James Madison Papers

From James Madison to the Senate, 31 December 1816

To the Senate

December 31. 1816

I nominate,

William Jones, } Citizens of the United States residing at Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania.
Stephen Girard,
Pierce Butler
George Williams } a Citizen of the United States residing in Baltimore, in the State of Maryland.
Walter Bowne, } A Citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the State of New York

to be five of the Directors of the Bank of the United States in pursuance of the 8th Section of the act, entitled “the act to incorporate the Subscribers to the Bank of the United States.[”]

James Madison

RC (DNA: RG 46, Executive Proceedings, Nominations, 14B–A2). In John Payne Todd’s hand, signed by JM. The Senate confirmed four of the nominations on 2 Jan. 1817, and that of George Williams the following day (Senate Exec. Proceedings description begins Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America (3 vols.; Washington, D.C., 1828). description ends , 3:68).

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