1List of John Adams’s Appointments, 23 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Wm. Pitt Beers. of Albany Atty distr. Albany
2From John Adams to United States Senate, 21 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
William Pitt Beers Esqr of Albany to be Attorney of the United States for the district of Albany
3To John Adams from William Cooper, 13 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
...the belief that your Excellency is willing to receive all information relating to the suitableness of persons for any employment which is vacant—we have taken the liberty of stating our belief that William Pitt Beers Esquire of the City of Albany is a proper person to fill the office of Attorney and that James Dole Esqr—of Troy is a proper person for the office of Marshall of said District...
4To John Adams from Jedediah Huntington, 9 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
The collector’s office at New Haven being vacant, I beg leave to mention to you Mr. Nathan Beers of that city as one who I think will fill that place to satisfaction.—He served in our revolutionary war with reputation as an officer in the line & as paymaster.—he is at present Steward of Yale College...
5To John Adams from Nathan Beers, 5 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
Nathan Beers
6From John Jay to Henry Van Schaack, 23 September 1800 (Jay Papers)
Mr BeersProbably William Pitt Beers (1766–1810), a Federalist attorney residing in Albany.
7From John Adams to United States Senate, 17 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
John Beers
8From John Adams to United States Senate, 1 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
John Beers
9John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
...and no sooner duke of Orleans, than king of France, and his wife consequently Queen— This process you see is at least as short as the counter-process of Hamlet, by which imperial Caesar is metamorphosed into a beer-barrel’s bung.—
10From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 2 January 1800 (Jay Papers)
On Monday morning last, (being post Day) I recieved from the Post office some news papers, but no Letters. Yesterday Mr. Beers