Washington and its environs: an illustrated descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . and expenditures. Underthe act of 1789 it was the duty of the Treasurer of the UnitedStates to receive and keep tlie moneys of the United Statesand to disburse the same upon warrants drawn by the Secre-tary of the Treasury, countersigned by the Comptroller, andrecorded by the Register. WAR DEPARTMEi^T. The War Department {open every day^ Sunday excepted^from 9 a. m. to dp. m.) lies W. of the Presidents House, andfronts on Pennsylvania av. In former days it was known
Washington and its environs: an illustrated descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . and expenditures. Underthe act of 1789 it was the duty of the Treasurer of the UnitedStates to receive and keep tlie moneys of the United Statesand to disburse the same upon warrants drawn by the Secre-tary of the Treasury, countersigned by the Comptroller, andrecorded by the Register. WAR DEPARTMEi^T. The War Department {open every day^ Sunday excepted^from 9 a. m. to dp. m.) lies W. of the Presidents House, andfronts on Pennsylvania av. In former days it was known asthe NW. Executive Building. It will be taken down to giveplace to the new department now being erected. The Sec-retarys office is at the of the corridor on the secondfloor. Here may be seen a gallerj?- of portraits of the Secre-taries of AVar, by various artists, among whom are Sully,Healy, Weir, Huntingdon, Brackett, Young, and Ulke. Theportrait of Calhoun Ts an original, by Sully, and is very su-perior. It was taken from sittings. The rest are Headquarters of the General of the Armj are on tlie first. WAR DEPARTMENT. floor, on the r., inside of the E. entrance. There are manyobjects of interest, including rare manuscripts, in the depart-ment ; but not in a condition to be seen. It is intended to WAR DEPARTMENT. 137 set apart a rooin for their exhibition in the new building. TheArsenal and Medical and Ordnance Museums, the latter inWinders building, will be found elsewhere. In rented build-mgs are the Signal Office and Flag Boom. The latter occupiesthe first floor of a small building No. 616 W. side of 17th st.,opposite the War Department, {open from 9 a. m. to 3 j). , except Sunday. In one room are the United Statesand State flags taken from tlie national forces and recoveredupon the captiu-e of Richmond. In the back room are thecaptured Confederate flags. Tiiey represent every are associated with interesting historic incidents, othersar
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