The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-02

service and the reports OF the mail lettings giving state
Of each bid also Of the contracts made the new SER
originated the enrtament ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year
Finance O5ce.John Marion, esq., Third Assistant Post
master GeneT and twenty clerks To this ohce
assigned the supervision and management Of the uanca
business of the department devolved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the DRAFT oces and her
depostaries Of the department the issuing aud
payment of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due mail contractors and other the supervision
Of the accounts Of offices under orders deposite
esy balances designated points, and the supernendence
Of the rendition by postmaste Of their quarterly returns OF
posages II has charge the dead-etter Office, the
suing stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment Of postage and Of the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
a ose, % shs ,hn dspoov nee oees
their certificates of depose to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the deposiares Of the
age stamps and stamped envelopes and Tor dead letters
speesion O0ics.-John Oakord esq, chief clerk and
eiynr and examining the registers the arrivals and de-
parures of the nails certificates OF the service OF ront
aaenc a and preparing cases thereon for the
action the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks Tor ma
registers reports of mail failures; providing and send
ns out mailAbags and mallocks keys and doing all
other things which be necessary to secnre ah ana
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All of mail depredaon of violation Of law by pr
expresses by the forging illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision OF this Office and should Dc
An communications respecting lost money, lsrs mail nail
depredaions, other OF
keys should be directed Chie Clerk, Post Office Depart
ment"
All registers Of the and departures Of the mails,
certificates service agents. reports OF mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service should be directed lnspeeton Office, Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. In the Secre-
tay Office proper there chief clerk seven suoordi
nate clerks messengers and four watchmen The iol
lowing bureaus attached TO this department.
Commanding Generals 01ce.Ths Office at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York
Aajataut Generate Oce.-Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General. Assistans1icut. Col. w. G. Freeman, Major
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and In this
kept all the records which refer to the personnel OF
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military
missions are made OUT
Qaarternuser Geacraps OJice Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. G. WAYNE, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
PayDaster Generals O6fee-Co b. +. Larned, paymaser
general Major ST. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
ComDisary Gcneraps O1iee.--Gen. George Gibson
msary general assistant Captain A. h. Shrias SIX clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals Oice-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
generals assistants, DR.. r. c. Wood and DR.. Richard II.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O6fceGeneral Joseph c. Totten, chief engi
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. Kurtz; five clerks and
messenger
Topoqraphica Bureau-Col ]. j. Abert colonel of the
one messenger
Ordnance BureauCoonel II. r. Craig, colonel Of ord
nancc assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger