To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 18 June 1808
War Department June 18th. 1808.
Sir,
I have the honor of proposing for your approbation the following appointments in the troops to be raised by virtue of an Act entitled “An Act to raise for a limited time an additional military force” passed on the 12th. day of April 1808.
Residence | Names | Rank & Corps |
New Hampshire | George W Prescott. | Captain Infantry |
Nathaniel F Adams. | First Lieutenant. Ditto | |
Samuel Haines | First Lieut. ditto | |
Abner Blaisdel | 2d. Lieut. ditto | |
John Smith | Ensign Ditto | |
George P. Peters | Ensign Ditto | |
Massachusetts. | Isaiah Doane. | Captain Ditto |
Moses Whitney. | Captain Riflemen | |
Charles Coffin. | Captain Infantry | |
Samuel Page | 1st Lieutenant Ditto | |
Jackson Durant | 2d. Lieutenant Ditto | |
Silas W. C. Chase | 2d. Lieutenant Ditto | |
Jonathan Simonds | Ensign Ditto | |
Ward Howard. | Ensign Ditto | |
Thomas H. Clark | Ensign Ditto | |
Andrew McDowell. | 2d. Lieutenant Artillery | |
Rhode Island | Ebenezer Billings | 2d. Lieutenant Infantry |
New Jersey | John Hollingshead. | Cornet Light Dragoons |
John J. Plume. | 2d. Lieutenant Infantry | |
James T. Voorhis | 2d. Lieutenant Ditto. | |
Asa Grimes. | Ensign. Ditto. | |
New York. | Jonathan Brooks | Captain. Ditto |
William Cook | Captain | |
Samuel Watson. | 1st. Lieutenant Artillery. | |
Pennsylvania, | Benjamin Wallace. | Captain Infantry. |
Alexander McHenry | 1st. Lieutenant Ditto | |
Talbot Chambers | 1st. Lieutenant Ditto | |
Christopher Snyder | 1st. Lieutenant Ditto | |
Thomas Shaw. | 1st. Lieutenant Ditto | |
Robert W Alexander | 2d. Lieutenant ditto | |
David Findley | Captain. Riflemen. | |
Dill Armor. | 1st Lieutenant ditto | |
Joshua Hamilton | 2d. Lieutenant ditto | |
John M Barclay | 1st. Lieut. Cavalry | |
Virginia | James Bankhead, | Captain Infantry |
Vermont, | Oliver G Burton | 1st. Lieut. ditto |
Minor Huntingdon. | 2d. Lieut. ditto | |
Milo Mason | Ensign. ditto |
Accept, Sir, &c.—
DNA: RG 107--LSP--Letters Sent to the President.