31From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Benjamin Stoddert of Maryland to be Secretary of the Navy, in the Place of George Cabott who has declined his appointment. George Woodruff of Georgia to be Attorney for the District of Georgia in the Place of Charles Jackson resigned Frederick William Lutze of Stetin in Prussia to be Consul of the United States at Stetin. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
32From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Elizur Goodrich Esqr, member of the House of Representatives for Connecticut to be Collector of the Customs for New Haven in the place of David Austin deceased DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
33From John Adams to United States Senate, 7 July 1797 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Jeremiah Smith of New Hampshire to be Attorney of the United States for that district, in the room of Edward St. Loe Livermore resigned William Willis a Native Citizen of the United States, to be their Consul for the Republic of Venice Frederick H. Wallaston of a mercantile House established at Genoa to be Consul of the United States for that Republic James Leander Cathcart a...
34From John Adams to United States Senate, 11 April 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate The Honourable John Sloss Hobart Esqr to be Judge of the District of New York in the Place of Robert Troup Esqr resigned. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
35From John Adams to United States Senate, 1 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Adolph C. Lent of New York to be surgeons mate in the navy. Killeair H Van Renselar of New York to be lieutenant in the navy. Richard Salter Tibbits of Massachusetts to be lieutenant in the navy. George R. Turner of Massachusetts to be lieutenant in the navy Joshua G Symmes of Massachusetts to be Surgeon in the navy Thomas Hoist of Massachusetts to be second lieutenant of marines...
36From John Adams to United States Senate, 12 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Samuel Winslow Esquire of Massachusetts to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Thomaston in the district of Waldoborough, in that State, in the place of Thomas Vose Esqr: resigned DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
37From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 January 1800 (Adams Papers)
One, “intituled an Act extending the privilege of franking, to William Henry Harrison, the delegate from the territory of the United States, North West of the Ohio and making provision for his compensation.” The other, “Intituled an Act to provide for the supplementary to the Act, intituled an Act,—to provide for the valuation of lands & dwelling-houses and the enumeration of Slaves within the...
38From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I wish, by the leave of the Senate, to recall my former Message containing Nominations of Officers for the Mississippi Territory, and to nominate others vizt. Winthrop Sargent, Secretary of the North Western Territory to be Governor. John Steel of Virginia to be Secretary and Peter Bryan Bruin of the Mississippi Territory to be the Second Judge and Daniel Tilton of New Hampshire to be the...
39From John Adams to United States Senate, 27 December 1797 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Daniel Hawley of New York to be Consul of the United States at the Havannah in the Island of Cuba DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
40From John Adams to United States Senate, 26 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William McGuire of Virginia to be Chief Justice of the Mississippi Territory— William Henry Harrison Esqr: of Virginia to be Secretary of the Territory, north west of the River Ohio— Josiah Blakely of New York to be Consul of the United States in St. Jago in the Island of Cuba— DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
41From John Adams to United States Senate, 10 July 1797 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following persons for promotions and appointments in the Army of the United States. Dragoons. Stephen G. Simmons Lieutenant vice Slough resigned Charles Warfield Cornet vice Ball promoted William Tharp ditto vice McDermot promoted. First Regiment of Infantry. William H. Harrison Captain vice Kingsbury promoted 15. May 1797 Nicholas Rosencrantz Lieutenant vice Harrison ditto
42From John Adams to United States Senate, 30 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
I send you for your consideration a treaty with the Oneida nation of Indians made on the first day of June 1798 at their village. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
43From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Honorable John Lowell Esqr of Massachusetts to be Chief Judge The Honorable Benjamin Bourne Esqr of Rhode Island and the Hon. Jeremiah Smith Esqr of New Hampshire to be judges of the first circuit under the act of Congress, in their present session, to provide for the more convenient organization of the courts of the United States John Davis Esqr. to be Judge of the district of...
44From John Adams to United States Senate, 28 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Robert Starke—of Virginia—to be a surgeon’s Mate in the Navy. Sterling Archer—of Virginia—to be a surgeon’s Mate in the Navy. Thomas G Price—of Virginia to be a Surgs. Mate in the Navy DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
45From John Adams to United States Senate, 16 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Honourable Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey to be Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers in the place of La Rochefontaine William Ward Burrows of Pennsylvania to be Major of Marines under the Act for establishing and organizing a Marine Corps. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
46From John Adams to United States Senate, 30 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Lewis Tousard Lieutenant Colonel of Artillerists & Engineers to be Inspector of Artillery under the Act of July 16th 1798 DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
47From John Adams to United States Senate, 27 December 1797 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William Willis our Consul at Venice to be Consul of the United States at Barcelona in Spain DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
48From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following List of Promotions and Appointments in the Army First Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Lieutenant Peter Talman Captain vice Elliott resigned. Prescott Barron of Rhode Island, Surgeon’s Mate Second Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Lieutenant John Hancock Captain vice Eddins resigned Moses Swett of Vermont, Lieutenant vice Hancock promoted. Stephen Thomas...
49From John Adams to United States Senate, 17 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
In conformity with your request, I transmit you a return from the War office, of those officers, who have been appointed under the act, entitled an Act to augment the army of the United States & for other purposes, designating such officers, who have accepted their appointments & those who have declined accepting, resigned their commissions, died, &c. A report from the Secretary of War, which...
50From John Adams to United States Senate, 4 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Henry Seton of New York, to be a Lieutenant in the Navy DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
51From John Adams to United States Senate, 14 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William Empson Hulings of Pennsylvania to be Vice Consul for the United States at New Orleans DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
52From John Adams to United States Senate, 10 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Turell Tufts of Medford Massachusetts, to be Consul of the United States at Surrinam DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
53From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 January 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following Gentlemen to be officers in the Navy George Little of Massachusetts to be a Captain in the Navy John Rodgers of Maryland to be a Captain in the Navy Edward Prebble of Massachusetts to be a Captain in the Navy John Mullowny of Pennsylvania to be a Captain in the Navy James Barron of Virginia to be a Captain in the Navy Thomas Baker of Pennsylvania to be a Captain in the...
54From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Hon. Frederick Frelinghausen Es. of N. Jersey to be Attorney of the U.S. for that district in the place of Lucius Horatio Stockton who has resigned that office DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
55From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William W. Burrows now Major of the corps of Marines to be Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the same Corps. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
56From John Adams to United States Senate, 1 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following Gentlemen to be Officers in the Army First Regiment of Infantry— Lieutt. Jacob Kreemer Captain vice Harrison resigned... 1. June 1798. do. Daniel Bissell ditto vice Gaines... ditto... 1. January 1799. do. Charles Hyde ditto in pursuance of the Act of 16 July 1798. do. John Michael ditto ditto
57From John Adams to United States Senate, 22 June 1797 (Adams Papers)
Having Sent the Report and Documents which accompany this Message, to the House of Representatives in Compliance with their desire expressed in their Resolution of the tenth of this Month, I think it proper to Send Duplicates to the Senate for their Information. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
58From John Adams to United States Senate, 14 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Nathaniel Rogers Esquire of New Hampshire to be Supervisor of the Revenue for that District in the Place of Joshua Wentworth dismissed DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
59From John Adams to United States Senate, 19 December 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Archibald Richardson of Virginia to be collector for the district of South Quay. Archibald Richardson of ditto to be inspector of the revenue for the port of South Quay. Edward St Loe Livermore of New Hampshire to be naval officer for the district of Portsmouth. Andrew Torbone of Virginia to be Inspector of the revenue for the port of Bermuda Hundred. Andrew Torbone of ditto to be...
60From John Adams to United States Senate, 21 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Anderson Mc.Williams of Virginia to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Fredericksburgh in the District of Tappahannock, in the Place of Thomas Moffat Superceeded. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.