1From Thomas Jefferson to Jacob Blackwell, 1 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Remsen having now decided definitively to resign his office of Chief-clerk, I have considered, with all the impartiality in my power, the different grounds on which yourself and Mr. Taylor stand in competition for the succession. I understand that he was appointed about a month before you, and that you came into actual service about a month before him. These circumstances place you so...