GENERAL POST OFFICE. $6,000 per annum. This department is under the superintendence of a Postmaster Genefral, who is aided in the discharge of his duties by two assistants, appointed by himself. He has the sole appointment of all Postmasters Vermont..... 22,635 56 Virginia .... 109,990 16 Kentucky... 49,511 44 R. Island... 17,686 44 South Car.. 58,004 34 Michigan..... 9,615 72 Besides this, it is estimated that the correspondence passing through the Post Office establishment, for the Departments of State, Treasury, War, avd Navy, is equal to 2,685,235 single free letters in a year; and that ihe number of free letters under the franks of members of Congress, amounts tò eight thousand a day, during the session. THE SOUTHERN DIVISION Comprises the States of Virginia, (with the District of Columbia,) North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida Territory, which constitute the Southern Seclion; Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkausas Territory, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and the Territory called Wisconsin, which constitute the Southwestern Section. The duties of this division comprehend the details of the business of mail transportation in said States and Territories; the appointments of, and instructions to Postmasters, and the establishment and discontinuance of Post Offices The superintendence of this division, under the direction of the Post .... ! master Generai, is assigned to the Assistant Postmaster Geoeral, There are in this division the following clerks : majl transportation for :he southern section... ........ $1200 00) 1000 001 John Marron, corresponding clerk on Post Offices, and instruc tions to Postmasters for the southern section................ 1000 001 Benjamin E. Payne, corresponding clerk on Post Offices, and in structions to Postmasters for the southwestern section. ...... 800 00 W. D. Addison, register of fives, and attends to the correspon dence relating to failures of the mail, and to miscellaneous 1000 00 F. G. Blackford, route book clerk...... ........................ 1000 00 C. S. Williams, keeps the appointment books, books of changes, and register of Postmasters in this division, and fills up let ters of appointment. ........................................ 1000 00 R. A. Lacey, examines bonds, and returns them for correction; and issues commissions to Postmasters...................... 1000 00 A. H. Mecklin, contract clerk..... 800 00 C. R. Ramsay, letter book clerk, southern section.... 800 00 Jacob Broom, letter book clerk, southwestern section........... 800 00 .............................. THE NORTHERN DIVISION Is composed of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York, constituting the Northeastern Section, and New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, and the Territory of Michigan, forming the Middle Seclion. The duties of this division comprehend the details of the business of mail transportation; of appointing and instructing Postmasters, and establishing and discontinuing Post Offices, in said States and Territory. The superintendence of this division, under the direction of the Post. master General, is assigned to S. R. HOBBIE, Assistant Postmaster General, There are in lbis division the following clerks: 81200 00 John A. Webber, corresponding clerk on Post Offices and in structions to Postmasters for the northeastern section........ 1000 00 Eben L. Childs, corresponding clerk op mail transportation for the middle section..... 1000 00 George Plitt, corresponding clerk on Post Offices and instructions to Postmasters for the middle section.. 1000 001 Thomas B Addison, contract clerk ........ .................. 1000 00 John Taylor, register of fines, and attends to the correspondence relating to failures of the mail, and to miscellaneous duties.. 900 00 Nicholas Haller, route book clerk............. 900 00 Allan McCrae, keeps the appointment baoks, and register of Postmasters in this division... 900 001 Frederick Baldwin, fills up letters of appointment, examines bonds, and returns them for correction, and issues commissions to Postmasters........ ...................................... 800 00 James A. Marr, letter book clerk, northeastern section......... 800 00 Leiris Welsh, letter book clerk, middle section...... 800 00 Lansing Tooker, temporary clerk, and miscellaneous duties.... 800 00 Auxiliary to the foregoing divisions, the following duties are performed: The office of Mail Depredations is charged with the superintendence of the safety of the mails throughout the United States, the investigation of all losses and violations of letters, the instruction of, and correspondence with special agents, iu regard to their duties, and the conducting of prosecutions for mail robberies. In this office are employed : P. S. LouGH BOROUGH, General Agent............... 1600 00 W.ß. Ferguson, Clerk....... 1200 00 There are also employed, in aid of both divisious : Joseph Carler, who registers checks, and aids the senior as sistant in the performance of incidental duties.... ......... 800 00 C. H. W. Wharton, lo distribute locks, keys, and blanks, and to prepare the correspondence relating thereto................. 800 00 DIVISION OF FINANCE, OBADIAH B. BROWN, treasurer and chief clerk: -is charged with the general supervision, under the direction of the Postmaster General, of the duties performed in the offices of this division; and particularly with the cash receipts, and disbursements. He is also agevt for paying the contingent expenses of the department. Aschief clerk, he is charged with keeping the official orders of the Postmaster General, filing appli. cations, and other miscellaneous business......... $1700 00 , TREASURER'S OFFICE. bank ledger, and makes monthly and quarterly exhibits of the 1200 00 Edmund F. Brown, has charge, under the direction of the treasurer, of the accounts of all “ depositing Postma sters ;" and of paying all accounts for incidental and contingent ex. penses of the department ; keeps the official orders of the Postmaster General ; files applications, and attends to uther miscellaneous business 1000 00 Grafton D. Hanson, recorris letters of the Postmaster General, the treasurer, solicitor, and principal pay clerk .............. 1000 00 Thomas A. Scott, prepares statements of accounts, and other special documents, required by the treasurer.. .............. 800 00 John Thaw, corresponds with depositing Postmasters, makes statements of their accounts, and attends to other duties required by the treasurer. ....... 800 00 James Tale, enters certificates of deposite in the register and depositing book........ 600 00 ......... BOOK KEEPERS. Thomas B. Dyer, principal book keeper.... 1400 00 Richard Dement, 2d .... ......do.............................. 1200 00 John F Boone, 3d............do...... .......................... 1000 00 James Coolidge, 4th.............do............................... 900 00 John P. Wheeler, assistant.....do........ 800 00 The Book Keepers are charged with the accounts of upwards of 10,500 Postmasters, and 1,500 Contractors. SOLICITOR'S OFFICE. Joseph W. Hand, solicitor...... 1400 00 John G. Whitwell, assists the solicitor in his correspondence, apd in preparing and transmitting statements of accounts.... 1000 001 Presley Simpson...... Prepares statements of ac- 1000 00 Walter H. Middleton. .... counts. 800 00 James G. Bryce, copies statemeuts of accounts................ 800 00 The Solicitor is charged with the final settlement of all accounts, coinmencement of suits, correspondence with United States disrict attorneys, late Postmasters, &c. { PAY OFFICE. John Suter, principal pay clerk, and agent for salaries......... 1400 00) Lewis H France...... 800 00 Joseph Reynolds... 800 00 John S. Hughes Pay Clerks ....... 800 00 William W. Payne... 800 00 Bennett A. White, states Contractors accounts................ 800 00 The Pay Clerks examine the accounts of all mail contractors, ascertain their dues, prepare drafts in their favor on Postmasters, keep the pay books, trausmit pay to contractors, and coriespond with them on that subject. EXAMINER'S OFFICE. William G. Eliol, chief examiner................. .......... 1200 00 Lemuel J. Middlelon, records errors detected by the examiners in Postmasters accounts, and sends statements of the same to the Postmasters 800 00 Drake Hobbie 800 00 800 00 William French, keeps account of letters on haod at each Post Office...... 800 00 David Koones, exairiner of Postmasters accounts.... 1000 00 Wm. J. Bronaugh......... do .......... ......do..... 1000 00 John H. Waggaman......do.... ..do..... 900 00 J. A. M. Duncanson.....do.............. ..do.... 800 00 John Erans...............do.. ...........do...... 800 00 Jefferson Sessford...... ...do ................do...... 800 00 William Ingle...............do......... ....do...... 800 00 Perrin Washington.........do .............. do ...... 800 00 Charles B. Brown.........do .............. do ...................•• Liry Mel Blair.....: } Open and record quarterly returns { ............... ........... 800 00 ............... William Henry, examiner of Postmasters accounts............. 800 00 John Barcroft.............do.............. ...do................. 800 00 Robert S, Wharton........do......... ...do............" 800 001 James Lawrenson..........do..............do....... 800 00 George B. Whiling ........do................do............... 800 00 John Cromwell............do..............do................... 800 00 In the Examiner's Office, all accounts of Postinasters are opened, examined and corrected ; errors are recorded, and Postmasters advised of the same REGISTER'S OFFICE. David Saunders, chief register..... 1200 00 John McLeod ........ 1200 00 Josiah F. Caldwell... Register Postmasters accounts in 1200 00 Thomas Arbuckle.... the quarterly accounts current. 1100 00 James H. Doughty., 900 00 Samuel Fitzhugh, copies the accounts current made by the register, and makes a betracts for the treasury..... ..... 1000 00 William C. Lipscomb, compares and files vouchers, &c........ 1000 00 Alexander H Fitzhugh....... 800 00 William Douglass...... 800 00 Edward Lehmanowsky.... 600 00 In the Register's Office, all accounts with them are prepared for the Treasury, with a general quarterly account current. .... ........ ....................................... .................................. DEAD LETTER OFFICE, Michael T. Simpson, superintendent........ ............ 1200 00 Mullhias Ross, assists in registering, and sending out letters of value....... ............... 1000 00 Estuick Erans, compares dead letters with post bills..... 900 00 In the Dead Letter Office, all dead letters are opened, and such as contain money, or valuable papers, are registered and sent to the writers. Viore than half a million of dead letters are returned every year. AGENTS, ................................ David H. Burr, topographical engineer.............................. 800 00 600 00 600 00 500 00 500 00 600 00 ................. ...................................... .................... ........... ......................... Joseph Borrows, messenger........ .....do....... 700 00 350 00 350 00 350 00 300 00 300 001 240 00 250 00 250 00 .............................. |
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