The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-02

service be reports Of the mail lettings giving state
ment of each bid also Of the contracts made the new
vice originated the curtalmen ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance OGice.Joln Marion, esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twentyne clerks To this office are
assigned the supervision and OF the financial
business Of the department. devolyed BY law upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
depoaries the department the issuing Of and
drafts Of balances reported by the Auditor to DO
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
Of the accounts orders deposte their quar-
tery balances designated points and the sperinendenee
OF the rendition by ostmasters Of their quarterly returns Of
potages Ii has charge OF the deadet Office OF the R
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment postage, and Of the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant General all rostmasters
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
ceeds Of their Offices and those at deposng Offices
their certificates of depose to him should also be directed
department wen all applications and receipts for post
stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 08es.Jobn Oakford, esq, chief clerk and
clerks To this Office is assigned the duty OF
ceyng and examining the registers Of the arrivals aud de-
patues of the nails certificates of the service OF route
quences eonracors and preparing cases thereon or e
action Of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mai
registers ard reports Of mail failures; providing and send
ing mail bags and mallocks and koys and doing all
other things which be necessary to faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All cases of mail depreciation of violation of law by pr
expresses or by the forging Illegal use Of postage
stamps under the supervision Of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredaons other violations oil maii-iochs
keys, should be directed Chie Clerk Post oee Depart
ment."
All registers arrivals and departures of the nails
certificates Of the service of route agents. reports OF mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports of failures
all complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service shond be directed lnspecton 0ce, Post
Office Department
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War; In the Score
ays Office proper there chief clerk seven nbord
ma clerks messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Commanding Generals O6ice,This Office, Mt the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjstant Generals ORce-Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General Assistants-Lieut. Col w. &. Freeman, Major
Major John F. Lee. Nine clerks and In this
all the records which refer to the personnel OF
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here whore all military
missions are made out
uarternaser Generals Office. Gen. Thomas 8. Jesup,
generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
master Major H. q. Wayne in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
Payaster Generals ODceCol b. +. Larned, paymastor
general Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Connissary Generals O6ce.--Gen. George Gibson
mssary general assistant Captain A. u. Shrlas SIX clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals O9ice.Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general; assistants DR.. h. G. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Eaqinee, O9ice.-General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. Kurz; five clerks and
messenger
Typographical BureouCol. J. j. Albert colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Bareau.-Coonel il. II. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger