The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-07
The Organization or the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United StateE
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Of STATE The United states only follows
s ln John Appletn chief clerk, twelve clerks one trans
lator, and one librarian
charge Of all correspondence between t aud other d.
pnae agents OF the United States abroad and those Of foreign
accredited this In all diplomatic instructions
from the department. aud communications commissioners
ali Of Ike earar received are registered and hsd their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular charge correspondence
&C. department agents
olhe United States In instructions those officers aud
their dispatches and to letters from other asking for
relating 10 consular affairs prepared and recorded
me D.sa0 Ass has charge q all correspondence and
other matters connected with accounts relating fund with the
disbursements Of which the department Is charged
The Tcaor His duties to furnish such nslatons the
department He also records the consu
and vice consu, when not IN English which exequturs
issued.
CLERK Of appointments and oonssi,.sI makes out and records
commissions letters appointment aud nominations TO the Senate
and records and records when English the
which they issued Has charge OF the library
clk Of The Aychi,sIIc charge rolls
rolled resolutions they received the
which are called for prepares r and superntcnds their publication
1s and @ e The W. a y e9o sS % a ATTENDS al Sos e
and publications to which this duty assigned 10 the
ali Indian and raps thereto
Clerk n A.aaeaAeams osqyioasHe has charge Of the
attaches papers presented anhentcaton;
and accounts for u. foes Has charge Of publications transmitted 70
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular
Cs Of Passports prepares pardons
rensn and registers and hlcs the petitions and papers
Which s & are e MsSs oSsr out & and 5 1s
ccd and Of the disposition made of hem prepares letters relating
to this business
ATTORNEY
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney States;
Ge Scf clark The ordinary business Of this Office may be
Official opinions on the Current business Of the government as
called for by the President by head Of department by the So
% pa,,ao Of ,o ea or an land pnrcbosod ,s The sites Of
mseIn h United s,tes anu ~ p'D''
Applications for ardons in all cases Of conviction in the courts
Aerisauos for IN all ,e judicial and legal business
"e IKE eaane, and q 1. sus n e cour, o.
United states in which The government concerned.
sns when referred BY e head thereof 70 The Attorney General
,n nrosrn, as timr ,e foIawing @ VIZ = ~ ="
The direction AZ appeals land claims California
conahia - NJ 4 I'M ~ = ~ '
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Secretary ,ne department or tho m,orsr Hon. Jacob rnomY
Of the state Of Mississippi s clerical force consists q & one chief
clerks and 70 supervision and committed the
emps M T % a q @ TSs' as s aTes e . bureau called the Com
missioner one Of tue General Land Office The Land % Bureau charged n @
issuing Of e therefor whether derived from o. grants
made oy former by sales donaon grants M
Of Virginia military bounty land claims and the Issuing Of scrip in
n r S na oou I p7,' Ituan r1I ~ r Indiana M p
I m @ , ie a. -. .a, ~ q aL ar .,,r.nrs
besides draagh.san sis. drauThsan and some $50 clerks
!" o yariJss pa siaues r nre, h, !, hi, nr, i, coro
Wiling Of virginia The commsioner Il charged with The exai
nation and ADJUDICATION Of All claims arising under the various and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty pensions
for the military naval services the and subsequent sui
chief clerk s Cole esq., permanent corps consisting
extraordinary requirements The bounty law added
Of about ny clerhs Of different denominations
Mix ofGeorgown provided with chief clerk and about
fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Paaa oe this bureau committed the execution and
e ~ asts and &C things touching aa e
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