The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-01

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
ment Of each bid also Of the contrae made the new SER
vice originated the curiaments ordered and The additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance OeeJohn Marion, esq, Third Assistant Post
master General aud twenty clerks TO this Office
assigned the and cement the financial
Of the department devoved by law upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
depositaes of the Department the issuing Of warrants and
drafts in payment Of balances reported by
due to mail and other persons the supervision
Of the accounts OF Offices under orders to deposite their quar-
tery balances designated points, and the superintendent
OF the rendition by postmasters Of their quarterly returns
postages II has charge Of the deadeter Office OF the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
OF postage and oShe accounts connected there
10 the Third Assistant Postmaster Genera all posnascrs
should direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-
their certificates of depoe to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns of the deposiaries of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection Q6ies.John 0akiord, esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks To this Office assigned the duty OF re-
cevng and examining the registers OF the arrivals and de-
parures of the mails certificates OF the service OF route
agents and reports Of mail aiures OF noting the deln
encs of contractors and preparing thereon nr the
wv of the Postmaster General; furnishing blanks for mail
reR T and reports o. mail failures; providing and send, M
other things which be to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts,
All OF mail depredaon OF violation OF law by pr
vate expresses by the forging illegal of postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
other violations of law, mallocks and
keys should be directed Chef Clerk, Post Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates of the service of route agents. reports OF mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports Of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect SERVICE should be directed inspection once, Pos
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT..
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War. In tho Secre-
tary Office proper there chief clerk subord
nate clerks, two messengers and four watchmen The to
low ing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding Generals Ofice.Ths office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjsiant Generals OHce.Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General. AssistansLieut. Col. w. G. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John r. Lee. Nine clerks and In this
office all the records which refer to the personnel OF
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here whore all military
missions are made out
Qmarermascr Generaps Office Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quartermaser generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master Major H. G. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paymaster Generals Oice.-Co b. +. Larned paymaster
general Major ST. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Conamissary Generals ORce.-Gen. George Gibson,
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals Oice-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants, DR.. r. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O6ice-General Joseph G.. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Topoqrophicat Bureau-Co J. j. Albert, colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Colonel II. r. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assstant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messengers