To Thomas Jefferson from Gabriel Duvall, 16 January 1805
From Gabriel Duvall
Jan. 16. 1805.
Charles J. porter settled his first Accompt at the Treasury, for disbursements at September Court 1801. His Salary did not commence until the first of July 1802, under an Act of Congress passed on the 29 April 1802.—It does not, therefore, furnish evidence of the date of his commission.
Tennessee was divided into two districts by an Act of the 13th. of Feb. 1801, & without doubt, Mr. porter was appointed, between that time & the 4th. of March following.
G. Duvall, Comptr.
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received from the Treasury Department on 16 Jan. and “Porter Charles J. Marshall E. Tenissee” and so recorded in SJL.
Charles J. porter: that is, Charles Tenant Porter, whose nomination, as Charles J. Porter, to be marshal for East Tennessee had been submitted to the Senate on 23 Feb. 1801 and approved the following day (, 1:384-5). A 10 Jan. 1805 letter from William Cocke and others was recorded in SJL as received by TJ on 11 Jan. with notation “Chas. Tenant Porter to be contd. Marshl. E. Tenisee,” but has not been found. A 14 Jan. letter from Jacob Wagner, recorded as received 15 Jan. with notation “Porter marshl E. Tenisee,” has likewise has not been found.