George Washington to the United States Senate, 8 May 1792
To the United States Senate
United States [Philadelphia]
May the 8th 1792.
Gentlemen of the Senate,
I nominate the following persons for appointments and promotions in the Army of the United States.
| Appointed | Otho H. Williams, of Maryland, to be Brigadier General, vice Morgan, declined. |
| Cavalry | |
| Promoted | William Winston to be Captain, vice Watts, declined. |
| Tarleton Fleming to be Lieutenant, vice Winston, promoted. | |
| Appointed | John Webb Junr, of Virginia, to be Cornet, vice Fleming, promoted. |
The following corrections in the names of former Appointments are requested to be made.1
| Major | George M. Bedinger instead of Henry Bedinger. |
| Lieutenant | Samuel Cochran instead of Robert Cochran. |
| Ensign | Andrew Marschalk instead of John Marschalk. |
Go: Washington
DS, in Tobias Lear’s hand, DNA: RG 46, Second Congress, 1791–1793, Records of Executive Proceedings, President’s Messages—Executive Nominations; LB, DLC:GW.
The Senate read, considered, and consented to GW’s nominations on this day ( 1:123–24).
1. The mistakes had been introduced by GW in his messages to the Senate of 14 Mar. (Cochran) and 9 April (Bedinger and Marschalk).