The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-03

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
men Of each bd also Of the contracts made the new ser
allowances granted within the year
Finance Oce-John Marion, esq Third Assistant Post
General and twentyone clerks To this office
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business OF the department not devoved by upon
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
deposaes Of the department the issuing Of warrants and
drafts payment balances reported BY the Auditor to be
due to mail contractors and other the supervision
of the accounts Offices under orders depose their
ter balances designated points, and the superintendent
Of the rendition by postmastes of their quarterly returns Of
posages has charge the deadstter Office, Of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment Of postage, and OF the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmaster
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those a
% Ssa % tsT she ss tbnss a. depo,nr tin ns ooe
their certificates of depoe 10 him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns OF the deposaries Of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 03fes.--John oakord esq, chief clerk and
cevng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
parnres Of the mails certificates OF the service OF route
agents. and repora OF mail ailufes o. noting lhe aen
action of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mai
registers, and reports Of mail failures providing ana SEND
other things which be TO secure faithful ana
exact performance Of all mail contracts -,
All Of mail depredaton OF violation OF law by pr
expresses, by the forging or Illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredations other violations Of law maocks and
keys should be directed chie Clerk Post once Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures Of the mails,
certificates the service of route agents. reports Of mail fail
urea applications for blank registers and reports of failures
and all complaints against contractors for Irregular or I'M
perfect service should be directed inspection Ohce, Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War. In the Secre-
tarys proper there chief clerk subod
nate clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Commanding Generals 05ee.This Office at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adutant Generals Olfce-Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General Assistants-Lieut Col. w. G. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John 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.
aarternaaster Generals Office. Gen. Thomas S. Jesup,
quatermaster genera Charles Thomas assistant quarter
Major H. C. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
ayaaaer Generals 06ice-Col. B. +. Larned, paymaser
generals Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster; eight
clerks and one messenger.
Consfaissary Generals O6ee.-Gen. George Gibson
missary general assistant Captain A. E Shrias clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals O8ice.GeD. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants Dr. Il. G. Wood and DR.. Richard ii.
Cooiidge three clerks.
Engineer O6ce-General Joseph G. Totten chief engi-
assistant Lieutenant John d. Kurtz; five clerks and
messenger.
Typographical BureauCol j. j. Albert colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance aforementioned H. r. Craig, colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain VIM. Maynadier eight clerks and
one messenger.