The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-24
CITY OF WASHINGTON TUESDAY MORNING JULY "a. 1856

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving
of each bid also Of the contracts made the
vice originated curtamens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Fnaacs O9ce-John Marron esq, Third Assistant
master General and twenty-on clerks To this Office are
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
business of the department not devolyed by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the dat Offices and other
deposaries OF the department. the issuing OF warrants and
drafts in of balances reported by the Auditor TO be
due 10 mail contractors and other the supervision
of the Offices under orders depoe their
ery balances ut designated points, and the
of the rendition by postmastes of their quarterly returns OF
posages 1t has charge OF the deadetter oce OF the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
payment of postage and of the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant General all postmastes
should direct their quarterly returns of postage those
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
ceeds of their Offices and those depositing Offices,
their certificates of depoe to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns depostares of
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection Odics.-John 0akord esq, chief clerk, and
clerks To this office assigned the duty OF
ceyng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
parures OF the mails certificates OF the service OF route
assnsp and preparing cases thereon for the
action the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail
ing out maibags and malocks and keys and doing all
other things which be TO faithful and
exact performance, Of all mail contracts
expresses by the forging Illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision Of this office and should be
An communications respecting Lost money, letters, mail
depredatons other violations OF law, malock and
keys should be directed 'Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment''
All registers the arrivals and departures Of the mails,
certificates of the service Of route agents. reports of mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or i'm
perfect service should be directed lnspecon Office Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War In the Secre-
tarys office proper chief clerk subord
nate clerks two messengers and four wachmen The fol-
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding Generals O1ce.Ths office, at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjutant Generals 0GceCol. Samuel Cooper, Adjutan
General Assistantsieut. Col. w. g. 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
Quarernoser Generals ODice-. Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
quartermaser generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master Major H. c. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
Paymaster Generals O9ice.Co b. +. Larned paymaster
generals Major St Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Conamissary Generars 0fee.Gen. George Gibson,
mssary generals assistant Captain A. b. Shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals 0ice.Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants DR.. Il. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer 0diee.-General Joseph c. Totten, chief eng
necr assistant Lieutenant John d. Kurz; five clerks and
messenger.
Typographical Buroau-Col j. j. Albert colonel of the
one messenger
Ordnance Bureau-C Colonel II. r. Craig colonel of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger