The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-28

service and the reports OF the mail lettings giving state
Of each bid also Of the contracts made The
vice originated the curtanens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance Oes.John Marrop esq, Third Assistant Post
master General. and twentyone clerks To this office are
business Of the department not desolved by law upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
deposares of the department. the issuing OF warrants and
payment Of balances reported by the Auditor be
mail contractors and other the supervision
Of the OF offices under orders to depose their
ery balances designated points and the superintendent
Of the rendition by postmaer of their quarterly returns of
posages has charge Of the dead letter Office Of the SIS
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment OF postage, and Of the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant all postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns of postage those at
ceeds Of their offices, and those at depostng Offices
their certificates Of depote to him should also be directed
the weekly monthly returns the deposaries Of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 09ios.John Oakord, esq, chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this Office assigned the duty OF
eeying and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
psrss Of the mails certificates Of the service of route
qnences contractors and preparing thereon for the
action the Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers, and reports Of mail failures; providing and send
ing mail bags and malocks and keys and doing all
other things which be 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 are under the supervision Of this oce and should be
An communications respecting lest money Letters mail
other violations OF mailocks
keys should be directed Chef Clerk, Post Office Depart
ment." stas
All registers of the arrivals and departures Of the mails
certificates of the service Of route agents. reports mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular inn
perfect service should be directed Inspection Office Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre-
tays office proper there chief clerk seven snbord
clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Commanding Generals ODce.-This Office at the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adatant Generors OHce--Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General Assistants-Lieut. Col. w. q. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John r. Lee Nine clerks and one In this
office kept all the records which refer to the OF
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military
missions are made out.
Quarteraaster Generals 0DiceGen. Thomas s. Jesnp,
quartermaser general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
Major H. o. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
Pay,aaster Generals OBce.Co b. +. Larned, paymaser
general Major ST. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Comnissary Generals O6ee.--Gen. George Gibson COM
missary general assistant Captain A. g. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger
general; assistants Or. r. G. Wood and DR.. Richard II.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer O1ce.Generai Joseph g. Totten, chief engi
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. Kurz; five clerks and
one messenger.
Topographcal BureauCol. j. j. Albert colonel of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. NJ. l.. Smith four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau-Colonel II. r. Craig colonel Of ord
assistant, Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger. rfs'