Memorandum to James Madison, 10 May 1803
Memorandum to James Madison
Commissions to be issued to
Samuel Ward of Massachusets to be Naval officer for the district of Salem in Massachusets.
Samuel Osgood of New York to be Naval officer for the district of New York
Jeremiah Bennet junr. of New Jersey.1 to be Collector of customs for the district2 and Inspector of the revenue for the port of Bridgetown in New Jersey
George House of Connecticut to be Master of a revenue cutter.3
Th: Jefferson
May 10. 1803.
MS (MH); entirely in TJ’s hand; with check marks later added by a clerk to the left of each entry; addressed: “The Secretary of State.” PrC (DLC); pressed on same sheet as TJ to Gabriel Duvall, [10 May]; lacks check marks.
1. Preceding three words and period interlined.
2. Preceding three words interlined.
3. TJ here canceled “at New London in Connecticut.”