The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-20


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1o Who'll. ne,n., a,ov, ~ ,aoduot ,e business arising
Of our foreign relations with All tbe uowers on the
sample than generally conced The number employed ~ the
9s Is uIss1 sss o o secretary q
o John Appeton chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
Aior, and librarian.
p,go.r J,r.,L This branch Of s ssa,e pepartuent Gas
arss o an eoirspo1asnes oc'ween ns asian @ r,
~ aecis 10 tl soyenment In Il al dpnatc INSTRUCTIONS
sent from the department aud 10
icr treaties boaar &c arc copied and
Il. Of ike Character received ara and nied their contents
being nrst entered in an analytic table Or index
cossa branch has charge Of INC Correspondence
n e. limited s,s IN h raesIou 70 those ooeers ana answers
their dispatches and 70 letters from oer persons asking @ coass
M agency OF reaig 70 consular ahafs are Pe"'e anu
TIE D.sssne Aosa-o has charge correspondence
disbursements sf which Tho department Is charged.
r1 y,,, M, a,,. y, n,,n,., sueb transaons NJ The
run may require s ,v' h re
nm asaa s's eo'AuiA' "H'' no' !" ''sN'' Ais $3.50
CLERK Of gos and twmissions He makes out and records
letters Of appointment and 70 The senate
makes out aud records excauaurs aud records when ~ me
1a ., ~ mn, a .n, tge akes charge Of te rolls or en-
rolled acts and resolutions Of az they are y e @
from the President prepares 'he eeo
treaties the newspapers book form attends 70
their distribution throughout the United states ana na o. AZ ou
department. writing aud answering all letters connected
Mas ss !. [ s' s any e vss'. 1,s nas char. q Il.
seals OF the United states and prepares
for ne fees las charge Of publications. talnle %
The department under tho laws relating copygs
ar les rr ali letters from tho Department other than
Inc diplomatic and consular
a., /, ,,, ~, ruo,, n, ,a,,,cs md record. r.r,,ons
and and and nes tho petitions and papers on
daily register q al letters other thsn doe anu re-
. bsa b ana ~ sne maze u
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scamon esq., chief clerk The ordinary business Of this oce
bs classified under the following heads:
Official the current business OF the government as
by President any head department. by the
hcitor Of tho Treasury
Examination q tho titles Of all land purchased The sites q
the United States.
Applications for pardons in all cases Of conviction In the courts
Of the government
The conduct ana argument Of oil suits In tho supreme Court OF
The supervision OF all other suits arising Of the depart
when referred by the head thereof to the Attorney General
To those ordinary heads o. the business Of the Office arc added at
the present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims In California
Second The codaton aud revision OF the laws Of the District
Columbia.
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son. Of the STATE Mississippi chief
, md "a u and are commited he
s,iowns hranrIes If M, nnhlic service, slE9E
% ~, gi tnd T cf oS ,hs bureau Il called tho Com
missioner o the General land once charged
nins Of titles therefor whether derived from COMBINATIONS Of grants
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Of Virginia military bounty land claims and The issuing scrip
uru ~ HIM iIans,icks or indiana II, prn
cpal officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides dranghnan assistant ana some ioo CLERKS
of various grades ~, - 49,
whiting Virginia The commissioner charged with the exami
nation and adjudication all elaine arising nnaer he Various anu
M MT n. ~ - - r IL she rsyoionary and suseauen