The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-31
The orga nizatfon or the Executive departments
OF the Government OF the United states


department Of STATE o. the United States only seventeen as oows
STATE ion John Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks one uAns
htor, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BraeAIhs branch Of the STATE Department aas
charge all correspondence the department and other a.
agents q The United states abroad and those q foreign pow
accredited this In all diplomatic Instructions
from the department and communications TO commissioners IN
ali q Like ehSso.sr received srs and is their
being first entered In an analytic table OF index M
Consular B branch has charge o. the
Of the United states In II instructions 20 those once and answers
lar agency relating consular affairs are prepared and recorded
The Dg Asg has charge q al SorrssPcn ns and
disbursement . which tho department IS charged, a
furnish such TRANSACTIONS as the
department require He aso records the % consul.
issued - "
CLERK If Arpona He makes out and records
letters appointment and nominations 70 the senate
makes and records exequans and records when in g he
which they issued Has charge Of the library
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress y at e
from the President the So shsie
and that Of treaties IN the NEWSPAPERS and N book
publications regard which this duty Is assigned 70 the
and all ses e@asd hsSo
Clerk Of Authorizations and Copyrights has charge Of the
the United States and Of the department and prepares and
aud accounts for the fees Has charge publications
tho under the laws relating coy es0Ia r a
The diplomatic and consular
CLERK Of Pdos Passports he and records pardons
which they founded Makes out and records passports Keeps
uay register % an $751; % s hao ren.,as s,srs re,ng
TO this business. s@
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lion Jeremiah = b@k, AoScy os 1sI W ,,s an
be classified under the following heads:
Vca opns az so ~, -. ~ ~ nv ~ sa
t. io s py r rne Iles,'en'' " "'' w " ~ ~
ramInaion Of the titles of all purchased
asna houses light houses and all other public works
all conviction In the courts
OF the United states. 4 ~, A.. ,..,, 49,, L., ,,o.
- APphcauohs lot aPPonunenin al no JuuN s BUSINESS
o. Inc conauct ana guncn y al suns ~ VIZ .Jp' '
tn ~ ali ober s arising In any of the depart
the office added at
The present time the following, viz: t,1 6E IS
First direction appeals claims In California
Second The codcaon and revision Of the laws Of Tho District
COLUMBIA 81
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Secretary Of the Department Interior Jacob Thomp
Mississippi force consists OF one chief
clerk ses keiy eqD Wo aisprsing anu 'c w
Jar clerks ana ols supervisor ana a,e e
list me Pgte Lands me eneI OF 'h,s paa. s c Jug u
missioner OF he oeheia nu va ~, n,n naa; anal AZ
wild Tue survey, an. sa -, ~ $3.50,
made Inv former by sales Donations schools
of virginia military bounty land olams issuing scrip
lieu thereof Tho Office also The
present Commissioner Hendricks, OF intna It's prin-
cipa officers recorder principal surveys
assistant draugnan, $50 clerks
o various grades.
3D. PosfoIhe present head OF TINS bureau Is oeorge y
Mmng, OF Nnga ihe opasr's y N w., wv a,,
nauoh anu auuuioa'ou u ~ otll7 au's ~ W - 80
avs Passea ~ % H. and
wars In which The United states have been engaged He ono
chief clerk IS Cole esq permanent corps consisting