The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-04

service and the reports of the nail lettings sirg ss
uent Of each bid also Of the contracts made she psw ser
allowances granted within the year.
Finance b5ssJo,u s!arroa, esq Third Assistant Post
uaste General and twcDty he clerks To this oice are
assigned the supervision managcust n the financial
business Of the department. not deyoved by Law dpcu the
Auditor racing accounts with the draft offices and otha
dspositaes Of the department. the issuing q sarsspis aa
drafts payment of balances reported W 1e Auao 20 ne
dae mail contractors and other persons the supervision
offices under orders to dsposte their guar
tey baances desgnated points, and the superintendent
the rendition by of their quarterly Of
posages Il has charge the deadet Office, Of the Is
suing postage stamps and stamped enscores for the pre-
payment Of postage, and Of the accounts eOnaec'et there
with.
should direct their quarterly reurns OF those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
their certificates depoe him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the deposarie nf the
department as well as all and ,eeeP.s tor pos
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection O1te..-John Oakord, ESQ., chief clerk. and
seventeen clerks 70 this Office Is assigned the duty Of
ccivng and examining the registers of The arrivals and de-
aysass, and reports of mail tilaros q noting the deiin-
aetion o the Postmaster General furnishing lans mail
registers and reports OF mail aiures providing and send
ing mail-bags and maoess and keys, ard doing al
other things which be to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts
expresses by the forging illegal use al postage
stamps under the supervision OF this Office and should be
reported to it. .
depredaons or other violations of law, naocks and
keys should be directed Chef Clerk Post ONCE Depart
mcDt"
All registers Of tho arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates of the service of route agents. reports OF mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports of failures
aud all complaints against contractors for Irregular I'M
perfect service should bo directed nspeeon oice Post
OiIice Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary Of War; In the Secre-
tarys Office proper there chief clerk, subort
Datn typm mes
lowing bureaus attached TO this department:
Conmaadina Generars Ofee-This Office, the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adistant Generals OBcs.-Col. Samuel Cooper Adiuant
General. Assstans-Lieut. Col w. q. Freeman Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocates
Major John F. Lee Nine clerks and In this
office kept all the records which refer to the personnel OF
the army, the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military COM
missions made OUT
Quarerp,aster Generals 0fce.-G Gen Thomas s. Jesup,
general Charles Thomas, 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
Paymasfer GenerdPs OlfceCoi b. f. Larned, paymastor
general Major st. Clair Denny, district paymaser eight
clerks and one messenger.
Commissary Generals ODice.-Gen. George Gibson,
nsary general; assistant Captain A. H. Shras six clerks
and one messenger.
general; assistants, DR.. X. G. Wood and Dr. Richard IL.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer Oce-Gensral Joseph G.. Totten, chief engi-
neer assistant Lieutenant John D. Kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical BareanCo ]. J. Albert, colonel of the
corps assistant, Lieut.. NJ. l.. Smith; four clerks and
one messenger.
Oranancc Colonel Fl. Il. Craig, colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynadier eight clerks and
one messenger.