61From John Adams to United States Senate, 1 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Thomas Baker Wait, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Thomaston in the Massachusetts in the place of Samuel Winslow who has declined his appointment. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
62From 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...
63From John Adams to United States Senate, 3 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
His Excellency John Jay Esquire Governor of New York, has informed me, that the Oneida Tribe of Indians, have proposed to sell a part of their Land to the said state, and that the Legislature at their late session, authorized the purchase; and to accomplish this object, the Governor, has desired that a Commissioner, may be appointed to hold a Treaty with the Oneida Tribe of Indians, at which...
64From John Adams to United States Senate, 3 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
His Excellency John Jay, Esq. Governor of New York, has informed me, that the Oneida tribe of Indians have proposed to sell a part of their land to the said State, and that the Legislature, at their late session, authorized the purchase; and to accomplish this object, the Governor has desired that a commissioner may be appointed to hold a treaty with the Oneida tribe of Indians, at which the...
65From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Silas Talbot of New York, James Sever of Massachusetts Richard Dale of Pennsylvania, and Stephen Decatur of Pennsylvania, to be Captains in the Navy of the United States. Miles Cary of Virginia and Daniel Carmick of Pennsylvania to be Lieutenants of Marines John Rush of Pennsylvania to be a Surgeon and John Parker of New York to be a Surgeons Mate of the Ship Ganges. It is to be...
66From John Adams to United States Senate, 11 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Archibald McElroy of Pennsylvania to be first Lieutenant and Samuel Neighler to be Second Lieutenant of the Ship of War the Ganges. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
67From John Adams to United States Senate, 11 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Samuel Snow of Rhode Island to be Consul of the United States at Canton— DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
68From 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.
69From 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.
70From John Adams to United States Senate, 23 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Thomas Baker of Pennsylvania to be first Lieutenant— Thomas Wilkey of Pennsylvania to be second Lieutenant James McKnight of Pennsylvania to be Lieutenant of Marines, for the ship of War the Delaware. Andrew Sterret of Maryland to be third Lieutenant of the Frigate Constellation; Simon Gross, having resigned DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.