James Madison Papers

To James Madison from George M. Troup, 29 April 1813 (Abstract)

§ From George M. Troup

29 April 1813, Washington. “GM Troups complts to the President. Mr Bulloch District Atty for Georgia having resigned respectfully recommends the appointment of Charles Harris of Savannah to fill the vacancy.1 Mr T is not confident that Mr H will accept.”

RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1809–17, filed under “Harris, Charles”). 1 p.

1JM nominated Charles Harris as U.S. district attorney for Georgia in a message dated 29 May 1813, and the Senate confirmed the appointment on 1 June (Senate Exec. Proceedings description begins Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America (3 vols.; Washington, 1828). description ends , 2:346–48).

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