The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-30

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
nen Of each bid also Of the contracts made the new SER
vice originated the curtalment ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance 0ceJohn Marion, esq, Third Assistant Post
General and twenty clerks. To this Office
assigned the supervision and management of the financial
business Of the department not devolved by law upon the
Auditor, embracing accounts with the DRAFT Offices and other
deposiarcs Of the department the Issuing Of warrants and
drafts in payment of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
of the of offices under orders depoe their quar-
te balances at designated points and the superntendence
of the rendition by their quarterly
postages IL has charge of the eadetter Office OF the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
With.
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmastes
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-
their certificates Of depoe him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns OF the deposares Of the
department well all applications aud receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection O6fcs.-John 0akord esq chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks To this Office is assigned the duty Of
ceyng examining the registers of the arrivals and de-
partures mails certificates of the service of route
agents, and reports OF mail aiures OF noting the dein-
qasncs Of and eases or ,ns
registers, and reports of mail aures providing and send
ing out mail bags and nalocks and keys and doing all
other things which be to secure faithful and
exact performance Of all mail contracts
All cases OF mail depredaton of violation Of law by pfi-
expresses by the forging Illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this office and should be
reported to it, ,
depredations other violations OF law, maock and
keys should be directed Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates the service of route agents. reports of mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service should be directed Inspecon Oce Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War; In the Secre-
tarys Office proper there chief clerk subord
40 h, nd fnnp pratch chnl
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Con,nondinq Generals Ofce-Ths office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Aaju,ant Generaps ORce-Col. Samuel Cooper, Adjutan
General AssistantsLieut. Col w. &. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and one In this
kept all the records which refer to the personnel Of
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military
missions made out.
Quartermasfer Generals Ofce--Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
quatermaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
haster general Captain M NJ CLARK, district quarter
master Major H. c. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Poynaser Generals 00ice.--Co b. r. Larned paymaster
generals Major St. Clair Denny district paynaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Commissary Generals OIce.--Gen. George Gibson,
missnry general assistant Captain A. E. Shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
general assistants Or. n. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Cooldge three clerks.
Engineer OMce-General Joseph G. Totten, chief engl
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurz five clerks and
one messenger
TopogropAicol BureauCol. J. j. Albert, colonel of the
messenger.
Ordnance Bureau-C Colonel II. r. Craig colonel of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.