The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-01
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States.
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foreign relations Win te powers Of the world IS for more
Department state United is only seventeen as ioos
One Secretary ofsae (ion Lewis Assistant secretary Of
iaior, and one librarian.
Diplomatic aeh-ris branch Of the state Department aas
ponae agents abroad foreign pow
sso ss as ,ag s a ] m s Ro%as instructions
der treaties Of boundaries No. prepared aud recorded and
being first cutcrcd in analytic table index.
Consular Baaeh branch charge Of the correspondence
S between the department and the consul and commercial agents
Of the United States In instructions those onccs and
g their dispatches and 70 letters from other persons asking for
The Di1ursg AgsnTIo charge correspondence
other matters connected with accounts relating fund with the
disbursement Of which the department is charged
department require He also records the commissions Of csu
issued.
c If Ary.paDe,us co..raiaion records
ess oa ad rsed and a oa hea IL n feS ne
commissions which they issucd Has charge of the library
CLERK g the Rolls hiss-II charge Of the rolls
ptmen from the presidents tho authenticated copies thereof
which called r upcnends their publication,
and tha q 10 The and n book orm attends M 70
mnls and publications IN regard which this Il assigned to tho
2 ess Ms al % anti an 81 so
CLERK g Apthelcaions CaqghsIIc has charge OF tho
seals Of the United States and Of The department. and and
charge publications
the department under the laws relating oyghts records and In
dexe their c records all letters from the department. other than
tho diplomatic and consular
which they arc oandsd Makes out ami records passports Keeps
q The disposition them prepares letters relating
to this business.
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ATTORNEY GENERALS orncR
4 ron Jeremiah y ek Aoney acncra o ne ~ Sna @ stacs, =
classified under the following heads
onioas government
called for BY the President by any head Of department or BY the go
Exmnaon of tho titles Of all land purchased as the sites
arsena custom houses light houses, and all other public works Of
Applications for pdons in all conviction in the courts
Of tho United states. ..,.,
Of tho NO Government. aaal ..,.., :, = .,s H. s c.. i
me conduct ana argument q All suits IN the supreme Court OF
The United states N Which the government concerned
= ie % q o. al Az other suits arisng N any q the depart
40 these heads . tae business the oee are added At
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
second Inc couaon ana revision q the laws Of the District or
secretary Of Tho pcpamcpt q tho ,erier Hon jacob Tomp
SON. o the state q Mississippi lis clerical
lar cler ana =, IL servon ana manaept ara comn,ed te
following y, branches ;sis , 8 e public g @ 6 ~ ,,oa j,
charged
Issuing &c titles therefor whether from COMBINATIONS grants
~ v,rn, as y p,uty p ,nd m n thn issaps AZ scrp IN
Ofhcej audis its accounts The
present Commissioner Hon A. Hendricks Of indiana It's prn
cHeera recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
d sarioas grades
ad IenorsTle present head Of this bureau Is George G.
Whiting q Virginia The commissioner charged with the exani
nn and m @ sm a so"n Snssr a " nns a
Tor me military or naval sefves ~ ne % n h @
chief clerk 6 Cole cs and consisting Of some
seventy other clerks e which oonsss . enaoe @ nm @ y . % o
temporary force O. about my eep E % sc sren m [ r
5i epnmuner OF llain Ars "a se sn,a @ 49,,
My D . LIZ Is provided with chief CLERK and about
an Insr pa @ bureau & committed the execution and
1 4 IN oes and s r ,pa and respecting The grant
G NH ,s M r. ,,s @ r,r new and nsal ees Inventions
mprovcasnts The relating agrculurei