1From John Adams to United States Senate, 3 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Thomas Duncan Esqr. of Pensylvania to be Attorney and Hugh Barclay—do. to be Marshall of the Western district of of said state. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
2From John Adams to United States Senate, 3 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Enoch S. Lane of Virginia to be a Lieutenant of Marines DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
3From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Jonathan Russell Esqr of Bristol in Rhode Island to be a collector of the port of Bristol in that State Nathaniel Phillips Esqr of Warren to be Surveyor of the Port of Warren and Barrington. Samuel Bosworth Esqr to be Surveyor of the port of Bristol. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
4From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Hon. Frederick Frelinghausen Es. of N. Jersey to be Attorney of the U.S. for that district in the place of Lucius Horatio Stockton who has resigned that office DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
5From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William Hammond Dorsey Esqr to be judge of the Orphans court in the County of Washington in the District of Columbia. John Peter to be register of Wills for the same County. John Herbert Esqr. to be Judge of the Orphans Court for the County of Alexandria. Clion Moore Esqr of Alexandria to be Register of wills for that County. The Hon. Thomas Sim Lee The Hon Tristram Dalton The Hon...
6From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following List of Promotions and Appointments in the Army First Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Lieutenant Peter Talman Captain vice Elliott resigned. Prescott Barron of Rhode Island, Surgeon’s Mate Second Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. Lieutenant John Hancock Captain vice Eddins resigned Moses Swett of Vermont, Lieutenant vice Hancock promoted. Stephen Thomas...
7From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
I have considered the advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Convention with France, under certain Conditions. Altho. it would have been more conformable to my own judgment & inclination, to have agreed to that instrument unconditionally, yet in this point, I found I had the misfortune to differ in opinion from so high a consitutional authority as the Senate. I judged it...
8From John Adams to United States Senate, 28 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate The Hon Thomas Johnson Esqr of Frederick in Maryland to be Chief Judge James Marshall Esqr of Alexandria and William Cranch Esqr of the city of Washington to be Assistant Judges of the territory of Columbia Thomas Swan Esqr of Alexandria to be Attorney for the district. I also nominate the three judges and Attorney to be justices of the peace in both Counties of the district James M...
9From John Adams to United States Senate, 27 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
The President asks Leave to insert William instead of Edward Tilghman in the nomination. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
10From John Adams to United States Senate, 26 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Edward William Tilghman Esqr of Pensylvania to be Chief Judge of the third circuit of the United States in the place of Jared Ingersoll Esqr., who for satisfactory reasons has declined his appointment DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
11From John Adams to United States Senate, 25 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Louis C Baily of Maryland, now acting as Lieutenant on board of the eagle, to be promoted from the rank of midshipman to be a Lieutenant in the navy. Jacob Jones of Deleware a midshipman to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the Navy. Robert Greenleaf of Rhode Island to be a second Lieutenant in the marine corps vice Lieutenant Bell resigned Robert Hamilton Nicholls of Mary...
12From John Adams to United States Senate, 25 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Hon. Philip Barton Key of Maryland to be chief Judge of the fourth Circuit in the place of the Hon Charles Lee who has declined his appointment Charles Magill Esqr of the West district of Virginia to be a judge of the fourth circuit DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
13From John Adams to United States Senate, 24 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Hon. Elijah Paine of Vermont to be Judge of that district in the place of Judge Hitchcock promoted Thomas Gibbons of Georgia to be judge of that district in the place of Judge Clay promoted. Turell Tufts Esqr. our consull at Surrinam to be commercial Agent at L’Orient Thomas Aborn of Rhode Island to be commercial agent at Cayenne. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
14From John Adams to United States Senate, 21 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Honorable Thomas Bee of South Carolina to be chief Judge The Honorable John Sitgreaves of North Carolina and the Hon. Joseph Clay Jun of Georgia to be judges in the fifth circuit of the United States. sixth Circuit William McClung Esqr of Kentucky to be a Circuit Judge in the sixth circuit of the United States The Hon Jacob Read Esqr. Senator from South Carolina to be Judge of...
15From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I request of the Senate that the letter and journal of our late envoys to France and the copy of their instructions and other documents relative to that negotiation may be returned to me or to the Office of State. Printed Source--A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897. 10 vols. (Washington, 1896-1899)..
16From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Elizur Goodrich Esqr, member of the House of Representatives for Connecticut to be Collector of the Customs for New Haven in the place of David Austin deceased DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
17From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Henry Prebble Esqr. of Massachusetts to be Consul of the United States at Cadiz in Spain in the place of Mr. Iznardi John Jones Waldo of Massachusetts to be Consul Commercial Agent at Nantes in France Isaac Cox Barnet of New Jersey to be Consul Commercial Agent at Bourdeaux John M. Forbes of N York to be Consul Commercial Agent at Havre de Grace William Lee of Massachusetts to be...
18From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Honorable John Lowell Esqr of Massachusetts to be Chief Judge The Honorable Benjamin Bourne Esqr of Rhode Island and the Hon. Jeremiah Smith Esqr of New Hampshire to be judges of the first circuit under the act of Congress, in their present session, to provide for the more convenient organization of the courts of the United States John Davis Esqr. to be Judge of the district of...
19From John Adams to United States Senate, 13 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate James A. Bayard, member of the house of Representatives from the State of Delaware to be minister plenipotentiary from the United States to the French republic DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
20From John Adams to United States Senate, 4 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Gentlemen in the following List to fill the Offices to which they are designated in it— Cavalry. Alexander Macomb, junr: New York— Second Lieutenant First Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers. Cadet Jared Brooks Lieutenant Robert Gray Pennsylvania Ditto Cadet Lewis Landais Ditto Cadet William Murray Ditto Cadet Joseph Cross Ditto Peter Lampkin Virginia Ditto
21From John Adams to United States Senate, 29 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Roger Griswold Esqr member of the house of Representatives from Connecticut to be Secretary of war in the place of Samuel Dexter Esqr. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
22From John Adams to United States Senate, 21 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
In compliance with your request, signified in your resolution of the twentieth day of this month, I transmit you a report, made to me, by the Secretary of State, on the same day; a letter of our late envoy to him of the fourth of October last , an extract of a letter from our minister plenipotentiary in London to him of the 22d of November last, and an extract of another letter from the...
23From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Marshall Secretary of State to be a Chief Justice of the United States in the place of John Jay who has declined his appointment DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
24From John Adams to United States Senate, 13 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Marmaduke Wait of Vermont Thomas W. Hooper of Boston & Presley N. O. Bannon of Virginia to be second Lieutenants in the marine corps. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
25From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Stuart Kerr Esqr. a native of Philadelphia, now resident in the Phillippine Islands to be Consul of the United States for the city and island of Manilla in the dominion of the king of Spain DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
26From John Adams to United States Senate, 30 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Lewis Tousard Lieutenant Colonel of Artillerists & Engineers to be Inspector of Artillery under the Act of July 16th 1798 DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
27From John Adams to United States Senate, 24 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Samuel Dexter Secretary of War to be Secretary of the Treasury in the place of Oliver Wolcott who has asked and obtained leave to resign at the end of this year 1800. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
28From John Adams to United States Senate, 23 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Ellis and Adam Bingaman of Adams county—Alexander Montgomery & John Stampley of Pickering county & Flood McGrew of Washington County to be members of the legislative council in the Missisippi territory. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
29From John Adams to United States Senate, 22 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following List of Gentlemen for Promotions and Appointments in the Army of the United States. Cavalry 2d: Lieutt. William Tharp 1st. Lieutt. vice Simmons, dismissed Artillerists and Engineers Major of the First Regiment, Lewis Tousard. Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the Second Regiment First Regiment. Captain Moses Porter Major vice Tousard, promoted Lieutenant Jonathan...
30From John Adams to United States Senate, 22 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
In conformity with your request, in your resolution of the 19th of this month, I transmit you the instructions given to our late envoys, Extraordinary, & Ministers plenipotentiary to the French Republic. It is my request to the Senate, that these instructions may be considered in strict confidence, & returned to me, as soon as the Senate shall have made all the use of them, they may judge...
31From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Jay Esqr. Govenor of the State of New York to be Chief Justice of the United States in the place of Oliver Elsworth who has resigned that office DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
32From John Adams to United States Senate, 15 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I transmit to the Senate for their consideration & decision, a convention both in English and French, between the United States of America, & the French Republic, signed at Paris on the thirtieth day of September last, by the respective plenipotentiaries of the two powers. I also transmit to the Senate, three manuscript volumes containing the journal of our envoys. DNA : RG 46—Records of the...
33From John Adams to United States Senate, 11 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate, for confirmation, the following Gentlemen, who have been provisionally appointed, during the recess of the Senate in 1800— William Bainbridge, of Pennsa} Hugh G. Campbell, of S. Carolina} Promoted from Masters Commandants, To be Captains in the Navy. Benjamin Hillar of Massachusetts—Promoted from Lieutenant, To be a Master Commandant. John S K Cox, of Massachusetts, promoted from...
34From John Adams to United States Senate, 11 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Carleton Walker to be Naval officer of the District of Wilmington North Carolina in the place of John Walker who has resigned DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
35From John Adams to United States Senate, 9 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate His Excellency Arthur St Clair to be governor of the territory of the United States North West of the river Ohio for three years commencing from the end of his last appointment. At the same time I transmit you a number of petitions and other documents relative to this nomination. Solomon Sibley Esqr of the said territory to be a member of the Legislative council of the said...
36From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the folowing gentlemen to the respective offices affixed to their names Henry Hammond Consul of the United States for the port of Cape Francois David Hopkins Marshall for the District of Maryland John Marshall a Commissioner in the room of Timothy Pickering under the 1st Section of the “Act for an amicable settlement of limits, with the State of Georgia William Clark Chief Justice...
37From John Adams to United States Senate, 26 November 1800 (Adams Papers)
For this excellent address, so respectful to the memory of my illustrious predecessor, which I receive from the Senate of the United States, at this time, and in this place, with peculiar satisfaction, I pray you to accept of my unfeigned acknowledgments.—With you I ardently hope, that permanence and stability will be communicated as well to the government itself, as to its beautiful and...
38From John Adams to United States Senate, 13 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
The President of the U. S. on the 13th of May approved & signed the folowing Acts which originated in the House of Representatives viz. An Act to authorize the issuing certain patents. An Act directing the payment of a detachment of the militia under the command of Major Thomas Johnson in the year 1794. An Act to retain a further sum on drawbacks for the expences incident to the allowance &...
39From John Adams to United States Senate, 12 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William H Harrison of the North Western territory to be Govenor of the Indiana territory DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
40From John Adams to United States Senate, 12 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Israel Ludlow of the North Western territory to be register of the land office at Cincinnati. James Findlay of the said territory to be receiver of public monies for lands of the United States at Cincinnati. Thomas Worthington of the territory to be register of the land office at Chilocothe Samuel Findley of the territory to be receiver of public monies for lands of the United...
41From John Adams to United States Senate, 12 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the honorable John Marshall Esqr. of Virginia to be Secretary of State in the place of the Honorable Timothy Pickering Esqr. removed. The Honorable Samuel Dexter Esqr. of Massachusetts to be Secretary of the department of War, in the place of the Honorable John Marshall nominated for promotion to the office of State. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
42From John Adams to United States Senate, 9 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Cooper of Georgia to be collector of the District of Brunswick & Inspector of the revenue for that port in the place of John McIntosh resigned Jonas Clark Esqr of Massachusetts to be collector of the District of Kennebunk DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
43From John Adams to United States Senate, 9 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I Nominate Mattathias Rice, of Western, Massachusetts To be a Surgeon’s Mate in the Navy. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
44From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Israel Wheeler Esqr. of Pensylvania to be purveyor of public supplies for the United States in the place of Tench Francis Esqr. deceased. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
45From John Adams to United States Senate, 7 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Honorable John Marshall Esqr. of Virginia to be Secretary of the department of War, in the place of the Honorable James Mc. Henry Esqr, who has requested that he may be permitted to resign, & that his resignation be accepted, to take place on the first day of June next. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
46From John Adams to United States Senate, 6 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Jared Ingersol Esqr. of Pensylvania to be Attorney of the United States for the District of Pensylvania in the place of William Rawle Esqr. who has resigned DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
47From John Adams to United States Senate, 28 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Henry Vandyke—of Delaware, to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
48From John Adams to United States Senate, 24 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William Allen Deas of South Carolina to be a commissioner of valuations in that state in the place of Simeon Theus resigned DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
49From John Adams to United States Senate, 22 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Samuel Saxon of South Carolina to be commissioner of valuations in that State in the place of William Anderson deceased DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
50From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William W. Burrows now Major of the corps of Marines to be Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the same Corps. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.