The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-06
CITY OF WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE g. 1856

service the reports of mail lettings giving
originated the curtamonts ordered and tie additional
allowances granted within the year.
F,anee 09es.yohn Marron, esq Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this Office
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
business OF the department devolved by law upon the
AUDITOR embracing with the drat oees and other
depostarics the department the issuing and
drafts in OF balances reported by the Auditor TO be
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
under orders dcposite their quar-
er balances designated points and the superntendenoc
posages II has charge the deadetter Office of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
with
the Third Assistant General all postmaters
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
the weekly aud monthly returns Of the deposaries Of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
stamps and stamped envelopes, and for dead letter.
Inspection O6ics.John Oakford esq., chief clcFk 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 aiures Of noting the deIn
quences of and preparing thereon for the
Registers, ana rspsss sf mail f.ar rnsians And send
ing bags and maillocks and keys and doing all
other things which be necessary to secure faithful and
exact performance Of all mail contracts.
All cases of mail depreciation, of violation of law by pr-
vate expresses by the forging Illegal Of postage
stamps the supervision of this oce and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
or other violations of law, maiocks and
keys should be directed Chie Clerk, Post Office Repart
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
all complaints against contractors for irregular inn
perfect service should be directed lnpecton Office, Post
Office Department"
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre-
tary office proper there chief clerk subordi
nal clerks messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals O6ce.This Office at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York
Aajutont Generals Ofce.-Co Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General Assistants-Lieut. Col w. q. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate,
Major F. Lee Nine clerks and messenger. In this
office kept all the records which refer to the personnel of
the army the rolls &c. 1t is here where all military COM
missions are made out.
quartermaser generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general Captain NJ. M Clark, district quarter
master Major H. c. Wayne, In charge Of clothing branch;
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Payraaser Generals O6ceCol b. f. Larned, paymaser
general Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger
Cou,nissary Generops O6ce.--Gen George Gibson,
mssary general assistant Captain A. f. Shras SIX clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals 0ce.-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants DR.. u. G.. Wood and Dr. Richard II.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O6ce.-General Joseph G. Toten chief engi
assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Topographcal Buream-Col j. ]. Albert colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance aforementioned H. R. Craig, colonel Of ord
assistant Captain VIM. Maynadie eight clerks and
one messenger