The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-31

service reports of the mail lettings, giving
men Of each bid also Of the contracts made the
vice originated the curtamens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance 0ceJohn Marron esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this oice are
assigned the supervision and management of the financial
OF the department devolved by law upon the
Auditor, embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
drafts payment balances reported by the Auditor be
due mail and other persons the supervision
of the accounts Of Offices under orders TO depoe their
tey balances designated points, and the superintendent
of the rendition by postmasters OF their quarterly returns of
postages Ii has charge Of the Office Of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment of postage, and OF the accounts connected there
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those
DRAFT Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro
of their Offices and those at depositing offices,
their certificates of depoe him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the depostares of the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 0Dies.--John 0akord esq., chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks 10 thu thu office j. a. assigned the duty Of
Of the mails certificates OF the service OF route
agents, and reports Of mail failures Of noting the dein
quence of and preparing thereon for the
action of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports Of mail failures providing and send
ing mail bags and mail Hooks and keys and doing all
other things which be to faithful and
exact performance Of all mail contracts
All cases of mail depreciation of violation OF law by pri-
vate expresses, by the forging illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision Of this Office and should be
An communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depedations other violations of law, maocks and
keys should be directed Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures Qf the nails
certificates the service of route agents. reports OF mail fail
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 snbord
nate clerks two messengers and four wachmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals 06ice.Ths office, at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adj atant Generqps Oce-Col Samuel Cooper, Adjutant
General Lieut. Col. w. G.. Freeman, Major
Major John Lee Nine clerks and messenger In this
kept all the records which refer the Of
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military
missions made out.
Qaartermaster Generals OBice-Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
quatermaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
genera Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
master Major H. c. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch;
eleven clerks and messenger.
Paymar Generals O6ice.-Co. b. r. Larned paymaster
generals Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Coumissary Generals 06ec.-Gen. George Gibson, COM
and one messenger.
Swgcon Generals ODiee.Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants Dr. Il. G. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coodge three clerks.
Engineer ONce-General Joseph c. Totten, chief eng-
assistant, Lieutenant John d. Kurz five clerks and
one messenger.
,no,ronn,cn, n.reaa.Col. j. ]. Albert colonel of the
corps: assistant Lieut. NJ l. Smith; four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau.-Colone H. r. Craig, colonel Of ord.
nance assistant Captain VIM. Maynadie eight clerks and
one messenger.