From George Washington to the U.S. Senate, 18 April 1796
To the United States Senate
United States April 18th 1796.
Gentlemen of the Senate
I nominate John McIntosh to be Collector and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Brunswick, in the State of Georgia,1 in the room of Christopher Hillary deceased: and
Stephen Skinner to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Hartford in the State of North Carolina, in the room of Josiah Murdaugh resigned.2
Go: Washington
LS, DNA: RG 46, entry 52; LB, DLC:GW.
The Senate ordered that these nominations “lie for consideration” on this date before confirming them on 19 April ( 205). “By Order of the President U.S.,” George Washington Craik signed an announcement of the appointments on that same date (ADS, DLC:GW).
1. John McIntosh (c.1755–1826) served as an officer in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He acted as collector until 1800.
2. GW had given Josiah Murdaugh a recess appointment as surveyor for the port of Hertford, N.C., in August 1791; he was confirmed by the Senate in November of that year. Murdaugh resided in the Edenton District of Perquimans County, where he apparently experienced financial troubles in 1794 and 1795 and landed in jail for debt (see State Gazette of North-Carolina [New Bern], 6 June 1794 and 21 May 1795).
Stephen Skinner, also of the Edenton District, remained surveyor and inspector until 1816.