The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-22

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving
of each bid also Of the contracts made the
vice originated the curtamens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Faonee oeeJohn Marron esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twepy-one clerks. TO this Office
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business OF The department. not deyoved by law the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the DRAFT Offices and other
deposaries Of the department the issuing Of warrants and
drafts in OF balances reported by the Auditor to be
due mail contractors and other the supervision
Of the offices under orders depoe their
Of the rendition by posDaters OF their quarterly returns OF
posges has charge Of the deadetter Office the IS
suing OF postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
with.
TO the Third Assistan, Postmaster General all
houd direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
cceds Of er offices, and those at depositing offices,
their certificates Of depositc him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the dcpostars Of the
department, well all applications and receipts Tor post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection OBics-John Oalford, esq chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks. 10 this Office assigned the duty OF
paitures of the mails certificates OF the service route
agents and reports Of mail failures; Of noting the dein
scton Of the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail
registers aud reports Of mail aures providing and send
ing bags and mail locks and keys, and doing all
other things which be necessary faithful and
exact performance Of al mail contracts,
All of mail dep,oation Of violation 0i law by pri
vae expresses By the forging illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
reported to IT. .
An communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
deprsdaons or other violations Of law or naocks and
keys, should be directed 'Chet Clerk Pos. 0ce Depart
ment."
All registers OF tho arrivals and departures of the mails
eater Of the service of agents. reports of mail fail
nre applications for blank registers and reports Of faurc
and all complaints against contractors Tor irregular or I'M
perfect service should be directed nspecon Office Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary OF War In the Secrc-
tarys office proper there chief clerk stbord
nate clerks two messengers, and four wachnen The FOL
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding Gencraps Opice-Tbs Office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
4djntdn Generals Obce.-Col. Samuel Cooper, Adjntan
General. AssistansLieut. Col. W. q. freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee clerks and one messenger la
office kept all the records which the personnel Of
the army the rolls, DC. 1t is hero where all military
missions made out.
Qaortermaser Generals Office Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
quartemaser generals Charles Thomss, assistant quarter
muster general Captain NJ. NJ. Clark district quarter
master Major II. G.. Wayne in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and ono messenger.
Paymaster Generals ODice-Col b. f. Larned paymastsr
general; Major ST. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Comasissary Generals OScs.-Gen. George Gibson,
mssry genera assistant Captain a. T. Shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
geucralj assistants Dir. Il. G. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer Oce.--General Joseph G.. Tottcn, chief cng
necr assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurtz five clerks and
one messenger
Iopographico Bareau.-Co j. j. Albert, colonel of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. NJ L. Smiths four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau Colonel II. r. Craig colonel Of ord
assistant, Captain Wm Msynader eight clerks and
one hfess@nger.s a4s