Thomas Jefferson Papers

From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 16 January 1809

Jan. 16. 1809.

The secretary of the navy’s list of nominations of officers for the marine corps & of Surgeons mates for the navy was sent to the Senate this day.

Th:J.

DLC: Papers of Thomas Jefferson.

Enclosure

To the Senate of the United States

I nominate

Henry Caldwell of Massachusetts to be a captain in the Marine Corps in the place of Robert Rankin resigned.

Robt. D. Wainwright of S. Carolina
William Anderson of New Jersey
Nelson Luckett of Virginia
Thos. H. Pinckney of S. Carolina
Thos. R. Swift of Pennsylvania
Lee Massey jr. of Virginia
John Brooks jr. of Massachusetts &
Andrw. Hasell of S. Carolina
to be first lieutenants in the Marine
Corps, promoted from Second Lieutenants.
Robt. Gardner of Massachusetts
Ichabod B. Crane of New York
James Ragland of Virginia
Lewis G. A. Armistead of Virginia
Roger Jones of Virginia
Edwd. V. Wilmer of Maryland
Henry M. Parker of S. Carolina
Willm: D. Wilson of S. Carolina
John Crabb of Pennsylvania
Henry H. Ford of Pennsylvania
to be second lieutenants in the Marine Corps.
John Maxwell of Maryland
Samuel Davis of Virginia
Stith Lewis of Virginia
William Barr of Pennsylvania
Saml. R. Trevitt of Massachusetts
Thos. J. H. Cushing of Massachusetts,
to be Surgeons Mates in the navy
of the United States.—

Th: Jefferson

Jan. 16. 1809.

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