The daily union., 1856-01-17
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Of the United States and placing the same under contract
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
parures and arrivals all the the Of the
mail between the different sections OF the county the points
Of the domestic mail service Of the United States II pre-
the for mail proposals. receives the bids
and takes charge Of the annual and occasional mail lettings,
and the adjustment and execution OF the contracts All APP
pcatons for the establishment alteration Of mail
men and the appointment Of mail should be sent
TO this Office All claims should be submitted for transport
ton service not under conrac the recognition Of said
service Is s 10 be obtained through the Contract Oce as
necessary authority proper credits Auditors OF
nce From this office all the ends Of
respective routes Itrcpor weekly the Auditor all
tracts executed and all orders affecting accounts for mail
transportation the statistical exhibits Of h~ mail
service, and the reports of the mail lettings, giving
men Of each bid also Of the contracts made the
vice originated the cnrtanen odered and the additional
alowancer granted within the year.
Financs OfesJohn MnrroD esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twentyone clerks TO this office
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
business OF the not dey0lved by law the
Auditor, embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
depositaes Of the department the issuing Of warrants and
due and other persons the supervision
Of the Of Offices under orders depose their
Of the rendition by postmaser their quarterly returns Of
posages It has charge Of the dead letter office Of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
Of POSTAGE and Of the accounts connected there
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at
draft offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
their certificates Of depoe him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the depoaries OF the
department. we'll all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Lspecioa O6ics.--John Oakford esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks TO this office assigned the duty Of
parures the mails certificates Of the service Of
agents, and reports OF mail failures Of noting the dein
hs for
registers, and reports Of mail failures providing and send
ing out mail bags and maillocks and keys and doing all
exact performance Of all mail contracts,
All Of mail depreciation, Of violation Of law by pr
expresses by the forging illegal Of postage
stamps under the supervision Of this oce and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depredations other violations of law malocks and
keys should be directed Chie Clerk, Post Office Depart
All registers of the arrivals departures of the mails
one and
and ell complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service should be directed nspecton Oiice Post
Office Department" Nf &@
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War In the Secre
arys Office proper there chief clerk snbord
clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
onanandng Gcnerars O6ec.-This Office, the head OF
which Is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
General. AssistantsLieut Col. W. G. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John r. 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
missiong made out.
Quarfsrmaxter Generals OTce.-Gen Thomas 8. Jesup
genera Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master generals Captain NJ NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. @. Wayne, in charge OF clothing branch;
eleven clerks and one messenger.
poymat<r General. Oace-Col b. r. Larned paymaster
general; Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Cop,missdry Geaerafs Ofcs.Gen. George Gibson,
missary general assistant Captain A. T. Shrias Elk clerks
and one messenger EfG.ft
Sargeo. Generors OGce.Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
Dr II q. Wood anl Ur.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Eaginesr 0fce.-Genera Joseph q. Totten, chief eng
assistant Lieutenant John d. klrtz; five clerks and
messenger.
Topoqraph;cat BrveauCol. j. J. Albert colonel OF the
corps, assistant Lieut.. NJ Il. Smith four clerks and
messenger.
Ordnance aforementioned H. r. Craig, colonel OF ord
nance assistant Captain VIM. Maynadier eight clerks and
messenger. 1871 ett