The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-04

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The Organization Of the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States:
srAn pErAxrxKsr.
The whole machinery employed arising
Of car issign powers for
simple than y generally conceived The number employed m the
One secretary State Hon Assistant Secretary o.
ion John Aton one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
hior, and one librarian.
Diosuse BraaoA-rhs branch state Department
q al corpondence between ls department and other d
Aecrediiel 20 this government 10 all diplomatic instructions
der prepared recorded and
oil of Ike character received arc reg'ier. aud nd their contents
being hrst entered In analytic table or index.
Casaar charge correspondence,
&c the aud the osui and commercial
70 their dispatches and 10 letters om other persons asking
agency renting consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dia~rig Aese has charge Of all correspondence and
relating fund with the
disbursement Of which the department Is charged.
furnish suel, transAioas the
department require He the commissions Of consuls
and consas when not in English upon which exeqna.urs are
CLERK Of Arcassea and cnssions makes
commissions letters ~ antne and nominations % the ssate
which they snod as charge Of the library
Clel n ArriirIIc takes Charge q the rolls,
rsa as,i s ana ss0u.Is @ Prs he copies erce
which called for for and sunnends their rnbhel
their alasuian throughout the United states
publications regard 70 which this duly Is assigned TO the
department. writing all letters connected Herewith
charge Indian treaties and business relating thereto
css Asa,ioa.sss sAa csyrigaIIe has charge q the
papers presented for aathencaon; receives
the departments relating copyrights; records and in
all the department. other Than
the diplomatic consular.
clerk g faras Pasrsptse prepares records ardons
and cssas and registers and files the petitions and rpera
daily register letters diplomatic consular
the disposition made Of them letters relating
ATTORNEY ssxrasIs
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney States; r.
Get she clerk The ordinary ncss Of ts Office ma, be
Oncial oysnic, on the current government
called President head Of department. By the 80
Esamuaton of the titles Of ali hand purchased as
anals houses light houses and all other public works q
Z Applications r.rdons Of coavtron in the
Applications appointment the Judicial and legal business
s. Te conduct gunent the spelno Court Of
The in which the government concerned
m,s When referred Is the head thereof 70 Tie raey General
ordinary heads Of the business Of the oace are added at
q all land claims il California
The codaon and reyifn 81 the laws Of the District oi
Columbia
Secretary Department Hon Jacob Thomp
state cf Mississippi It's cierica; c consists Of one chief
lar clerks; supervision committed e
esing s. arsnhcs q he pubic T .s ssryes 6 ~ n, Com
the General land onee The land Bureau Il charged
issuing therefor, combinations q grants
made BY srnsr y ons Ssss as s r
military laid Claims, aad the Issuing Of scrip in
present Commissioner Hendricks
pal officers ar, recorder ssi ser principal seis - s e
al Pessans present this George &
Whiting Virginia commissioner Is charged with the cxain
and adjudication Of all eihs arising under the saro.s and
Congress granting uniy land or pensions
for the military Or naval services IN t Revolutionary ana