaient ordered, and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finsmes 0esJohn Marion, eaq., Third Assistant Post
nastcg General and twenty clerks 70 this Office are
assigned the supervision and manageisnt o. sne financial
business OF ,he department not evayed BY law upon he
Auditor embracing accounts with TIE drt oees d other
Pnsisre OF the department the sanG ot warrants and
drafts in payment Of balances reported b. the Auditor 70 be
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
Of the accounts Of oecs under orders 20 eposte their quar-
tery balances at designated points ana the supefnendene
Of The rendition by postaaser o their qaefery returns o.
postage IL has charge Of the deacetter Office, ot the Is
suing Of postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pse
payment Of postage and Of the accounts eonneced there
with
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General al post1uaster
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at
ceeds Of their offices ard those depostng Offices,
depoe hin should also be directed
the weekly and monthly teturas Of the depossries Of the
department well All applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes, and Tor dead letters
Inspection QGes.John oakford, esq, chief clerk and
ceng and examining tho registers o the arrivals aud de-
partnres Of The mails certificates Of the service Of rcnt
agents. and reports of mail siarss o noting hs deliD
quencies Of contractors aud preparing thereon for the
actqp ak Potmaster Genera tnrueing slank for mail
ns out ra bss and mai locks and keys and doing all
other things which be 70 secure faithful and
exnet performance OF all nlal contracts.
All cases mail Depreciation OF violation Of law by pri-
expresses by the forging illegal nse OF postage
stamps under the supervision q this oee ana noud De
All Communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
uepredatiOns, other violations oi
keys should bo directed Chief Clerk, Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates Of the service o route agents reports OF a a
ures applications for blank reEers and reports o failures
all against contractors for irregular or i'm
perfect ice should be directed 'inspeetion ONCE Post
Office Department.
pEPAaTmsST.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War. In the Secre-
tays Office proper there chief clerk seven 3nbord
clerks and four watchlnen. The fo
lowing bureaus attached to this department;
Commanding Generals O9ies.-This Office the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
idutuns Generals O5fceCcI Samuel Cooper, Adjutant
General AssistantsLieut Col. w. G. Freeman, Major
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and one messenger ntb
all the records which refer to the personnel OF
army the rolls ac. 1t is here where all military COM
missions made out
Ouartermasr leneraps O5ice-.G Gen. Thomas S. Jesup
general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. G. Wayne in charge OF clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger
aynsaster Generals O6ice.Co b. F. Larned paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger
Consnsissarg Generars OGce.Gen. George Gibson,
missary general assistant Captain A. b. Shrias; SIX clerks
and one messenger.
Sarqeon Generars 6ice-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general; assistants DR.. Il. e. Wood and DIR. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer O6see.-General Joseph g. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurz; five clerks and
one messenger
Typographical Brreoa-Coi. j. j Albert colonel of the
corps assistant Lieut. A. L: smith; forr clerks ana
messenger
Ordnance B4reau Colonel II. r. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Msynader eight clerks and
one messenger