From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 7 December 1804
To Albert Gallatin
Dec. 7. 04.
Th:J. to mr Gallatin
Rob. C. Nicholas ought certainly to be required to go to Fort Stoddart and sign the certificates. the Collectorship of Yeocomico seems to lie between Plummer & Tapscott in my judgment. in yours it is Tapscott & Mc.kinney. let Mc.kinney be the man therefore. I should have thought of Plummer as giving more respectability to the office, & an old public servt. but only on the condition of his removing to the place, which it is not probable he would do. I will1 set down Tapscott therefore to go in with the first nominations, if you will send me his designation.
R. C. Nicholas’s letter is from Lexington Kentucky.
RC (NHi: Gallatin Papers). Not recorded in SJL.
TJ appointed John S. Tapscott to the Yeocomico collectorship with nominations he sent to the Senate on 11 Dec. A letter from Tapscott to TJ of 15 Dec. has not been found (see Appendix IV).
1. Word interlined in place of “have.”