The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-19

service aud the reports of mail lettings giving
of each bid also Of the contracts made, the
vice originated the curtanen ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance O6ce.John Marion, esq Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks TO this Office are
assigned the supervision aud management OF the financial
business Of the department not devoved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft oces ana other
drafts in payment OF balances reported by the Auditor to be
Of the accounts of Offices under orders to deoste their
er balances at designated points and the supernendenc
posages. 1t charge the deadette Office, of the
suing Of postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
Of postage and of the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant all postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns of postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
ceeds of their offices, and those deposng offices,
their certificates Of dspose to him should also os directed
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Hspeet;on O6Scs.--John Oakord esq, chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this Office assigned the duty Of
cevng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
agents. and reports Of mail failures Of noting the delin
quences Of and preparing thsre1n Tor the
registers and reports mail failures providing and send
ing out mailb bags aud malocks and keys and doing all
other things which be to faithful and
performance OF all mail contracts
All OF mail depreciation of violation OF law by pr
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money letters, mail
depredaons other violations of law, mallocks and
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 mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular inn
perfect service should be directed Inspecton Office Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War In the Secre
arys Office proper there chief clerk suhord
clerks, two messengers and four wachmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals Ogice.Ths office, the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjatant Generals 0HceCol. Samuel Cooper, Adiutant
General. Assistans-ieut. Col. w. G.. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advoeate
Major John r. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
Office kept all the records which refer the personnel OF
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military
missions are made out
quartermaer general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general Captain M. NJ. Clark, district quarter
master Major H. G. Wayne in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paymaster Generals ODfce.Co D. I. Larned paymaster
generals Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
CoDmissary Generaps O6ice.-Gen. George Gibson com
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals OBiceGen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
generals assistants, DIR. r. g. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer ODice.-General Joseph c. Totten, chief eng-
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. Kurz; five clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical Bureau-Col j. j. Albert colonel of the
one messenger
Ordnance Bureau-C Colonel ii. r. Craig colonel of ord
assistant, Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger