51From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
BELIEVING that the Letter received this morning, from General WASHINGTON, will give high satisfaction to the Senate, I transmit them a copy of it, and congratulate them and the public on this great event, the General’s acceptance of his appointment, as Lieutenant-General and Commander in Chief of the Army. MHi : Broadside Collection.
52From 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.
53From 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.
54From John Adams to United States Senate, 23 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Thomas Baker of Pennsylvania to be first Lieutenant— Thomas Wilkey of Pennsylvania to be second Lieutenant James McKnight of Pennsylvania to be Lieutenant of Marines, for the ship of War the Delaware. Andrew Sterret of Maryland to be third Lieutenant of the Frigate Constellation; Simon Gross, having resigned DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
55From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William Smith our minister plenipotentiary to the court of Portugal to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to The Sublime Ottoman Porte with full powers to negotiate a treaty of Amity & commerce between the United States of America & the dominions and Dependencies of the Sublime Porte DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
56From 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.
57From 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.
58From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, to be Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States to the King of Prussia DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
59From 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.
60From 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.