The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-03

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
Of each bid also OF the contracts made the new ser
vice originated the eurtamens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance OBcsJohn Marron, esq., Third Assistant Post
General and twentyo clerks To this once are
assigned the supervision and OF the financial
business OF the department. desoved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the DRAFT Offices ana other
depostares depar the issuing of warrants and
drafts payment balances reported by the Auditor 10 be
due mail contractors and other the supervision
OF the accounts OF Offices under deposte their quar-
ery balances designated points and the supernendence
of the rendition by OF their quarterly returns OF
posages has charge the deadette Office, OF the is
suing postage stamps stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment of postage and OF the accounts connected there
TO the Third Assistant General all postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
eesds Of their Offices and those at depostng offices
their certificates Of depoe to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly of the deposaries of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection O6ics.--John Oakford esq., chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this Office is assigned the duty OF
ceivng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
parures Of the mails certificates OF the service OF route
agents. and reports of mail 'aiures of noting the delin
quences of and preparing thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers reports of mail failures; providing and send
ing out l-bags and malocks and keys and doing all
other things which be to faithful and
exact performance Of all mail contracts.
Of mail depreciation 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
depredaons other violations OF law, ma-locks ana
keys should be directed Che Clerk, Post Ohce Depart
ment'
All registers of the arrivals and departure of the mails
certificates of the service OF route agents. reports OF mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or inn
perfect service should be directed slnspecon Office, Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War. In the Secre
tary office proper there chief clerk subord
clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Commanding Generals Oice.This Office Mt the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjstot Generals Oce.--Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General Assistants-Lieut. Col w. q. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
kept all the records which refer the of
the army the rolls &C. is here where all military
missions made out.
Quarermaser Generars 09iee.-Ge Thomas S. Jesup,
quartemaser general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
Major H. G. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Payaasfer Generals O1iceCol B. +. Larned paymaster
general Major ST. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Coo,aissary Generaps O6ice.-Gen. George Gibson
msary general assistant Captain A. L. Shrias SIX clerks
and one messenger.
general; assistants DR.. r. G. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer O4icc.-General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. Kurz; five clerks and
oue messenger.
Typographical Bmeau-Col j. j. Albert colonel Of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. NJ l.. smith; four clerks and
messenger
Ordnance Bureau--Coo H. r. Craig, colonel of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.