From George Washington to the United States Senate, 25 September 1789
To the United States Senate
United States
September 25th 1789.
Gentlemen of the Senate,
I nominate
| James Duane, Judge |  |
for the District |
| William S. Smith, Marshall | of | |
| Richard Harrison, Attorney | New-York. | |
| David Brearly, Judge, | |
for the District |
| Thomas Lowry, Marshall, | of | |
| Richard Stockton, Attorney | New-Jersey. |
and
I likewise nominate
Thomas Jefferson for Secretary of State
Edmund Randolph for Attorney-General
Samuel Osgood for Post Master-General
Go: Washington
LS, DNA: RG 46, First Congress, Records of Executive Proceedings, President’s Messages—Executive Nominations; LB, DLC:GW.