The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-12

service and the reports of the mail lettings giving
ment Of each bid also of the contracts made, the
vice originated the craiments ordered aud the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance OieeJohn Marron, esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and tweniyone clerks. TO this office
assigned the supervision and of the financial
the department. not derosed by law upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
the the Issuing of warrants and
drafts Of balances reported by the Auditor be
due To mail contractors and other persons, the supervision
er balances at designated points, and the superntendence
OF the rendition by of their quarterly returns OF
postages 1t has charge Of the Office Of the is-
suing postage stamps stamped envelopes for the pro-
OF postage and OF the accounts connected there
To Third Assistant Postmaster General all
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those
DRAFT Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-
their certificates OF deposte to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the depostares Of the
department, well all applications and receipts for post
stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead ieers
Inspection 0picsJobn 0akiord, esd, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks 10 this Office assigned the duty Of re-
patues Of the mails certificates of the service Of route
agen and reports Of mai. failures Of noting the delin
uences OF and preparing thereon for the
action of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers aud reportso mail 4ures providing and send
ing mail-bags and maocks and keys and doing all
other things which be necessary to faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts
All Of mail dcpredation OF violation Of law by pr
expresses by the forging Illegal Of postage
stamps under the supervision Of this oce and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
deprodaons other violations of law. nallocks and
keys, should be directed "Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment"
All registers OF the arrivals and departures Of the mails
certificates OF the service OF route agents. reports OF mail fail
ures applications for blank regsers and reports Of faures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular m
perfect service should be directed Inspccon Office, Post
Office Department"
pEpARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre-
arys oce proper there chief clerk subord
nate clerks two messengers and four watchmen The io
lowing bureaus are attached to this departments
Commanding Generaps O6ice.-Tbis Office the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adnfant Generals OHce--Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General. AssistantsLieut. COL w. G. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate,
Major John F. Lee Nine clerks and messenger. In this
office kept all the records which refer the of
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military
missions made out.
Quartermaster Generaps Office. Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quaermaster generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
MASTER Major H. G. Wayne, in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Payaar Generals OBice-Col. b. +. Larned, paymaster
generals Major ST. Clair Denny, district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Conmissary Generals 0ace.(ien George Gibson, CON-
missary general assistant Captain A. f. Shras six clerks
and one messenger.
Saryeon Generals 0acc.-Geu. Thomas Lawson surgeon
general; assistants, Dr. r. G. Wood and Dr. Richard III.
Coodge three clerks.
Engineer ONce.-Genera Joseph g. Totten chief engi-
assistant, Lieutenant John D. Kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical BmeauCol j. j. Albert, colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Eueau.-Colonel IL. r. Craig, colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain WIN. Maynadicr eight clerks and
one messenger.