From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 20 January 1806
Jan. 20. 1806.
To the Senate of the United States.
I nominate Nathaniel Smith of Rhode island to be Naval officer for the district of Providence.
Simeon Theus of South Carolina to be Collector for the District of Charleston in South Carolina.
Cowles Mead of Georgia to be Secretary of the Missisipy territory
William Sprigg of Ohio to be one of the judges of the territory of Orleans
I revoke the nomination of George Matthews junr. as judge of the Missisipi territory, and nominate him one of the judges of the territory of Orleans.
Th: Jefferson
DNA: RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.