The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-11

service, and the reports of the mail lettings giving state
ment Of each bid also Of The contracts made tue aew SER
allowances granted within the year.
Finance 0csJohn Marron, esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this office
assigned the supervision management of the financial
business Of the not devoyod by Law upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
drafts in pay nen Of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
OF the accounts OF Offices under orders to depose their
tey balances designated points and the superintenence
OF the rendition OF their quarterly returns OF
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment OF POSTAGE and OF the accounts connected there
with.
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmastes
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
draft oee their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-
their certificates depoe him should aso be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the depossre of the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection ONc..-John Oakford esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks TO this oics assigned the duty o re-
ccying and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
partres the mails certificates OF the service of route
agents, and reports Of mail failures Of noting the delin
qence 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 out mahags and mail locks and keys and doing NIL
other things which be to secure faithful and
exact performance OF all mail contracts,
All Of mail depredaon OF violation OF law by pri-
expresses, by the forging illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision OF this Office and should be
An communications respecting lost money. letters, mail
epredations. other violations of law malocks and
keys should be directed Chic Clerk, Post Oce Depart
rnent.''
All registers of the arrivals and departures Of the mails
certificates the service OF agents. reports OF mu fail
applications for blank registers and reports Of faures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service shonld be directed lnpection Ohicc Post
Office Department"
DEpApTmEsT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the secrc
thrys Office proper there CHIEF clerk seven subor
nate clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Commanding Generops ODce.This office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adntont Generals Ofce--Col Samuel Cooper, Adutsnt
General AssistantsLieut Col. w. q. Freeman. MAJOR
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks messenger In this
kept all the records which refer to the personnel OF
army tho rolls &c, 1t is here whore all military
missions made out.
Quarernas,er Generals 00ice.Gen. Thomas S. Jesup,
quarernaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
Major II. c. Wayne, in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger
Fayaer Generars 0GeeCol. u. +. Larncd, pas master
general Major St. Clair Denny, district paymastcr eight
clerks and one messenger.
Commissny Generals QFce,--Gen. George Gibson, oom
missary generals assistant, Captain A. e. Srias six clerks
and one messenger.
generals assistants, Dr. H. G. Wood and DIR. Richard H.
Coodge three clerks.
Engineer Office General Joseph G. Totten, chief cng-
assistant, Lieutenant John ID. Kur five clerks and
one messenger.
7opograpkicay Bvcau.Col. j. j. Albert colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut. NJ L. Smith; four clerks aud
one messenger.
Ordnance B.reou- Colonel H. r. Craig, colonel of ord
nance assistant, Captain VIM. Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.