To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 18 July 1803

From Henry Dearborn

War Department July 18th. 1803.

Sir.

I have the honor to propose William L. Brent of Maryland, and Charles M. Taylor of Pensylvania for 2d. Lieuts. of Artillerists—and Jonathan Eastman of Vermont and Neal Duffee of New York for Ensigns in the 1st. Regt. of Infantry.

Accept Sir, the assurances &c.—

FC (Lb in DNA: RG 107, LSP).

William L. brent, Charles M. taylor, Jonathan eastman, and Neal duffee would all be included on the list of nominations and promotions TJ sent to the Senate on 18 Nov. 1803 (JEP description begins Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States … to the Termination of the Nineteenth Congress, Washington, D.C., 1828, 3 vols. description ends , 1:457).

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Title: To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 18 July 1803
Author: Dearborn, Henry
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 18 July 1803

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Cite as: “To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 18 July 1803,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-41-02-0054. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 41, 11 July–15 November 1803, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014, p. 85.]

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