From John Adams to United States House of Representatives, 8 January 1799
Jan. 8. 1799
Gentlemen of the senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives.
In Obedience to the Law I now lay before you, my annual account of the application of the Grants made by Congress for the contingent Charges of Government from the 1 of January to the 31 of December 1798
John Adams
DNA: RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.