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§ From Benjamin W. Crowninshield. 7 December 1815, Navy Department. “I have the honor to enclose herewith, Lists of the Promotions & appointments made in the Navy & marine Corps of the United States, during the late Recess of Congress.” Letterbook copy and letterbook copy of enclosures ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). Letterbook copy 1 p. The letterbook copy of enclosures (2 pp.) includes a list of two...
§ From Benjamin W. Crowninshield. 11 December 1815, Navy Department. “I have the honor to enclose herewith a nomination to the Senate in behalf of John L. Storer of Portland, Maine, to be Navy Agent vice Samuel Storer deceased.” Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). 1 p. In a message dated 14 Dec. 1815 (1 p.; in John Payne Todd’s hand, over JM ’s signature), JM forwarded the nomination to the...
I have the honor to enclose herewith a letter from Commodore Decatur, and a nomination to the Senate in his behalf to be a Commissioner of the Navy Board. I have the honor to be &c Letterbook copy and letterbook copy of second enclosure ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ); second enclosure ( DNA : RG 46, Executive Proceedings, Nominations, 14B–A1). Letterbook copy and letterbook copy of second enclosure. JM...
I have the honour to transmit, herewith, Nominations to the Senate of the United States, on behalf of Charles R. Broome, to be a first Lieutenant; Erastus Loomis, Robert M. Desha, John S. Page, Henry E. Dix, and Augustus A. Nicholson, to be second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps. I have the honour to be, &c. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). JM forwarded the recommendations to the Senate...
I have duly considered the subject of a letter from the Governor of Virginia, enclosing the Resolutions of the Legislature of that Commonwealth, which you were pleased to refer to the Navy Department. Availing myself of the experience and professional knowledge of the Commissioners of the Navy Board, I have requested their opinion upon the subject, which so fully accords with my own, that I...
I have the honour to enclose, herewith, Nominations for the promotions and appointments required by the Naval Service of the United States. I have the honour to be, &c. Letterbook copy and letterbook copy of enclosure ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). JM forwarded the nominations, listing forty-nine names, in two messages to the Senate on 20 Apr. 1816 ( DNA : RG 46, Executive Proceedings, Nominations,...
I have the honour to enclose for your signature the Blank Commissions and Warrants herewith. With great respect, &c. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ).
I have the honour to enclose to you herewith, the Kingston Gazette of the 4th: instant; also an Extract from a letter received by to-day’s mail, from Captain Woolsey, the Commanding Naval Officer at Sackett’s Harbour. I have the honour to be, with the highest respect, Sir, Your most Obedt: Servt. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). Crowninshield probably forwarded the 4 May 1816 issue of the...
The within dispatches were recd from the Medn. yesterday by the John Adams, and as Mr. Monroe is to be absent until Tue[s]day, I have taken the liberty to enclose his also. The Dey seems disposed to quarrel, but with the force there & to be there, I think he would be prevented from doing us any mischief. The part the Spaniards have pursued as relates to the Brig, is very reprehensible. A fast...
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ultimo. A consultation has been held with Colonel Monroe and the other Secretaries, who concur with me in opinion, that the U.S. Naval Force, now within the Streights of Gibraltar, is amply sufficient to protect us against the Dey of Algiers, or, if requisite, to chastise his injustice. Instructions will, therefore, be...
your esteemed favor found me at Salem & with much regret & chagrin, that I had not paid you the visit that I promised you, & from which I expected so much pleasure, and I assure you that I have not abandoned the expectation; but at some other period mean to have the honor. The gratuity which was paid by me to the Boatmen of Come Chauncys Barge, was on your account, as you wished it ; the...
It has taken me more time than I was aware of obtain any information respecting the Fisheries; the Paper marked (a) is from our Friend Judge Story and the information or facts from a Marblehead practical Man, and may be I think fully relied upon but you should look at a good chart to understand it. The Paper marked B. is from Mr Bentley and rather shews what value we and other Nations have put...
Mr Coles your former Secy, arrived here yesterday, to proceed on his message to Russia. The Brig Prometheus, in which he is to go, was ready at Boston, & he probably has sailed this day, as the wind is fair. The enclosed letter from Mr Gardner of nantucket, a former member of Congress, shows that the ship Detained by the Spaniards at Valparaiso, has been set at liberty, does that supersede the...
A visit to Dartmouth university to meet the Trustees, has prevented me from answering your favour of Augt. the 20th. The Frigate Congress is undergoing repairs, her state was worse than it was apprehended, but having commenced it was necessary to proceed with her repairs: she will be ready, in all probability, in 3 weeks. The instructions, with Mr Monroe, dispatches to Comr chauncey have gone...
Your communication of Sept. 23, covering one from Col Jesup, relating to spanish affairs, was rec’d by this days mail; I Know not what to think of such folly. To protect us, our ships of war could cruise off N orleans, in the Bay of Mexico & round Cape Florida. To attack spain, thro her colonies, ship of war would be of infinite service to aid in landing men, & to protect an expedition against...
I have the honour to transmit, herewith, Nominations to the Senate of the United States, on behalf of Shubael Butterfield, Thomas G. Chase, Robert Lyman, William Brown, Edwin B. Newton, John H. Duncan, Elijah I. Weed, and Augustus de Rumford, to be second Lieutenants in the Marin⟨e⟩ Corps. Very respectfully, I have the honour to be, &c Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). JM forwarded the...
I have the honour to transmit, herewith Nominations to the Senate of the United States of the Revd. Nathaniel Andrews and the Revd. John Ireland, to be Chaplains; and Ashton Y. Humphreys, to be a Purser in the Navy of the United States. I have the honour to be, &c. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). JM forwarded the nominations to the Senate on 29 Jan. 1817 ( Senate Exec. Proceedings...
I have the honour to enclose, herewith nominations for the promotions required by the Naval Service of the United States; as also a nomination of the Revd. Cheever Felch, for confirmation as Chaplain in the Navy, in which station he performed duty during the whole of the late War. I have the honour to be, &c. Letterbook copy and letterbook copy of enclosure ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). In two...
I am honoured by your letter of the 30 th ultimo , in behalf of M r Thomas M. Randolph , who is desirous of engaging in the Naval Service of the United States. The application is filed and recorded, and his Appointment will be attended to, with deference to your request in his favour, so soon as a Resignation, or what may be considered a vacancy, shall permit. I appreciate, with grateful...
In compliance with your request by letter of the 30 th January last, I now have the pleasure to inform you I have transmitted a Midshipman’s Warrant to M r Thomas M. Randolph , being one of the first issued since that date. I should be happy at the same time to order M r Randolph into service, but the present state of our Navy affords employment to a few only of our numerous Officers of this...