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

service and the reports lettings giving
ment of bid also of the contracts made, the
originated the eurtaments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance 0hceJohn Marion, esq Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this office are
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
business Of the department not deyoved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
dpostares of the department. the issuing OF warrants and
drafts payment OF balances reported by the Auditor TO be
due mail contractors and other the supervision
OF the accounts ofoces under orders depose their
tery balances designated points and the
the rendition by postmaste of their quarterly returns of
posages IL has charge of the dead letter Office, of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
payment of postage and OF the accounts connected there
TO the Third Assistant General all
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
ceeds of their offices, and those depostng Offices
their certificates of depoe to him should also be directed
department as applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection O0ics.Jobn oakford esq, chief clerk, and
clerks To this office is assigned the duty OF
cevng 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 dein
action Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports of mail failures providing and send
ing out maibags and maIlocks and keys and doing all
other things which be to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts,
expresses, by the forging illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
reported to it. .ttf#
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depredatons other violations OF law, maiocks ana
keys should be directed Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment" ,
All registers of the arrivals and departures Of the mails
certcaes of service OF route agents. reports OF mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or i'm
perfect service should be directed inspection oce Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War; In the Secre-
tary office proper there chief clerk subord
nate clerks two messengers and four watchmen The FOL
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals O6ce.Ths office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjatant Generals OHce-Col Samuel Cooper, Adjutan
General AssistantsLieut. Col w. G.. Freeman, Major
Major John f. Ice. Nine clerks and In this
office kept all the records which refer to the OF
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military
missions are made out
Quartermaster Generars Office Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
general Charles Thomes assistant quarter
master general Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
MASTER Major H. c. Wayne in charge OF clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger. taA
Payaaster 9eaerups O6ice.Co b. F. Larned paymaster
general; Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Connissary Generals O6'ee-G Gen, George Gibson,
and one messenger. Ff tYs
Surgeon Generals Oicc-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general: assistants Dr. r. c. Wood and DIR. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer O6co.--General Joseph g. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. Kurj five clerks and
messenger.
Topogrdphica BureauCol. J. j. Albert, colonel of the
CORPS, assistant Lieut.. NJ. L. Smith; four clerks and
messenger
Ordnance Bureau-Coonel II. II. Craig colonel Of ord
assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
messenger 9 dH