The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-22

service and the reports Of the mail ettmgs giving state
Of each bid also Of the contracts made the SER
allowances granted within the year.
Fmanes 06ee.John Marrop esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twenyone clerks. To this eihce are
business Of the department. not devoyed BY upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the DRAFT Offices and other
drafts Of balances reported by the Auditor TO bs
due 70 mail contractors and other the
of the accounts Of Offices under orders to depose their
ier balances designated points and the superntendence
OF the rendition by posmasers OF their quarterly returns OF
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
with
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
essss a ber hs osss Ia spo.nr @ ose
their certificates of deposte to him should also be directed
department. as well as all applications and receipts for post
stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 0GcsJohn Oakiord, esd, chief clerk, and
clerks To this office assigned the duty of
cevng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
partnres Of the mails certificates OF the service OF route
Of and preparing for the
action OF the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
ns out mabass and maiocks and keys, and doing all
other things which be 10 faitha and
exact performance Of all mail contracts.
All cases Of mail depreciation of violation of law by pri-
expresses by the forging illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
reported to it.
All communications respecting lost money letters mail
depredatons other violations OF maiocks ana
Keys should be directed 'sChef 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 blank registers and reports Of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or i'm
perfect service should be directed inspection Oice Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War In the Secre
arys Office proper there chief clerk seven snbord
nate clerks two messengers, and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals OfceThis office, at the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott is at New York.
Adjuan Generals Obicc.-Col. Samuel Cooper Adjutant
General Assstants-Lieut. COL W. G. Freeman Major
George Deas, and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John F. Lee Nine clerks and In this
office all the records which refer to the personnel of
the army, the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military COM
missions made out.
Quarternaster Generaps Office. Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master Major H. c. Wayne in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paynaser Generals OHce.Col d. f. Larned, paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger
Cou,missary Generals 06iceGen George Gibson, COM
mssary generals assistant Captain A. b. Shras six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals OGce-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants, Dr. r. G. Wood and Dr. Richard II.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer OGce-General Joseph G. Toten chief engi-
assistant Lieutenant John d. Kurt five clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical Bureau-Col j. J. Albert colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut. NJ L. Smith; four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau-Colonel H. R. Craig, colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynadier eight clerks and
one messenger.