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

service the reports the mail lettings giving state
of each bid also of tho contracts made, the
vice originated the curtanent ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance Q0ecJohn Marion, esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this office
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
business Of the department devoved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
depositaries of the the issuing warrants
drafts of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
of the accounts Offices under orders epose their quar-
ter balances designated points and the supernendence
of the rendition by postmasters OF their quarterly returns
postages 1t has charge the letter Office Of the
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes the pre-
payment OF postage, and oil the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General
should direct their quarterly returns of postage those at
draft offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro
their certificates Of depo to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the depoaries Of tho
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection O6fcs.-John 0akiord esq, chief clerk and
seventeen clerks TO this ou,ee Is assigned the duty q re-
parures Of the mails certificates of the service OF route
agents, and reports Of mail failures Of noting the delin
quencs OF contractors and preparing thereon for the
action of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers, and reports OF mail failures providing and send
ing mail bags and nallocks and keys and doing all
other things which be necessary to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts,
All of mail depreciation, of violation Of law by pr
vate expresses by the forging illegal of postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting Lost money, letters mail
depredatons other violations of law, malocks and
keys should be directed Chief Clerk, Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the nails
certificates of the service of route agents reports OF mail fail
applications for blank registers, and reports OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or i'm
perfect service should be directed npection Office, Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre
tarys proper there chief clerk subord
nate clerks two and four watchen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Commanding GeneroFs O4ce.This Office at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adsiant Generals Ogfce--Co Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General. AssistanisLieut Col. w. G. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John T. Lee Nine clerks and messenger. In this
office kept all the records which refer the personnel of
the army the rolls DC. 1t is here where al military
missions are made out.
Qnnrterpaster Generals O1ce.Gen Thomas s. Jesup,
quar- general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general; Captain NJ H. CLARK, district quarter
Major H. G.. Wayne, In charge of clothing branch;
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Payaer Generals 06ice.Col. B. T. Larned, paymaser
general Major St. Clair Denny, district paynaster eight
clet and one messenger.
Coan,issary Gcneraps Oacc.-Gen George Gibson,
missary general assistant Captain A. f. Shas six clerks
aud one messenger.
Sgeon Generals 0fics.-Gcn. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants Dr. H. q. Wood and Dir. Richard II.
Cooldge three clerks.
Engineer OHce.Gepera Joseph G.. Toten chief engi-
assistant Lieutenant John ID. Kurtz i've clerks and
messenger.
Toaoqruph;cay Ba,eaa-Col j. j. Albert colonel of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. NJ l.. Smith, four clerks and
messenger
Ordnance Bpreor--Ccone H. r. Craig, colonel of ord
nance assistant, Captain VIM. Maynadier eight clerks and
messenger.