To James Madison from John Armstrong, 8 March 1814 (Abstract)
From John Armstrong, 8 March 1814 (Abstract)
§ From John Armstrong. 8 March 1814, War Department. “I have the honor respectfully to propose for your approbation the following appointments in the Army of the United States.”
RC and enclosure (DNA: RG 46, Executive Proceedings, Nominations, 13B-A2; letterbook copy and letterbook copy of enclosure (DNA: RG 107, LSP). RC 1 p.; in a clerk’s hand, signed by Armstrong. The enclosure (6 pp.) listed one hundred appointments, primarily for captains, lieutenants, and ensigns in the Second, Third, and Fourth regiments of Riflemen. JM forwarded the list to the Senate on 10 Mar. 1814 (DNA: RG 46, Executive Proceedings, Nominations, 13B-A2; printed in
2:505–8).