The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-05

service, and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
vice originated the curtaments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance osccJohn Marron, ESQ., Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this pce
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business of the department. not desoiyed by law upon the
~ ,h h ssnn of wsrraSs s
drafts in payment Of balances reported BY the auditor 70 be
Of the accounts Of offices under orders 20 depote their quar-
ey balances at designated points and the saperinendenee
Of the rendition BY postater Of their quatssy rsterns o.
posges 1t bas charge OF the desdetter ofce Of The R
suing OF postage stamps and stamped envelopes ioi the
payment Of postage and OF the accounts connected there
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postnaster
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those ct
ceeds Of their Offices and those depostng Offices
their certificates Of depose to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns of the deposaries of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
h.peeon oGics.--John oakfotd, esq, chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this office is assigned the duty OF
ceving and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
parres of the mails certificates OF the service of route
agents. and reports OF mail failures of noting the delin
qnences Of and preparing cases thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail
registers, and reports of mail failures providing and send
ing mail bags and aillocks and keys and doing all
other things which be necessary to faithful and
All cases mail depreciation of violation of law by pr-
vate expresses by the forging illegal use OF postage
reported to it,
All communications respecting lost letters mail
keys should be directed Chie Clerk Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers Of the arrivals 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 Inspecon Oce 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 watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals 0Hce.This Office at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjtant Generals ODice-Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General AssistantsLieut Col. w. g. Freeman, Major
Major John Lee Nine clerks and messenger In this
kept all the records which refer to the Of
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military
missions made out.
Quartermaster Generals ONce- Gen. Thomas 8. Jesup,
quartermaser generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general; Captain NJ NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. O. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Poy,aaser Generals OHfce.Co b. f. Larned paymaster
general Major ST. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Copsmissary Generals OHce.-Gen. George Gibson
msary general assistant Captain A. b. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals Obce.Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants Dr. II. G. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O6ee.-Genera Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
assistant Lieutenant John ID. Kurz five clerks and
messenger.
Typographical B,veauCoi. j. j. Albert colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau.-Colone H. R. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain VIM. Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.