The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-28
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 49, 1856


embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
frequency Of trips mode Of conveyance and times OF de-
parures and arrivals all the routes the OF the
mail between the different sections OF the country the points
OF mail dsbuton and the regulations for the government
OF the domestic mail service OF the United States III pre-
pares the tor mail proposals. receives the bids
and takes charge of the annual and occasional mail Lettings
and the adjustment and execution OF the contracts All
pcaons for the establishment or alteration OF mail arrange
men and the appointment OF mail messengers should be sent
to this Office All claims should be for aspo
aton service not under contract ms the recognion oi sad
service Is first TO be obtained through the Contract Oce
authority for the proper credits at the Auditors Of
fce From this office all posmaers at the ends Of routes
ceiye the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed Tor the
tracts executed, and all orders affecting accounts for mail
transportation the statistical exhibits OF the mail
Of each bid also of the made the
vice originated the curtamen ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance OGce.John Marron esq Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this Office are
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
business Of tie department. not deyoved BY law upon the
depostares of the department. the issuing of warrants and
drafts in of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due mail contractors and other persons the supervision
OF the accounts of offices under orders to depose their
r balances at designated points and the superintendent
of the rendition by postmastes of their quarterly returns OF
posages 1t has charge of the dead letter Office OF the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
ith.'"' With. p''s'' '''
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General all
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
ceeds Of their Offices and those at depostng Offices
their certificates of depoe to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the deposarie of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection Ogcs.--John Oakford esq, chief clerk and
clerks To this Office is assigned the duty of
reg and examining the Of the the srsa "a ana qoa
agents. and reports Of mail taiures OF noting the delin
G San @
registers and reports Of mail aures providing and send
ing out maibags and malochs and keys and doing all
other things which be to faithful and
exact performance OF all mail contracts
All of mail depredaton of violation of law by pr
vae expresses by the forging illegal of postage
stamps under the supervision Of this Office aud should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredatons other violations of law, malocks and
keys, should be directed Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment"
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
applications for blank registers and reports of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service should be directed Inspecon Office Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War In the secre-
tary Office proper there chief clerk subord
nate clerks two messengers and four wachmen. The fol-
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding Generals O1ice.Th office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Aais.ant Geaerars oGee,Col. Samuel Cooper, Adjatan
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John r. Lee Nine clerks and one messenger In TINS
office are kept all records which refer to the OF
the army the rolls &c. is here where all military
missions are made ont gE a#E
QaGrcrmdser GeaerdFS once ben Ihomas .. Jesup,
general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
MASTER Major H. c. Wayne in charge OF clothing branch;
eleven clerks and messenger.
Poyn,aster Generals O1ee.Co b. f. Larned paymaster
general; Major ST. Clair Denny district paymas'er eight
clerks and one messenger.
Con,n,issary Generals O6ce-Gen. George Gibson,
mssary general assistant Captain A. f. Shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals Otice.Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
generals assistants DR.. r. G. Wood and DIR. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer Odce.-General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng-
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. Kurz; five clerks and
messenger. r4 a
Typographical Bareau--Col D. j. Albert colonel of the
corps assistant Lieut.. Nj. l.. Smith; four clerks and
messenger
Ordnance Bareau-C Colonel II. r.. Craig colonel Of ord
assistant Captain Wm Msynader eight clerks and
messenger