The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-13

service and the reports The mail lettings giving
men n each bid sro of The contracts made The new
originated the curtanens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the YEAR.
Finance OAee.-Jofn Marror esq, Third Assistant Port
General and twenty eefhs To Tins ciice are
assigned the supervision and os the financial
business Of The department. not desoved by laa upon the
Auditor embracing aeooon with the draft Offices and other
deposies Of the department. the issuing OF warrants and
drafts payment balances reported BY the Auditor 10 be
mail contractors and ote this supervision
Offices under orders To deosite their
designated pcnts and the
Of the rendition By postmasters Of their quarterly resan Of
posages IL has charge o the drsdeter Office oi the rs
uipg postage stamps stamped envelopes Tor the
OF postage, and OF The accounts connected there
with.
70 the Third Assistant Postmaster General all pogmasters
sbould direct their quarterly RETURNS OF postage those at
draft oce letters reporting quarterly the net
sseds OF their Offices and those depositing Offices,
their Certificates Of deposite TO him should also DC directed
department. az well as applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envcope and for dead letters
s,eesion 0Hes.-John Oakord, ESD, chief clerk, and
seventeen cerks To this Office assigned the duty OF re-
ceivng and examining the registers Of the arrivals aaa as
pasrcs Of the Ina certificates Of tae sesyacs o. .ouls
aasnss Of and preparing for the
action Postmaster General urnishanE blanks 'o
as oS and and keys and doing
other things which be necessary TO secure faithful and
All cases Of mail depreciation, Of viostoa Of law by pr
vae expresses By the forging illegal use Of posage
ars are the supervision Of Office. and 4AOald b
All Communications respecting lost money letters, mail
deprrdaous other violations of law or Anu
keys, shouiu p1 eiu0'e1 ~
EeDt" ;-.,. a,a a.nar.turss of the rnaile
All registers Of the ana n, " s mail e;l
certifcnes OF the service Of ~ failures
ures applications for blank registers ana rep i'm
and all complaints agains contractors for irregular
perfect service should be directed Inspection Ohce Post
Office Department"
VAR rErARTNsrr.
Hon Jefferson Davis Secretary of War In the Secfc-
tary Office proper chief clerk, subord
n Xxi.
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding Generals O5fce.-Tbs office, the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, Is at New York.
Adiutant Generals ORoeCol. Samuel Cooper, Adjutan
General Lieut. Col. w. e. Freeman, MAJOR
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Maior John r. Lee Nine clerks and messenger In this
oce are kept which refer the OF
the army the rolls &c 1t is here where al military COM
missions are made out.
Iuortrrnaster Generals Ofce--Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
generals Charles Thomas, assistant quarter
master generals Captain H. NJ Clark, district quarter
master Major II. G. Wayne, in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
avsaaster Generars Obfce.Co b. r. Larned paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger
Con1aaissary Generals Ogce-Gen. George Gibson,
mssary general assistant Captain A. t. Shrias; SIX clerks
and one messenger.
general; ASSISTANTS DR.. X. G. Wood and DIR. Richard IT,
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer OHee-General Joseph G.. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. Kurz five clerks and
messenger
Typographical BureanCol. J.. J. Albert, colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut. M L. smith; four clerks ard
one messenger.
Ordnance BnrennC Colonel II. R. Craig colane OF ord
assistant Captain Wm Msynader eight clerks and
one messenger