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From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 14 April 1806

Apr. 14. 1806.

To the Senate of the United States.

I nominate Waller Taylor of Virginia to be one of the judges of the US. for the territory of Indiana.

Otto Shrader of Pensylvania to be one of the judges of the US. for the territory of Louisiana.

Robert Brent of the territory of Columbia to be judge of the Orphan’s court for the county of Washington in the same territory.

John Mason of the territory of Columbia, Thomas Moore of Maryland and Joseph Kerr of the state of Ohio to be Commissioners for laying out a road from Cumberland to the river Ohio according to an act of Congress passed at the present session.

Philip Williams of New Jersey to be Surveyor & Inspector of the revenue for the port of Jersey.

Simon Turner of N. Carolina to be Surveyor & Inspector of the revenue for the port of Windsor.

John Lane of N. Carolina to be Surveyor & Inspector of the revenue for the port of Nixinton.

Jonathan Davies of the Missisipi territory to be Collector of the district & Inspector of the revenue for the port of Natchez.

Stanley Griswold of the territory of Michigan to be Collector of the district & Inspector of the port of Detroit.

Peter Andrain of Michigan to be Register of the land office at Detroit.

John Henderson of the Missisipi territory to be Reciever of the public monies for the land office in the Missisipi territory West of Pearl river.

Th: Jefferson

DNA: RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.

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