Notes on Appointments, 30 August 1804
Notes on Appointments
[before 30 Aug. 1804]
| Legislative council | ||
| Certain | ||
| French | American | |
| Boré | ||
| <Detrahan> | Morgan | |
| <Cuisergues> | Clarke | |
| <Dubuys.> | Watkins | |
| Poydrass. Pt Coupee | Evan Jones | |
| speaks 3. languages | Roman. Attacapas | |
| Bellechasse. Acadn coast | Wikoff. Appelousa | |
| 95. 111 | ||
| <Derbigny. 28. 70. 115. Eng.> | ||
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| Uncertain | ||
| <Lavandois. 89.> | Dow 3. languages | |
| Derbigny. 28. 70. 115. Eng. | Geo. Pollock | |
| <Faurie 6. 99> | ||
| <Dorsiere. 8. 48. 73. 94. Eng.> | ||
| <Bore> | ||
| Detrahan. 7. 47. 85. 116. | ||
| q | <Cuisergues. 16. 56. 106.> | |
| Dubuys 26. 68. 74. Eng. | ||
| Sauvé. 117. Eng. | ||
| Cantarelle. Acadn. coast. Fr. Sp. 88. | ||
Tombigbee
| Judge | Toulman | |
| ✓ | Collector | Gaines. |
MS (DLC: TJ Papers, 146:25351); undated; entirely in TJ’s hand, on reverse of Notes on Appointments printed at 13 July.
TJ probably began compiling this list of candidates for appointments in July, when he worked on a similar list for the Legislative council of Orleans Territory and when he named Edmund P. Gaines the collector at Fort Stoddert. The many cancellations and changes to the council candidates, however, reflect decisions that he likely made during the latter half of August with input from Madison, to whom he sent a suggested list of appointees on 16 Aug. and with whom he consulted in person at Montpelier at the end of the month. TJ’s instructions to William C. C. Claiborne on whom to name to the council were based on the choices indicated in the list printed above (TJ to Gallatin, 3 July; Notes on Appointments, [ca. July]; TJ to Madison, 23 Aug.; TJ to Claiborne, 30 Aug.).