The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-17

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
Of each bid also Of the contracts made the new
vice originated the curtalmen ordered and the additional
allowances grsnted within the year.
Fiaanee 0HceJohn Marrou, esq., Third Assistant Post
General and twentyo clerks 10 this office are
assigned the supervision of the financial
of the department not deyolved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the DRAFT offices and other
drafts in payment Of balances reported by Auditor be
due mail contractors and other the supervision
tery balances designated points, and the supernendence
of the rendition by postmasters OF their quarterly returns
posages i has charge Of the dead letter oce Of the is
pitbnsA' pish. y :, p''''s'' '' N'' '''' ''''
To the Third Assistant General all postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-
ceeds of their offices, and those at dep0stng Offices
their certificates of depoe him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the deposares of the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Lnspeetion O0fes.--John Oakord esq chief clerk and
clerks To this office is assigned the duty OF re-
cevng and examining the registers of the arrivals and de-
parures of the nails certificates of the service of route
agents. and reports mail failures of noting the delin
S % for
registers and reports of mail failures providing and send
ing mailbags and ualocks and ksya and doing all
other things which be necessary faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts
All of mail depredaton OF violation OF law by pri-
vste expresses by the forging illegal Of postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depredaons or other violations Of Law, maocks and
KEYS should be directed Chef Clerk Post 0ce Depart
ment" =.
All registers of the arrivals and departures OF the mails
certificates service Of route agents. reports OF mail TAIL
ures applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
all complaints against contractors for irregular or I'M
perfect service should be directed nspecon Office Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War In the Secre-
office proper there chief clerk seven subord
nate clerks two messengers, and four wachmen The o
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals O6ce.Ths Office, at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adiatdnt Geperots OUce.Col. Samuel Cooper, Adjutan
General. Asssents-Lieut. Col. w. u. Freeman, MAJOR
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
office are kept all the records which refer the Of
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military COM
missions made out.
Cuarierr,aster Generals OHee.Gen. Thomas S. Jesup
general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general Captain NJ. H. Clark district quarter
master Major H. O. Wayne in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
Paspaaster Generals Obice-Co b. f. Larned paymaster
general Major st. Clair Denny district paymaser eight
clerks and one messenger.
Copssary Generals Obice.-Gen. George Gibson, COM
mssary general assistant Captain A. e Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
general assistants, DR.. II. G. Wood and Dr. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O8iee-General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng-
neef assistant. Lieutenant John d. Kurz five clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical Bmeau--Co ]. ,. Albert, colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut.. NJ H. Smith four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Colonel II. r. Craig, colonel of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.