The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-08
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government Of the United States;



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from the President the authenticated copies thereof
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publications which this duty assigned 10 the
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4 10 this business
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Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General or the United States
i aasslaed undcr the following heads:
l. onica opinions current business Of the
letor eaeT q ths Treasury. : n
arnal custom houses lighthouses all other public works q
Apeons for pardoas all cases of conviction in the courts
Of the United states
! Of The government
The conduct and me- @ all su in the Supreme Court q
Te Of Ali other suits arising in any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads the business
the % ps'sn. @ oMr ,as loesDs y " s, WI on land claims IN c
second The coaaea,on and revision the
Columbia
rIuoa DEPARTMENT
Secretary the department q ne n.e,er iio .aoop aomp %
clerk ocs Kelly esql two dsoarng ana zen Other
lar clerks and e y @ % ] and are communion ''e
following Wahsnas m tne frpno fra sur y ~ -,
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missioner The General Land M once the LAND @ Bureau saga & @
with the an @ q @ sns pso a NJ
a ISSUING So o. ] n,s , Mnsp h n @ a@ @ a' ~ y sh s,n
a virginia hhly pouaty cians, anu e ssn,ns " etP @ "a
I % are roraer on h Il .rk pnel clerk Of survey
besides draughtsman assistant
ID Tsonrrhe present head Of this bureau is George
Whiting Virginia charged
adjudication Of all claims arising under the and
laws passed BY Congress granting bounty land Or pensions
III which the United States have been engaged lie has one
seventy other eerks 70 which Congress 70 enable him
Extraordinary Of the new bounty land has added
81 indian Affairs ad interim, Charles