The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-28

service and reports of the mail lettings, giving state
of each bid also Of the contracts made the SER
vice originated the curtanents ordered and The additional
allowances granted within the year.
Fshoace ODes.Joln Marron esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twenyone clerks. To this Office are
assigned the supervision and management OF tho financial
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
deposars Of the department. the Issuing Of warrants aud
drafts In payment Of balances reported by the Auditor 20 bo
due mail and other persons, the supervision
the accounts Of Offices under orders depose their
tery baapces at designated points and the uperntenenoe
the rendition bs posmasers Of their quarterly returns OF
postage II has charge Of the deadetter oee Of the IS
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
Of postage and of the accounts connected there
with
10 the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmastes
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those AZ
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro
their certificates Of deposite u should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns OF the deposltaes OF the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Laspeo,ioa O'csJohn Oakford, esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen CLERKS TO this Office assigned the duty Of re-
partures of the mails certificates OF tho service of route
agens, and reports Of mail iafcs OF noting the den-
of the Postmaster Genora furnishing blanks for mail
rogistes and reports Of mail fues providing and send
ing mal-ba and maoc and heys, and doing all
other things which may be necessary TO faithful and
exact performance OF all mail contracts.
All cases Of dcpredatiop Of violation Of law by pri-
expresses by tho forging Illegal Of postage
stamps under the supervision OF this ooe and should be
All communications respecting money letters, mail
depredstons other violations OF law, maocks and
keys should be directed ''Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals ard departures Of the mails
certificates Of ,ents, reports Of mail nil
applications for blank registers and reports o failures
and all complaints against contractors for Irregular or I'M
perfect service should be directed nspecton Office, Post
Office Department
pEPARTMEEr.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary OF War. In the Score
arys Office proper there chief clerk ubordi
clerks messengers, and four watclnen. The ol
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals OiceThis office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott is at New York.
Adjqa Generals O6ioe.-Col. Samuel Cooper Adjutant
General Assstants-Leut. Col w. g.. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate,
Major John f. Lee Nine messenger. In this
Office are kept all records which refer the personnel Of
the army, the rolls &c. il is here where all military com
mission. are made out.
Quarieraaas,er Gaserops Office. Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quarermaster general Charles Thnmas assistant quarter
master general; Captain NJ. NJ. Clark district quarter
mnser Major H. G. Wayne in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger
Poynaster Generals 05fccCol b. f. Iarned, paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny, district aymaser eight
clerks and one messenger.
Conassayy Generors Obioe.--Gen. George Gibson,
mssary general ASSISTANT Captain A. E Shras six clerks
and one messenger.
.sprgeon Generals GSee-Gen Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants, DR.. X. G. Wood and Dr. Richard H..
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer Ogce-General Joseph G. Totten, chief engi
neer assistant, Lieutenant John d. Kurz five clerks and
one messenger.
1apographieat BureouCo j.. J. Albert, colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Colonel II. r. Craig, colonel Of ord
nance; assistant Captain Wm Maynadier eight clerks and
one messenger.