The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-22

of the United States and placing the under contract
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
partures and arrivals all the routes the course OF the
mail between the different sections of the country the points
Of the domestic mail service of the Emitted States. ii
acknowledgements for mail proposals. receives the bids
apd the adjustment and execution OF the All APP
picaon for the establishment or alteration OF mail
men and the appointment OF mail messengers should be sent
to this office. All claims should be submitted il for transpor
aton service not under contract the recognition Of said
service first to be obtained through the Contract Office
authority for the proper credits at the Audto Of
fee From this Office all postmastes at the ends Of
ceye The statement OF mail arrangements for the
respective routes. Itrepors weekly to the Auditor all
tracts executed and all orders affecting for mail
service and the reports of the mail lettings giving state
ment Of each bid also Of the contracts made the new ser
allowances granted within the year.
Finance O0ce.Joln Marron esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twentyone clerks To this Office re
business Of the department. not devoved BY law upon tho
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
depostaries department the issuing and
drafts payment of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
the accounts Offices under orders deposite quar-
ery balances designated points, and the supernendence
Of the rendition by postmastes of their quarterly returns of
posages. 1t charge the dead office, the
suing postage stamps stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment Of POSTAGE and of the accounts connected there
To Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasers
should direct their quarterly returns of postage those at
ceeds Of their Offices and those at deposting Offices
their certificates of depoe him should be directed
department. well all applications and receipts post
age stamps and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection O6iesJohn Oakford, esq, chief clerk, and
clerks To this office ia assigned the duty OF
ceving and examining the registers of the arrivals and de-
of the nails certificates Of the service of route
nc of ontractors and prcnsrng eases thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
ing out mail bags and maillocks and keys and doing all
other things which be necessary to secure faithful and
exact performance OF all mail contracts.
All eases mail depreciation, of violation OF law by pri
vate expresses, by the forging illegal o! postage
stamps under the supervision OF this oce and should be
An communications respecting lost money letters, mail
keys should be directed Chief Clerk, Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of tho arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates of the service OF route agents. reports of mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports of failures
perfect service should be directed npection Office, Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. In the Secre
tays Office there chief clerk seven ubord
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding Generals Odce-This Office, the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York..
General. Assistants-Gieut Col. W. G. Freeman Major
George Deas, and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major John f. lee Nine clerks and messenger. In this
office kept all which refer to the personnel of
the army, the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military com
missions are made out.
Qnarternastcr Generals 0dice.Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
qaarermaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general; Captain NJ M. Clark district qusrtcr-
master Major H. G. Wayne in charge of clothing branet
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Payaaster GcreraPs 0ce.Col B. f. IaTncd, paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaser eight
clerks and one messenger.
Cou,nissary Generate 0Dice-Gen. George Gibson,
missary generals assstant Captain A. b. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
surgeoa Generqps o@ce.-Gen Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants DIR. X. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer Office. General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. Kurt five clerks and
messenger.
7opographical Bureau-Col J. j. Albert, colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut. M. L. smith; four clerks and
messenger.
Ordnance Bureau-Colonel Ii. r. Craig, colonel of ord
nance assistant Captain VIM. Maynadier; eight clerks and
messenger.