The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-01

Of the Government or the United States
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Of foreign relations with all the Of the world
p s y e. Ny nsd ss on number employed the
Secretary Of STATE on Lewis Cas-. Assistant Secretary Of
ate son John Appls'on chief clerk twelve clerks
or, and one librarian
Diplomatic BraneA-Ths branch State Department
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accredited 10 this all diplomatic instructions
prepared copied recorded and
all Of IKE character received registered and filed their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular charge the correspondence
between the department and the eonu aud AGENTS
dispatches from other asking for consul
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
rAs Dssp,no charge all correspondence aud
relating fund with the
disbursement . which the department is charged
RE furnish such translstons the
require records the commissions Of
md consuls when English which
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k of Appp,nnsa makes records
commissions Of appointment and nominations to the
which they issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK Of ne Roll, charge rolls
prepares copies
which are called for for and their
distribution throughout the United States and that OF all docu
publications regard duty assigned
department; writing and answering
Has charge all Indian treaties aud business relating thereto
seals Il s r"sd states and Of s department. and PREPARES and
attaches ooass papers a ~ '1r 70
the uner the laws rotating copyrights records and in
dcxcs their titles records all letters from the department other Than
r = Pardon, and p,epres and records pardons
.nd s s Makes ss ont s sna s e sp
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic aud re-
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ATTORNEY OFFICE
Hon Jeremiah s. Black attorney United States
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called M by The President oy any mead 81 department or o the 80
hcitor o. INC treasury an, :, IN ,a ro,,o, - ,h , -
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the United states o. III ,so :, oon,,or q, ,,o oonr,
of he st Gs,ea states ' = - : .,,, s,
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The supervision perry arising the
men's wnen scrrsu oy y, u ~ no cs nrn adsd a,
the present time ne loloxns VIZ 49,, .,,, c,u.n,
aua e coa and revision the laws Of tho District
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clerk pcs Kelly esa Two aDarsns clerks ana ten ola, reEn
following branches dc public service -
M The ae Lands The The e . o. bureau n Is called ' Com
with ae survey ana sae o inc puDc ao, sna Inc
Issuing o. titles therefor whether from grants
made BY former ny sales % ior schools
OF Virginia military bounty cams and the issuing M scrip
srnp tmsoncr s Hon M Henarcks Of Indiana It's prin
c, oNrc ore RECORDER chief clerk PRINCIPAL clerk OF SURVEYS
bes assistant and some $50 clerks
Of various grades
81 p~nsns nrcsent hcaa az this bureau George C.
whiting Of virginia The commissioner Is charged with the examl
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
numerous laws passed b congress erahhs bounty ha OF pensions
Tor the military or naval services the anu subsequent
which nave peeh ch6aseo mas one
CHIEF clerk Is Coe cq ana permanent CORPS consisting some
extraordinary OF he new bounty ana w mas added
temporary cc OF uot MY ciet eht nenohauohs
od commissioner o iha,a Affairs az ih', Nhae -
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Arr ppt ~ TO ths bureau Is committed the execution and
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mo ana ixsung m ,,cn for pc md se dsryerics
ana The collection statistics relating b agcuturc
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief cerkwho Il by law the acting Commissioner u Patents IN
the absence OF the Cmoncrwcye principal ana twelve as
sstan examiners Of patents dozen subordinate permanent
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mi he CLERKS Of tic limited states the mnnarc
mont Of the lend and other mines the United states tho affairs
OF the pcicntry the United States In the District Of lumba and
from the State department tho duty u taking and returning the
tho United States and Of supervising and directing tho acts Of
the and and Of the District Of Columbia Is also under the
Of this department. In addition to which, by laws
sen, passou ' aoru'a'g p =, IA r nv u m Gun
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