51From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Joshua Johnson Esqr. of the city of Washington to be superintendent of stamps according to the Act of Congress to establish a general Stamp Office. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
52From John Adams to United States Senate, 17 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
In conformity with your request, I transmit you a return from the War office, of those officers, who have been appointed under the act, entitled an Act to augment the army of the United States & for other purposes, designating such officers, who have accepted their appointments & those who have declined accepting, resigned their commissions, died, &c. A report from the Secretary of War, which...
53From John Adams to United States Senate, 12 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Joseph Forman of Maryland to be Consul of the United States at Rotterdam in the place of John Beeldermaker deceased. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
54From John Adams to United States Senate, 10 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Joseph Beale of Massachusetts to be a Lieutenant in the Navy George Washington Few of Rhode Island to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. Charles Webb of Virginia to be a Surgeon’s mate in the navy. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
55From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following List of Promotions and Appointments in the Army of the United State s Promotions and Appointments in the Army of the United States Chaplains. Israel Evans ... Massachusetts. Andrew Hunter ... New Jersey William Hill ... Virginia First Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers Lieut. James Sterret ... Captain... vice Demlar deceased. "
56From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Richard Wall Esqr. of Georgia to be naval officer for the port & district of Savannah in the place of Lach. McIntosh Esqr. resigned. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
57From John Adams to United States Senate, 1 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
Message of the President with Military Nominations Benjamin Easely Georgia Captain Benjamin F. Trapier South Carolina ditto Noah Kelsey Georgia. ditto Zachariah Nettles South Carolina ditto John Mitchell ditto ditto John Brown ditto First Lieutenant Charles Boyle
58From John Adams to United States Senate, 31 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Brooks of Massachusetts to be a Major General in the army in the place of Henry Knox who has declined His appointment DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
59From John Adams to United States Senate, 28 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Robert Starke—of Virginia—to be a surgeon’s Mate in the Navy. Sterling Archer—of Virginia—to be a surgeon’s Mate in the Navy. Thomas G Price—of Virginia to be a Surgs. Mate in the Navy DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
60From John Adams to United States Senate, 15 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Edward Wyer of Massachusetts to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
61From John Adams to United States Senate, 17 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
I now lay before you the instructions, given to our minister at the Court of Berlin, with the correspondence respecting the negotiation of the treaty with Prussia, according to your request of the 12 of this month DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
62From John Adams to United States Senate, 15 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Thomas Blow of Virginia to be Surveyor and Inspector of the revenue for the port of Smithfield in that State, in the place of Copeland Parker appointed to those offices for the port of Norfolk DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
63From John Adams to United States Senate, 12 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Stephen Clough of the District of Maine to be a lieutenant in the Navy DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
64From John Adams to United States Senate, 10 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Charles Lee Esq Attorney General to be a Commissioner to adjust interfering Claims with the state of Georgia in the Place of Samuel Sitgreaves Esq, who cannot attend that service DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
65From John Adams to United States Senate, 5 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Simeon Theus Esqr, to be a commissioner of valuations for the first division of South Carolina, in the place of Daniel Hall who has declined. Mr. Theus is of South Carolina. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
66From John Adams to United States Senate, 4 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Augustine Spotswood of Virginia, to be a Master commandant in the Navy Jonathan Titcomb Jun. of Massachusetts, for a lieutenant in the Navy Thomas N Gautier of North Carolina, for a lieutenant in the Navy Godfrey Wood of Rhode Island to be a lieutenant in the Navy. William Wells of New York to be a lieutenant in the Navy Benjamin Harris of Maryland to be a surgeon’s mate in the...
67From John Adams to United States Senate, 4 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
The President of the U.S. yesterday approved & signed a Resolve, which originated in the House of Representatives, authorizing the Secretary of State to procure and transmit to the Govenor of N.C. a number of copies of the Laws of the U.S. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
68From John Adams to United States Senate, 14 January 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Francis Hawks of North Carolina to be collector for the District of Newbern, and Inspector of the Revenue for that port, in the place of John Davis resigned. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
69From John Adams to United States Senate, 9 January 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Alexander Carmalt of North Carolina to be surveyor and inspector of the port of Swansborough in the place of John McCollough Esqr. deceased. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
70From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 January 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following Gentlemen to be officers in the Navy George Little of Massachusetts to be a Captain in the Navy John Rodgers of Maryland to be a Captain in the Navy Edward Prebble of Massachusetts to be a Captain in the Navy John Mullowny of Pennsylvania to be a Captain in the Navy James Barron of Virginia to be a Captain in the Navy Thomas Baker of Pennsylvania to be a Captain in the...
71From John Adams to United States Senate, 4 January 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Randolph McGillis, of Georgia to be Collector of the District and Inspector of the port of St. Mary’s in that State, in the place of William Moubray resigned. Matthew Ernest of Detroit to be Collector of the District and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Detroit. John F Carmichael, to be Collector of the District of Missisipi & inspector of the Revenue for the port at...
72From John Adams to United States Senate, 3 January 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Cassin, of Pennsylvania, to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. John W Whidbie, of Virginia, to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. Richard H. Lee Lawson, of Virginia, to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. Benjamin Champney, of New Jersey, to be a Surgeon in the Navy. Samuel R Marshall, of Pennsylvania, to be a Surgeon in the Navy. Charles Harris, of Maryland, to be a Surgeon’s mate, in the Navy....
73From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 January 1800 (Adams Papers)
One, “intituled an Act extending the privilege of franking, to William Henry Harrison, the delegate from the territory of the United States, North West of the Ohio and making provision for his compensation.” The other, “Intituled an Act to provide for the supplementary to the Act, intituled an Act,—to provide for the valuation of lands & dwelling-houses and the enumeration of Slaves within the...
74From John Adams to United States Senate, 31 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Timothy Pickering Secretary of State, Oliver Wolcott Secretary of the Treasury & Samuel Sitgreaves Esqr: of Pennsylvania;—To be Commissioners, to adjust and determine, with Commissioners appointed under the legislative authority of the State of Georgia, all interfering claims of the United States and that State, to territory, situate west of the River Chatahouchee, north of the...
75From John Adams to United States Senate, 30 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Charles Willing Byrd Esqr: of Virginia to be Secretary of the Territory North West of the River Ohio, in the place of William Henry Harrison Esqr: who has resigned. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
76From John Adams to United States Senate, 27 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate James Powell of Georgia to be Collector of the District of Savannah in the place of John Habersham deceased. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
77From John Adams to United States Senate, 23 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I receive, with the most respectful and affectionate sentiments, in this impressive address, the obliging expressions of your regard for the loss our country has sustained in the death of her most esteemed, beloved, and admired citizen. In the multitude of my thoughts and recollections on this melancholy event, you will permit me only to say, that I have seen him in the days of adversity, in...
78From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Copeland Parker Esq. of Virginia to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Norfolk in that State in the place of Daniel Bedinger resigned. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
79From John Adams to United States Senate, 19 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Ambrose Gordon of Georgia to be Marshall of the district of Georgia in the place of Oliver Bowen to be superseded. John Lamson of Massachusetts to be consul of the United States at Trieste DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
80From John Adams to United States Senate, 16 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Daniel Hall of Charleston South Carolina to be a Commissioner of Valuations in the first Division of that state in the place of John Huger Esqr resigned DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
81From John Adams to United States Senate, 13 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
In conformity with your recommendation, expressed in your resolution of March, 6th 1798 I have entered into a friendly negotiation with the Bey and government of Tunis on the subject of the 14th article of the treaty of peace and friendship between the U.S. and that power The result of that negotiation I now lay before the Senate for their consideration Signed DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S....
82From John Adams to United States Senate, 11 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Obadiah Trimmier of South Carolina to be a Commissioner of Valuations in the third Division of that state in the place of Robert Anderson resigned. Julius Nicholls Junior of South Carolina to be Inspector of survey Number three in that state, in the place of Eugene Brenen, whose Commission will expire at the End of the present session of the Senate DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S....
83From John Adams to United States Senate, 10 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for this address. I wish you all possible success and satisfaction in your deliberations on the means which have a tendency to promote and extend our national interests and happiness, and I assure you that in all your measures directed to those great objects you may at all times rely with the highest confidence on my cordial cooperation. The praise of the Senate, so judiciously...
84From John Adams to United States Senate, 6 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I lay before You for your Consideration a Treaty of Amity and Commerce between The United States and The King of Prussia, signed by their Ministers on the Eleventh of July last. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
85From John Adams to United States Senate, 5 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the Gentlemen in the inclosed List to the offices placed against their Names, excepting William Nichols who has resigned the Office of Marshall of Pennsylvania Commissions issued in the recess of the Senate Isaac Parker, Marshal for the District of Maine—5 March ‘99 William Nichols, Marshal for the District of Pennsylvania 26 June James Winchester, Judge of the District of Maryland...
86From John Adams to United States Senate, 4 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Hall of Pennsylvania to be Marshal of that district, in the room of William Nicholls resigned: and David Mead Randolph, the present marshal of the district of Virginia, for the term of four years, to commence on the fifteenth instant, when his existing commission will expire. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
87From John Adams to United States Senate, 4 December 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Alfred Moore of North Carolina to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the room of the late justice Iredell, deceased. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
88From John Adams to United States Senate, 16 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
Certain matters touching the public good, requiring that the session of the Senate, for Executive business, should be continued, and that the members thereof should convene on Tuesday, the 17th day fo July, inst., you are desired to attend at the Senate Chamber, in Philadelphia, on that day, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, then and there to receive and deliberate on such communications as...
89From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
I inclose the copy of a letter of the 6th ult. from Governor St. Clair, and the copy of the certificate therein mentioned, of the nomination of ten persons, of whom five are to be selected to constitute the Legislative Council for the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio. I have accordingly selected, and now nominate, Jacob Burnet, James Findlay, Henry Vanderburg, Robert Oliver and David...
90From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following Gentlemen for Offices in the Army Infantry.— Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Rice Massachusetts Richard Hunnewell ditto Major William Jones Massachusetts. Captains Phineas Ashmun Massachusetts Joseph Peirce Junr. ditto Arthur Lithgow ditto Jonathan Andrews Rhode Island George Woodward
91From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Robert Ritchie of Pennsylvania to be the Consul of the United States for Port au Prince, in the Island of St. Domingo. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
92From John Adams to United States Senate, 1 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Joshua Head of Massachusetts to be Collector of the District of Waldoborough and Inspector of the Revenue for the Same Port in the Place of Waterman Thomas Superceeded DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
93From John Adams to United States Senate, 1 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following Gentlemen to be Officers in the Army First Regiment of Infantry— Lieutt. Jacob Kreemer Captain vice Harrison resigned... 1. June 1798. do. Daniel Bissell ditto vice Gaines... ditto... 1. January 1799. do. Charles Hyde ditto in pursuance of the Act of 16 July 1798. do. John Michael ditto ditto
94From John Adams to United States Senate, 27 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following Gentlemen to be Officers in the Navy Richard Marner, of New York to be a Lieutenant in the Navy Thomas Laing, of Rhode Island to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. Isaac B. Hickbourne, of South Carolina, to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. Samuel Phillips—of Rhode Island to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. William Smith of South Carolina, to be a Lieutenant in the Navy Robert...
95From John Adams to United States Senate, 25 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
The Proposition of a fresh Negotiation with France, in Consequence of Advances made by the French Government, has excited so general an Attention and so much Conversation, as to have given occasion to many manifestations of the public opinion from which it appears to me, that a new modification of the Embassy, will give more general Satisfaction to the Legislature and to the Nation and perhaps...
96From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following List of Officers in the Army Cavalry. Lieutenant James V. Ball Captain—vice Van Rensselaer.. appointed Major First Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers Major.. Henry Burbeck,,, Lieut. Col. Commdt. vice Rochefontaine dismissed 7. May 1798 Captain Mahton Ford Major vice Burbeck promoted... 7. Ma..1798 Lieutenant Piercy S. Pope Captain vice McRee resigned... 24 April..—...
97From John Adams to United States Senate, 19 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Richard Derby of Massachusetts to be a Captain in the Navy DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
98From John Adams to United States Senate, 16 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Edward Stevens of Phyladelphia to be Consul General of the United States in the Island of St Domingo. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
99From John Adams to United States Senate, 11 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States did, on the ninth instant, approve and sign an Act, which originated in this House, intitled “An Act further to suspend the Commercial intercourse between the United States and France, and the dependencies thereof.” DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
100From John Adams to United States Senate, 10 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I transmit to you a document which seems to be intended to be a compliance with a condition mentioned at the conclusion of my message to congress of the twenty first of June last. Always disposed and ready to embrace every plausible appearance of probability of preserving or restoring tranquility I nominate William Vans Murray our minister President at the Hague to be minister plenipotentiary...