To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 7 April 1804
From Albert Gallatin
Treasury Departmt. 7th April 1804
Dear Sir
It appears by the enclosed note that a misnomer has taken place in the nomination of the inspector of Indian town N.C.—The question is whether permanent commissions, altering so much of the nomination as will rectify the mistake, or temporary commissions, (on a supposition that such mistake cannot be rectified in the commission, and that the permanent commission must, necessarily, litterally conform with the nomination) shall be sent. As soon as your pleasure shall be known, the commissions will be transmitted to the officer in conformity with your directions.
I have the honour to be with sincere respect your obedient Servt.
Albert Gallatin
RC (DLC); at foot of text: “The President of the United States at Monticello Milton”; endorsed by TJ as received from the Treasury Department on 13 Apr. and “misnomer of the Inspector of Indn. town N.C.” and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Jacob Wagner to Gallatin, 6 Apr., enclosing commissions of a person whose nomination to the Senate listed him with a “different intermediate initial than that he uses, viz. C”; there appears no means of correcting the mistake except by issuing temporary commissions and then making a new nomination at the Senate’s next session; the secretary of state has advised sending the commissions to the president for his view on “the propriety of issuing them” (RC in same).
Thomas C. Ferebee was nominated as surveyor and inspector for Indiantown, North Carolina, with the middle initial “T” (, 1:460; Vol. 42:96-7).