The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-17

service the reports of the mail lettings giving
of each bid also OF the contracts made, the
originated the curtalments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance OGceJobn Maroon esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this office
assigned the supervision and management of the financial
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
deposares of the department the issuing of and
due nail and other persons the supervision
of the Of Offices under orders to depoe their
of the rendition by postmastcs Of their quarterly of
posages has charge OF the dead letter Office of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
With. with : N w N'''N''' ''''''' 'N'''
To tho Third Assistant Postmaster General all postrnastes
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
their certificates of depoe him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns of the depostars OF the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection O6ies.-John 0akord esq., chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks TO this office is assigned the duty Of
cevng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
parures the mails certificates of the service of route
agents. and reports of mail iailures Of noting the den
action Of the Postmaster furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports OF mail aiures providing and send
other things which be TO faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts
vate expresses BY the forging illegal of postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money letters, mail
depredaons other violations of law, mail locks and
keys should be directed "Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment"
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates Of the service OF route agents. reports OF mail fall
ures applications for blank registers and reports OF iaures
and all complaints against contractors irregular
perfect service should be directed inspection Oce Post
Office Department."
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; In the Secre-
tary Office proper there chief clerk suhord
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals Ogice-Ths office, the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adja,nt Generals 0Rce.-Col. Samuel Cooper, Adjuant
General. Assisans-Iieut. Col. w. Il. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
office kept all the records which refer to the of
the army, the rolls, &C. 1t is here where all military
missions made out
Qaarfermaser Generals OGce.--Gen Thomas s. Jesup,
quartermaster general Charles Thomas, assistant quarter
master gencral Captain NJ. M. Clark district quarter
master Major H. q. Wayne in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paymaster Generals Obfce-Col b. F. Larned paymaster
generals Major ST. Clair Denny, district paymaser eight
clerks and one messenger.
Consmsary Generals 0Dice.-Gen. George Gibson,
mssary generals assistant, Captain A. f. Shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
general; assistants, DR.. II. c. Wood and Dr. Richard IL.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer ODce.-General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John D. Kurtz live clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical Bmeaa.--Co ]. j. Albert, colonel of the
corps assistant, Lieut.. NJ L. Smith, four clerks and
messenger.
Ordnance BareauColonel II. II. Craig, colonel of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.