The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-23
rne organization OF the Executive Departments
Inv of fhe Government Of the United states:

r,e organization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government Of the United states;
srAn pIrAKr4Esr
% rn relations with all the of the world Is fsr more
nen Of state Of follows
m secretary State (ion Lewis cass one Assistant secretary
SIZE ion John Appeto one CHEZ clerk Twelve clerks one as
+ bpr and one librarian
o,masie Brasch-This branch Of department
st agents of the United abroad those foreign
m accredited this government In all diplomatic instructions
M nom dcariu.D and communications 10 uf
treaties boundaries Se prepared copied and recorded and
ike registered aud fled their contents
Ming lrst entered in nj analytic table or index
or Bsanh charge the correspondence
the department aud the oonsuls and commercial agents
% limited states those officers
r dispatches aud 70 letters from other persons asking Tor consul
agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dlausiag Agn charge all correspondence and
% matters with relating fund with The
I,barsenient of which the department is charged.
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apartment require lie as records tho commissions Of cosns
s oonsu whcn not in English which exeqatas are
zued
Csk Of Appointments and He makes out aud records
commissions, letters Of appointment and nominations 10 The senae
mkes records and records when in fas the
@Hsious which they issued Has charge Of the hbsary
k Of the lie takes charge Of tho rolls
rolled a and rsouns Of eo"srsss @ as ,sy are ss a. tue e
Which called for prepares for anu suefintens their pubcao
r @ ,rDu,on throughout the United states aud that o
snts and publications regard which this duty assigned to the
Has charge al Indian treaties and business relating thereto
cga g .aaen,iourns and He has charge Of the
s @ o. 'y ea u to papers presented Tor auhencaon receives
% @ @ @ n as rsas ,ass ae @ 10
dr titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular
r,,s and y,,,,,fs nrere ouI records pardors
reissons and registers and nies the peons anu PAPERS On
which they are ioan'su " 'u, anu ,s'us neel
oe the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
tins business
Ai'oHs" 'hNhAh "fs'
@ & @ e sua Of s oss %ay BE-
cassihed under the following heads
Official opinions the current business of the government
the President by head Of department by the So
Eamna Of the ,nes OF all land purchased as the sites Of
n houses light houses, and all other public works Of
Applications for paons in all cases Of conviction the courts
Of the United States.
dthe government
The conduct and argument Of all suits in The Supreme Court cf
supervision Of all other arising of the depart
70 these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office are added at
the present The following, viz.
The direction Of all appeals Land claims in California
Second on Of the District Of
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% u ] NJ M ,naaan, a. % an, alc Of tbc nnblc domain and ihe
s NMh ae N.Y. s nnas n, @ o @ " , M ~ @ "rans
n % " ne mal, m % ,us sG" ar Grants for schoals
Iir bonns ar rnrn and kewe ,e revision
@ na m np. lug i.inu oaa' r1 rs ul;, ua @ ~ M r ~ ,n @
dal officers are recorder chief clerk principal clerk surveys
besides draugltsnan assistant daughtsman
Of various grades.
widiag or Virginia The commissioner Is charged with
nation and adjudication all claims arising
numerous laws passed BY Congress granting bounty an Or pensions
f The military naval services In the revolutionary and