March 1. 1799
Gentlemen of the Senate
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 |
|
| Ensign |
Robert Torrans |
Lieutenant. |
vice Kreemer promoted... |
1. June. 1798 |
| do. |
Yelverton Peyton |
ditto |
vice Bissell ditto... |
1. January 1799 |
| do. |
John W Thompson |
ditto |
vice Hyde ditto |
|
| do. |
Merriwether Lewis |
ditto |
vice Michael ditto |
|
| do. |
John Alexander Davidson |
ditto |
in pursuance of Act of 26. July 1798. |
| do. |
George Stall |
ditto |
ditto. |
|
| Philemon Charles Blake. |
Maryland |
Ensign |
| Moses Hook |
Massachusetts |
ditto. |
| Joseph Hawley Dwight |
ditto |
ditto |
| Joshua S. Rogers |
Rhode Island |
ditto |
| Ranna Cosset |
Vermont |
ditto. |
| Andrew Van Wort |
New York |
ditto. |
| Thomas Jno. Lawrence |
New Jersey |
ditto |
| Peter Robinson |
Delaware |
ditto |
| Eli. B Clemson |
Pennsylvania |
ditto |
| Second Regiment of Infantry |
| Lieut. |
Peter Shoemaker |
Captain |
in pursuance of the Act of 16. July 1798 |
| do. |
Jesse Lukens |
ditto |
ditto— |
|
| Ensign |
James Richmond |
Lieutenant |
vice Martin resigned |
June 1798. |
| do. |
David Thompson |
ditto |
vice Shoemaker promoted |
|
| do. |
John M[c]Clarey |
ditto |
vice Lukens ditto |
|
| do. |
Samuel Allison |
ditto |
in pursuance of the Act of 16. July 1798 |
| do. |
George Callender |
ditto |
ditto |
|
| Zebulon M. Pike |
New Jersey |
Ensign |
| Nathan Heald |
Massachusetts |
Ensign |
| William Laidlie |
New York |
ditto |
| John Wilson |
Pennsylvania |
ditto. |
| James Dill |
ditto |
ditto. |
| Peter Shiras |
ditto |
ditto |
| Thomas Porter |
ditto |
ditto |
| Benjamin Bullet |
ditto |
ditto |
| Seymour Rannix |
Virginia |
ditto |
| Third Regiment of Infantry. |
| Lieut. |
John Bowyer |
Captain |
vice Thomas Lewis resigned |
14 Januy. 1799 |
| do. |
Aaron Gregg |
ditto |
in pursuance of the Act of the 16 July 1798. |
| do. |
John Steele |
ditto |
ditto— |
|
| Ensign |
David Fero |
Lieutenant |
vice Shanklin resigned |
3 October 1798 |
| do. |
George Strother |
ditto |
vice Bowsyer promoted |
14. January 1799. |
| do. |
William Scott |
ditto |
vice Gregg promoted |
|
| do. |
William R Boote |
ditto |
vice Steele ditto— |
|
| do. |
Jacob Wilson |
ditto |
in pursuance of Act of 16. July 1798 |
| do. |
Peter P. Schuyler of the 2d |
ditto |
ditto |
|
| Samuel Lane |
Maryland |
Ensign. |
| Jonathan Freeman. |
N Hampshire |
ditto |
| Patrick McCarty |
Virginia |
ditto |
| Matthew Arbuckle |
ditto |
ditto |
| John Horton |
Georgia |
ditto |
| John Saxon |
South Carolina |
ditto |
| William Taylor |
ditto |
ditto |
| James Ryan |
North Carolina |
ditto |
| Fourth Regiment of Infantry |
| Lieutenant. |
Peter Grayson |
Captain |
vice Preston resigned— |
31. July. 1798. |
| do. |
Jonathan Taylor |
ditto |
in pursuance of Act of 16 July 1798 |
| do. |
Robert Purdy |
ditto |
ditto.— |
|
| Ensign |
Richard Chandler |
Lieutenant |
vice Grayson promoted |
31. July 1798. |
| ditto |
George Salmon |
ditto |
vice Taylor promoted |
|
| ditto |
John Campbell |
ditto |
vice Purdy ditto |
|
| ditto |
James Bomer |
ditto |
in pursuance of the Act of 16. July 1798 |
| ditto |
John Haines |
ditto |
ditto |
|
| Samuel McGuire |
Virginia |
Ensign |
| Thomas Blackburn |
ditto |
ditto |
| Daniel Newnan |
North Carolina |
ditto |
| James Love |
ditto |
ditto |
| Thomas Eastland |
Kentucky |
ditto |
| James Desha |
Tennessee |
ditto. |
