31From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 21 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Ebenezer Elmer of New Jersey, lately appointed Collector for the district of Bridgetown to be also Inspector of Revenue for the port of Bridgetown. Benjamin Parke of Indiana, to be one of the judges of the territory of Indiana, vice Thomas Davies decd. James Witherall of Vermont to be one of the judges of the territory of Michigan. Ryland Randolph of Virginia to be Surveyor &...
32From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to the request of the Senate in their resolution of yesterday, I have examined my papers, and find no letter from Matthew Nimmo of the date of Nov. 28. 1806 nor any other from him of any date but that of Jan. 23. 1807. now transmitted with all the papers in my possession which accompanied it. nor do I find any letter from John Smith of Ohio bearing date at any time in the month of...
33From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 7 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Beverley Daniel of North Carolina to be Marshal for the district of N. Carolina. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
34From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 6 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate James H. McCulloch of Maryland to be Collector for the port of Baltimore. Benedict Van Pradelles now a Commissioner for settling land titles in the Eastern part of the territory of Orleans, to be Register of the land office in the same part of the territory. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
35From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 2 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Ebenezer Elmer of New Jersey to be Collector of the port of Bridgetown in New Jersey DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
36From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 1 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate George Hodges of Massachusets, now Surveyor of the port of Salem, to be also Inspector of revenue for the same port. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
37From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 31 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The confidential papers desired by the resolution of yesterday, are now again sent to the Senate. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
38From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 30 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I now transmit to the Senate the information requested in their resolutions of the 28th. instant from the Secretaries of the Treasury and War. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
39From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 29 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
When the Convention of the 7th. of January 1806. was entered into with the Cherokees, for the purchase of certain lands, it was believed by both parties that the eastern limit, when run in the direction therein prescribed, would have included all the waters of Elk river. on proceeding to run that line however, it was found to omit a considerable extent of those waters, on which were already...
40From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 18 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate George Hodges of Massachusets to be Surveyor for the port of Salem. Robert Wickliff of Kentucky to be Attorney for the United States in the district of Kentucky. Hugh Lawson White of Tennissee to be Attorney for the United States in the district of East Tennissee. Return Jonathan Meigs, now agent for the US. with the Cherokees to be Commissioner to attend a negotiation & treaty...
41From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 10 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
A purchase having been lately made from the Cherokee Indians, of a tract of lands six miles square, at the mouth of the Chickamogga on the Tenissee, I now lay the treaty and papers relating to it before the Senate, with an explanation of the views which have led to it. It was represented that there was within that tract a great abundance of iron ore of excellent quality, with a stream & fall...
42From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 2 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of Nov. 30. 1807. I now transmit a Report of the Secretary of State on the subject of impressments as requested in that resolution. the great volume of the documents, and the time necessary for the investigation will explain to the Senate the causes of the delay which has intervened. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
43From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 1 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of Feb. 26. I now lay before them such memorials and petitions for the district of Detroit, and such other information as is in my possession in relation to the conduct of William Hull Governor of the territory of Michigan, and Stanley Griswold esq. while acting as Secretary of that territory DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
44From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 19 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate William Hull now Governor of the territory of Michigan, whose commission will expire on the 1st. day of March ensuing to be reappointed Governor of that territory. Reuben Atwater of Vermont to be Secretary of the territory of Michigan. the same Reuben Atwater to be Collector of the District of Detroit & Inspector of revenue for the port of Detroit. Robert Williams now Governor of...
45From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 19 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate the persons whose names are stated in the annexed list signed by the Secretary at War for the promotions and appointments therein respectively proposed for them DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
46From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 30 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The Senate having advised and consented to the ratification of the treaty with the Ottoways, Chippeways, Wyandots and Pottewatamies concluded at Detroit on the 17th. day of November last: And also to the treaty concluded with the Choctaws at Pooshapukanuk on the 16th. of November 1805: I now lay them before both houses of Congress for the exercise of their constitutional powers as to the means...
47From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 28 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Washington Boyd of the territory of Columbia, to be Marshal of the said territory. Mathurin Guerin of the territory of Orleans to be a member of the legislative council of Orleans, being one of two persons nominated to me by the House of representatives of that territory to supply the place of James Mather senr. resigned. Shadrack Bond junr. of Indiana territory to be a member of...
48From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 15 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho’ it is deemed very desirable that the United States should obtain from the Native proprietors the whole left bank of the Mississipi, to a certain breadth, yet to obliterate from the Indian mind an impression deeply made in it, that we are constantly forming designs on their lands, I have thought it best, where urged by no peculiar necessity, to leave to themselves, & to the pressure of...
49From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 15 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The posts of Detroit and Mackinac having been originally intended, by the governments which established and held them, as mere Depots for commerce with the Indians, very small cessions of land around them were obtained or asked from the Native proprietors, and these posts depended for protection on the strength of their garrisons. the principles of our government leading us to the emploiment...
50From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 21 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate John Shaw to be a Captain in the Navy. Philemon C. Wederstrandt to be a Master Commandant in the Navy. Winloch Clarke to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. Lewis Heermann } to be Surgeons in the Navy.
51From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 2 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
In compliance with the request made in the resolution of the Senate of Nov. 30. I must inform them that when the prosecutions against Aaron Burr & his associates were instituted, I delivered to the Attorney General all the evidence on the subject, formal & informal, which I had recieved, to be used by those employed in the prosecutions. on the reciept of the resolution of the Senate I referred...
52From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 2 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Daniel Symmes of Ohio to be Register of the land-office at Cincinnati Samuel Gwathney of Indiana to be Register of the land-office at Jeffersonville in Indiana. Thomas G. Gibson of Ohio to be Register of the land office at Canton in Ohio. Edmund H. Taylor heretofore (and perhaps yet) of Kentuckey to be Reciever of public monies at Jeffersonville. John Sloane of Ohio to be Reciever...
53From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 2 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Several vacancies having happened in the army of the United States, during the last recess of the Senate, I granted commissions as stated in the list hereto annexed marked A. accompanied by a letter from the Secretary at War, which commissions will expire at the end of the present session of the Senate. I now therefore nominate the same persons for the same appointments. I also nominate the...
54From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 23 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Some circumstance, which cannot now be ascertained, induced a belief that an Act had passed, at the last session of Congress, for establishing a Surveyor & Inspector of revenue for the port of Stonington in Connecticut; & commissions were signed appointing Jonathan Palmer of Connecticut to those offices. the error was discovered at the Treasury, and the commissions were retained: but not...
55From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 11 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Some time had elapsed after the reciept of the late treaty between the United States and Tripoli, before the circumstance drew particular attention that, altho’ by the 3d. article the wife & children of the Ex Bashaw were to be restored to him, this did not appear either to have been done or demanded. still it was constantly expected that explanations on the subject would be recieved. none...
56From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 9 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Vacancies having happened, during the last recess of the Senate, in the following offices, I granted commissions to the persons herein named to them respectively. as these commissions will expire at the end of the present session of the Senate, I now nominate the same persons to the same offices respectively for appointment. James Prince of Massachusets Marshal of the district of Massachusets....
57From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 2 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Lewis Cass of Ohio to be Marshal for the district of Ohio. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
58From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Meriwether Lewis of Virginia to be Governor of the territory of Louisiana. William Clarke of Indiana, now a 1st. Lieutt. of the regiment of artillerists to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 2d. regiment of infantry v. Thos. Cushing promoted. Thomas Todd of Kentucky to be an associate justice of the Supreme court of the United States. James Tremble of Tennissee to...
59From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Several vacancies having happened in the army of the United States, during the last recess of the Senate, I granted commissions as stated in the list herein inclosed, marked A. accompanied by a letter from the Secretary at war, which commissions will expire at the end of the present session of the Senate. I now therefore nominate the same persons for the same appointments. I also nominate the...
60From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 23 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate George Johnston of New York to be Consul for the US. at Glasgow in Great Britain. Thomas Gamble of Pennsylvania to be Consul for the US. in the island of Santa Cruz. Thomas Nicholson of Maryland, who is Collector of Chestertown in Maryland to be Inspector of Revenue for the same. Jeremiah Clarke of Massachusets to be Collector for the district & Inspector of the revenue for the port...