To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Worthington, 15 October 1804
From Thomas Worthington
Chilicothe October 15th 1804
Sir
Since I last had the pleasure to write you Mr Baldwin has resigned the office of District attorney for this state—and Mr Creighton has returned home give me leave to name this last Gentleman as a person well qualified to fill the office—Mr Creighton was raised in the same county in Virginia from which I came, (Berkeley) and has lived at this place for more than six years, I have therefore had a full oppertunity to become acquainted with his character and general deportment, It is due Mr Creighton to assure you that so far as I have been able to decide I consider him a steady industrious young man of strict integrity and who will attentively dischage the duties of district attorney
I am Sir with the most sincere esteem & respect Your obt St
T Worthington
RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR); at foot of text: “The president of the U.S”; endorsed by TJ as received 27 Oct. and “Creighton to be District Atty v. Baldwin” and so recorded in SJL.
Worthington last wrote to TJ on 18 Sep. In his letter of resignation to Madison, dated 9 Oct., Michael Baldwin also recommended William Creighton, Jr., to be his successor as U.S. attorney, calling Creighton “a young Gentleman of talents & integrity & eminent in his profession” (DNA: RG 59, RD; endorsed by TJ: “Baldwin Michael resigns office of Dist. Atty”). TJ sent Creighton’s nomination to the Senate on 11 Dec.