The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-05

service, and the reports of the mail lettings giving state
men Of each bid also Of the contracts made the new sss
allowances granted within the year.
Finonee oGesJohn Marion, esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twentyone clerks To this office
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
busness OF The department. deyotved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
dpostares of the department. The issuing OF warrants and
drafts in Of balances reported by the Auditor 10 be
due to mail contractors and other pcrons the supervision
Of the accounts Of offices under orders to depose their
tery balances designated points, ard the
of the rendition by postmasters of their quarterly returns
posages 1t has charge Of the dead letter Office of the is
suing of postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
With. r''s'' '
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those
draft Offices, their letters reporting quarterly the net
their certificates OF depose him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the ceposarie ot the
department, well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection OBfce.--John 0akord, esq chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this Office is assigned the duty Of
parures 81 te mails certificates Of tho service
agents. and reports mail failures Of noting the dclin
action Of tie POSTMASTER Generals furnishing blanks mail
registers and reports Of mail aures providing and send
ing mail bags and maoc and keys and doing all
other things which be to faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts
All cases Of mail depreciation of violation of law by pr
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 tho arrivals and departures Of the malls
certificates of the service of agents. reports mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports of failures
and all complaints against contractors Tor Irregular or n
perfect service should be directed Inspecon 0ce Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War; In the Secre
tary Office proper there chief clerk subord
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals OGice.Ths Office, a. the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, Is at New York.
Adiatant Generals OHce.Col. Samuel Cooper, Adiutan
General. Assistants-ieut. Col. w. G Freeman, MAJOR
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major E. Lee. Nine clerks messenger In this
office are kept all which the personnel Of
the army the rolls sc. 1t is here where all military
missions made out
Quartermaser Generals O0ice.- Gen. Thomas s. Jesup
quartermaser general Charles Thomas, assistant quarter
master generai Captan NJ. NJ. Clark, district quarter
master Major H. @. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paynaster Generals Ogfce--Co b. F. Larned paymaster
general Major ST. Ciair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Commissary Generals Obce.-Gen. George Gibson,
mssary general assistant Captain A. E Shrias; clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals OGce-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants DR.. h. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer O9ice-Genoral Joseph G. lotion, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. kurtz five clerks and
messenger
Topogyaphioal Bareaa.-Co j. j. Albert, colonel of the
one messenger
Or1na Burean-Coonel IL. II. Craig colonel of ord
nance ASSISTANT Captain Wm eight clerks and
one messenger