The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-29

service and the reports OF the mail lettings, giving state
men OF each bid also OF the contracts made the
vice originated the curtanons ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance 0GesJohn Marron esq, Third Assistant Post
master General aud twentyone clerks To this office
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business Of the department not devoved by law upon the
Auditor embracing with the draft offices and other
depostaries Of the department the issuing of warrants and
drafts in OF balances reported by the Auditor 10 be
of the Of Offices under orders to depoe their guar
ter balances at designated points and the supernendence
posaes IL has charge the dead letter office of the is
suing of postage stamps and stamped envelopes ior the
payment of postage, and OF the accounts connected there
Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at
ceeds Of their Offices and those at depostng Offices
their certificates of depose to him should also be directed
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 09cs.-John Oakford esq, chief clerk, and
clerks To this Office is 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. and reports OF mail failures of noting the driin
seuces contractors and preparing thereon for the
the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports of mail aures providing and send
ing mail bags and mail locks 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 pr
vate expresses by the forging illegal Of postage
stamps under the supervision Of this Office and should be
reported to it,
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
keys should be directed "Chef Clerk, Post oce Depart
ment."
All registers Of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates of the service 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 Inspection Office, Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT..
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre
tays office proper there chief clerk subord
clerks, two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Coanaandiag Generals Ofice.-Ths Office at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York
Adatant GeneraPs ORcc--Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General AssistantsLieut. Col. w. q. Freeman, Major
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
Office kept all the records which refer to the of
the army the rolls &c. 1t Is here where al! military
missions are made out.
Qaartepaster Generals 01ice Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quatermaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general; Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. @. Wayne, in charge OF clothing branch;
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paymaser Generals Oce.Col B. +. Larned, paynnster
general Major ST. CLAIR Denny district paymaster; eight
clerks and one messenger.
Commissory Generals 06ce.-Gen. George Gibson,
missary general assistant captain A. H. Shra5 SIX clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals 06ice.Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants, Dr. r. G. Wood and DR.. Richard ii.
Cooidge three clerks.
Engineer O6ceGenera Joseph G. Totten, chief engi-
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. Kur five clerks and
messenger.
7opoqraphical Bureau-Col j. j. Albert colonel Of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Bweau.Cooncl II. r. Craig, colonel of ord
nance assistant, Captain VIM Maynader eight clerks and
messenger.