From John Adams to United States Senate, 30 May 1798
United States May 30th 1798—
Gentlemen of the Senate—
I nominate John Spence West of North Carolina to be Marshall of that district, in the place of Michael Paine, after the expiration of his legal term in that office, which will be in december next
John Adams
DNA: RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.