The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-17

service, and the reports of the mail lettings giving state
Viee originated the cartssn ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year
Fnanes 0es-John Marion, esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this once are
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
business Of the department not devolVed BY law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
eosi,aries o the Department the issuing and
drafts of balances reported By the Auditor 10 be
Of the accounts o ees under orders to epose their quar-
tr balances at desgnated points and the suPerntendence
posages IL has charge of the dsadetter Office of the Is
sang postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
payment Of postage and Of the accounts connected there
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmases
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
eeeds OF their etces, and those at deposting oees
the weekly and monthly of the dsposares Of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection O5fcs--John 0akord, esq., chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks 10 this Office is assigned the duty Of
ceyng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
agents and reports Of mail failures Of noting the dein
quences Of contractors and preparing cases thereon Tor the
registers and reports Of mail failures providing and send
ing out mail bags and maocks aud keys, and dong all
other things which be 10 secure faithful and
exact performance Of all mail contracts.
All of mail Depreciation OF violation OF law by pri-
expresses by the forging Illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision OF this Office and should be
Ali communications respecting lost money letters mail
KEYS, should be directed ichef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment'
All registers Of the arrivals departures of the mails
certificates OF the service OF route agents. reports o mail fall
uFe applications blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against for irregular in
perfect yeryice sopd be directed Inspection Office Post
Office Department
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War In the Secre-
tarys proper chief clerk, subordi-
clerks, two messengers and four wachmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding GeeraPs 06ice.Ths office, at the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Aaiufant Generals OHee.CoI. Samuel Cooper, Adjuant
General kssstants-Lieut. Col. w. g. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee Nine clerks aud messenger In this
office the records which refer TO the personnel OF
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military COM
missions made cut.
general 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
Paymaster Generals Oce--Col B. f. Larned paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaser eight
clerks and one messenger
Comnssary Generals O5fes.-Gen. George Gibson, COM
nssary general assistant Captain A. E. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generurs O6ice.-Gen Thomas Lawson surgeon
general; assistants, DIR. X. G. Wood and Dr. Richard III.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer Obice.General Joseph G. Totten, chief engi
assistant Lieutenant John d. kartz five clerks and
one messenger.
Topographical Bureaa-Co j. ]. Albert, colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Colonel III. X. Craig, colonel OF ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.