The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-21

service and the reports Of mail lettings giving
Of each bid also Of the contracts made the new SER
vice originated the curaients ordered and The additional
allowances granted within the year
Finance dice.John Marion, esq, Third Assistant Post
General, and weny-one clerks. To this Office are
assigned the supervision and management the financial
the department by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the dat offices and other
deposares the department. the issuing OF warrants and
payment balances reported by the Auditor TO be
due mail contractors and other persons the supervision
of the OF offices under orders to pose their
ter balances designated points, and the superintendent
postages II has charge Of the letter Office
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
OF postage and OF the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
draft Offices, their s.er reporting quarterly he net .s
their certificates OF deposite to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns of the depostaes Of the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection OicsJohn oakiord, esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks 10 this once assigned ne da 2, re- re-
partures Of the mails certificates OF the service OF route
of Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers, and reports Of mail sna ahd ali
other things which be necessary to secure faithful and
exact performance, Of all mail contracts !, - -
cate expresses or by the forging Illegal Of postage
stamps under the supervision Of this Office and should be
Ali communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredaons other violations Of law, maocks ana
keys, should be directed chef Clerk Post ohoe Depart
ment." .
All registers Of the arrivals and departures Of the mails
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 nspecon Office Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War In the Secre
tays office proper there chief clerk seven subord
nate clerks two messengers and four wachmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals 0icc.Ths office, at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjutant Generals OHceCol. Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General. Assistansieut. Col, w. G. Freeman, Major
Major f. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
office kept all the records which refer to the personnel Of
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military COM
missions made out
Ouarermaser Generals Oliee- Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quartermaser general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
mg-ter Major H. c. Wayne, in charge Of clothing branch;
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paynaaser Generals Occ.Col b. f. Larned, paymaster
general Major st. Clair Denny, district psymeste eight
clerks and one messenger.
Consn,issary Generals OHce.Gen. George Gibson
missary general assistant Captain A. b. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
general assistants Dr. r. @. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer OGceGeneral Joseph G.. Totten chief engi-
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical Breau-Col. j. J. Albert colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau.-Coone H. R. Craig, colonel of ord
nance assistant Captain VIM. Maynadier eight clerks and
messenger.