To James Madison from Stephen Pleasonton, 27 January 1817
From Stephen Pleasonton
Jany. 27, 1817.
Sir,
The Secretary of State has directed me to submit to you the propriety of nominating to the Senate the following persons, viz
Henry Wilson, of Maryland, at present the Consul at L’ Orient, to be Consul of the UStates at Nantz, vice, D. Strobel, resigned.
Edward Church, of Kentucky, to be Consul at L’ Orient.
John B. Frazier, of Massacts, to be Consul for the Island of Curracao.
Stephen Bradley, v Comr. under Mr. Van ness1
Wa/Ns2 Henry Preble, of Massacts, to be Consul at Genoa.
John O Sullivan, of New York, to be Consul at Mogadore, in the Empire of Morocco.
I have the honor to be with perfect respect Sir, your ob Set.
S. Pleasonton
RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.
1. This line inserted by JM. JM sent these nominations, excepting Preble’s, to the Senate on 28 Jan. 1817. On 29 Jan. 1817 he withdrew Stephen Bradley’s name and replaced it with William C. Bradley, also from Vermont. On 18 Mar. 1816 JM had nominated Cornelius P. Van Ness of Vermont to be a commissioner under the fifth article of the Treaty of Ghent (, 3:37, 73, 74).
2. In JM’s hand.