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Pamphlet AccompanyingMicrocopy No. 406

LETTERS OFAPPLICATION AND RECOMMENDATION

DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OFJOHN ADAMS, 1797-1801

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVESNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONWASHINGTON: 1962

LETTERS OF APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDATIONDURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF

JOHN ADAMS, 1797-1801

On the 3 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced theunbound records of the Department of State consisting of letters of ap-plication and recommendation for Federal office during the adminis-tration of John Adams, 1797-1801. There are, however, some lettersthat relate to other subjects, and a few that concern requests for dis-missal of Federal employees.

Most of the letters were addressed to the President or the Secre-tary of State, but some were addressed to Members of Congress, Cab-inet officers other than the Secretary of State, State and local officials,and private citizens prominent in public affairs who referred them tothe State Department. Many letters refer to appointments outside thejurisdiction of the Department of State, particularly to positions in theDepartments of the Treasury and War.

There are letters from many well-known men of the Revolutionaryand early Federal periods, including Alexander Hamilton, GeorgeWashington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. Among the let-ters is one dated April 11,1798, from General Washington to Mr. HughWest, in which he expressed his view on recommending people for pub-lic office, as follows: "When I left the chair of government, I resolvednot to intermeddle in any appointment . . . . From this determinationI have not departed." Another letter of special interest is one datedDecember 25,1797, from Judge Francis W. Dana of the MassachusettsSupreme Court to Abigail Adams. In recommending John Hobby for aFederal position, Dana referred to his own reasons for declining anoffer from the President to serve on the special commission to Francethat eventually consisted of Elbridge Gerry, John Marshall, and CharlesC. Pinckney.

The letters reproduced in this microfilm publication reflect thecontemporary popular concept of the necessary qualifications for office.Among these are background and experience, military service duringthe Revolutionary War, incumbency in office, economic need, andpolitical orientation.

The records are part of the series of Application and Recommen-dations for Office, 1797-1901, which was maintained by the Departmentof State. They are arranged for the most part by Presidential admin-istration and thereunder alphabetically by the surname of the applicantor the person recommended. Enclosures are filmed after the letterwith which they were enclosed.

During the Presidency of John Adams no separate organizationalunits existed within the Department of State as the staff was small. In1834, however, the Home Bureau of the Department was establishedand it received custody of the Letters of Application and Recommen-dation. These records were successively in the custody of the Clerkof Appointments and Commissions, 1846-70; the Bureau of Pardonsand Commissions, 1870-95; the Appointment Clerk, 1895-98; the Bureauof Appointments, 1898-1924; and the Appointment Section in the ChiefClerk's Office, 1924-39. On January 11,1939, they were transferredto the National Archives.

The records reproduced in this microcopy are among the Ap-pointment Records that are part of a body of records in the NationalArchives designated as Record Group 59, General Records of the De-partment of State.

In the same record group in the National Archives are additionalrecords relating to appointments to Federal office, 1789-1956. Amongthem are Senate Confirmations and Rejections of Presidential Nomi-nations, 1797-1932, Oaths of Office, 1799-1932,and copies of commis-sions issued to departmental and Foreign Service personnel and otherFederal officials, 1789-1910.

Other record groups that contain documents relating to appoint-ments are Record Group 130, Records of the White House Office; Rec-ord Group 107, Records of the Office of the Secretary of War; RecordGroup 94, Records of The Adjutant General's Office; Record Group 48,Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior; Record Group 40,General Records of the Department of Commerce; and Record Group28, Records of the Post Office Department. Among the appointmentrecords in Record Group 60, General Records of the Department ofJustice, are Records Relating to the Appointment of Federal Judges,Attorneys, and Marshals for the Territories and States of Oregon,1853-1903 (Microcopy 224), and Washington, 1853-1902 (Microcopy198).

Of interest to users of this microfilm publication may be an arti-cle by Gaillard Hunt, "Off ice-Seeking During the Administration ofJohn Adams," in the American Historical Review, 2:241-261 (Jan. 1897).

The Letters of Application and Recommendation for the Washing-ton administration are in the Manuscript Division of the Library ofCongress where they were deposited by the State Department in 1909.They are described in Gaillard Hunt, Calendar of Applications andRecommendations for Office During the Presidency of George Wash-ington (Washington, 1901).

LIST OF APPLICANTS OR PERSONS RECOMMENDED

Each entry gives the name of the applicant, appropriate cross-references to other applicants, the date span of documents and theirenclosures, and the number of documents that contain a reference tothe applicant or applicants. The term "document" as used in this mi-crocopy may be either an individual letter with no enclosures or aletter of transmittal with its enclosures.

Examples and explanations of the cross-references used in thismicrofilm publication are as follows:

1. Adams, JohnAlso

Martin, ThomasSignifies that the material filed under the name of John Adamsalso includes references to Thomas Martin.

2. Martin, ThomasSee also

Adams, JohnSignifies that in addition to the material filed under the nameof Thomas Martin there are references to him included underthe name of John Adams.

3. McKean, JosephSee

Read, CollinsonSignifies that all material referring to Joseph McKean will befound under the name of Collinson Read.

4. See also 1801-9 filesSignifies that additional material is among the letters of appli-cation and recommendation during the administration of ThomasJefferson.

Name of DocumentsApplicant Date Span Number

Adams, Capt. John May 30-June 18,1798 4Also

Adams, SamuelChapman, JonathanGardner, WilliamMartin, ThomasPierce, JohnWhipple, JosephYeaton, Hopely

Name ofApplicant

Adams, SamuelAlso

Rogers, NathanielSee also

Adams, JohnMartin, Thomas

Alexander, NathanielSee also

Stith, BassettAllen, Joseph

SeeDawes, Thomas

Anderson, Gen. RobertAlso

Goodlitt (Goodlett), DavidAnderson, William

SeeHort, William

Andrews, RobertSee

Byrd, OtwayAppleton, Thomas

See also1801-9 files

Armstrong, JamesArmstrong, James F.Atherton, Joshua

SeeOilman, Nathaniel

Austin, S.

Backus, BelaBacon, William

SeeDawes, Thomas

Badger, JosephSee

Oilman, NathanielBarnes, David L.Barnham, John

SeeShumway, John

DocumentsDate Span

Apr. 13,1798

Number

Nov.10-12,1798

July 11,1798

Oct. 12,1797-Jan. 22,1798

Mar. 27,1797Sept. 6-Nov. 13,1797

Dec. 29,1797

Oct. 1,1797

Oct. 30-Nov. 13,1797

Name ofApplicant

Barratt, AndrewSee

Israel, JosephBatson, John WiseBayard, Stephen N.

SeeStrong, Selah

Beale, R. C.Bedinger, Daniel

AlsoByrd, OtwayFinnie, WilliamGatewood, PhilemonKing, Miles, Sr.Taylor, Francis S.

Bellows, JohnSee

Oilman, NathanielBennett, Caleb P.Bent, LemuelBines, MaxwellBlack, John

SeeRhea, Jonathan

Blackburn, ThomasBlackden, SamuelBlackwood, John

SeeRhea, Jonathan

Blake, CharlesBlake, JamesBloodworth, SamuelBonner, DavidBonner, James

AlsoRaines (Hanes), JohnJones, Gabriel

Booth, ThomasBorland, Leonard V.Boss, John L.

AlsoDorranee, JohnPotter, Elisha R.

DocumentsDate Span

June 13,1797

Aug. 30,1797Apr. 25-Sept. 14,1797

Number

Feb. 21,1797Apr. 4,1798Feb. 8,1797

Mar. 29-Apr. 15,1798Jan. 3,1801

Aug. 7,1797Oct. 24,1797Nov. 8,1798May 18,1800Jan. 10,1798

June 12-14,1797July 13,1797June 29-30,1798

Name ofApplicant

Bourke, ThomasBradbury, FrancisBradley, John

AlsoCarreway, JamesKennon, JamesMcAuslan (McAslorn),

DuncanMoore, DunkinRichardson, James

Bradley, PhilipBraly, Walter

SeeRiddick, Robert

Breckinridge, RobertSee

French, JamesBrewster, CalebBrooks (Brookes), Eleazar

SeeDawes, Thomas

Broomfield, Henry, Jr.Browne, B. De ClamouseBulkeley, ThomasBurrall, Jonathan

See alsoClarkson, MathewSeton, William

Burrall, SamuelBurt, WilliamBush, DavidByrd, Otway

AlsoAndrews, RobertTaylor, Francis S.Finnie, William

See alsoBedinger, Daniel

Caldwell, John(Attorney, Tenn.)See also

French, James, and1801-9 files

Campbell, Colin

DocumentsDate Span

Feb. 27,1797May 19,1797Nov. 1-Dec. 18,1798

Sept. 25-Nov. 18,1797

Feb. 8,1798-Apr. 27,1801

Nov. 17,1797July 10,1798Feb. 15-Apr.4, 1797Apr.19-24,1797

Feb.13-17,1798Mar. 2,1798Feb. 20,1797May 20-Sept. 18,1797

Sept. 6,1797

Dec.11,1797

6

Number

115


Cantine, Peter, Jr.See

Strong, SelahCarreway, James

SeeBradley, John

Carthy, Daniel Nov. 8-15,1798 3See also

1801-9 filesCathy (Cathey), Daniel

SeeWilliams, Benjamin

Chapman, George May 26,1797 1Chapman, Jonathan

SeeAdams, John

Chapman, Seth June 30,1798 2See also

Zantzinger, PaulChesnutt, John

SeeHort, William

Cilley, Bradbury Mar. 14-15,1798 2Clark, Lemuel Oct. 2,1797 1Clark, Lt. Thomas, USMC June 1,1798 1Clarke (Clark), Thomas N.

SeeNellson, Hugh

Clarkson, Kemble Feb. 7-Mar. 12,1798 2Clarkson, Mathew Apr. 22,1797 2

AlsoBur rail, JonathanFish, SamuelGiles, AquilaWalker, BenjaminWatson, JamesPlank,

See alsoSeton, William

Collins, Josiah Jan. 27-Feb. 10,1798 3Cooper, Isaac

(Delaware)See

Israel, Joseph


Cordis, John B. Jan. 11-Mar. 23,1798 2Cownover (Conover), Dr. Sept. 15,1797 1

AlsoHall, JamesWilliams, Jonathan

See alsoHuger, Daniel

Craft, EbenezerSee

Denvy, ElijahCrafts, Thomas Mar. 7-Nov. 11,1797 4

AlsoPeters, Theodore

Crary, Archibald May 21,1798 1Crawford, William Mar. 31,1800 3Cunningham, Andrew Aug. 24,1797 1Cupples, William Nov. 11-14,1798 2Gushing, George A. June 7-20,1799 3

Dane, Nathan July 12,1798 1See also

Dawes, ThomasDanforth, Jonathan

SeeShumway, John

D'Anterroches, Joseph L. Jan. 20,1799 1Davidson, Samuel

SeeZantzinger, Paul

Davies, William Sept. 8-Oct. 17,1797 5Dawes, Thomas June 27,1798 2

AlsoAllen, JosephBacon, WilliamBrooks (Brookes), EleazarDane, NathanDrummer, NathanielHay wood (Hay ward), BezaWells, NathanielWhitney, Abel

Dearborn, Benjamin Aug. 21,1797 1Deblois, James S. Feb. 9,1798 1


Delamotte, M. Nov. 8,1800 1Denvy, Elijah 1798 1

AlsoCraft, EbenezerHunt, JonathanSpafford, JonathanWhitclan, James

Dixon, JosephSee

Riddick, RobertDorranee, John

SeeBoss, John L.

Douglas, Benjamin June 29,1798 1Also

Finley, GeorgeGale, JohnGoodwin, WilliamGorpeck, RobertSheridan, UptonTurner, ThomasWard, William

Douglass, EdwardSee

Nellson, HughDrummer, Nathaniel

SeeDawes, ThomasWells, Nathaniel

Duffy, William Nov. 3,1798 1Duncan, James Nov.9-Dec. 13,1797 2Dunham, Aaron 1798 1Dunham, Josiah

SeeGraves, Rufus

Dunton, William Apr. 13,1797 1

Elder, Thomas July 4,1798 1Ellicot,

SeeYates, Richard

Elliott, StephenSee

Hort, William

Name ofApplicant

Eyerly, JacobSee

Zantzinger, Paul

Fenner, RobertSee also

Stith, BassettWilliams, Benjamin

Finley, GeorgeSee

Douglas, BenjaminFinnie, William

SeeBedinger, DanielByrd, Otway

Fish, SamuelSee

Clarkson, MathewFisher, JohnFolsom,

SeeMartin, Thomas

Forbes, John M.Ford, David

SeeRhea, Jonathan

Fowler, ThomasFrazier, NalbroFreeman, ThomasFrench, James

AlsoBreckinridge, RobertCaldwell, JohnJohnson, RobertLee, Henry

Gaines, DanielGale, HenryGale, John

SeeDouglas, Benjamin

Gardner, WilliamSee

Adams, JohnWhipple, Joseph

DocumentsDate Span Number

Nov. 25-Dec. 1,1798

June 1,1798

Nov. I,1797-0ct.l7,1798

Dec. 16,1798-June 8,1799June 6,1798Sept. -Nov. 1798June 29,1798

Apr. 3,1797Oct. 31,1797

10

Name ofApplicant

Gate wood, PhilemonSee also

Bedinger, DanielGerry, Samuel R.Gibbon, JamesGiles, Aquila


Gilman, NathanielAlso

Atherton, JoshuaBadger, JosephBellows, JohnHough, David

Girault, Capt. JohnGoodlitt (Goodlett), David

See alsoAnderson, Gen. RobertHort, William

Goodwin, WilliamSee also

Douglas, BenjaminGordon, James

(Commissioner of Bank-ruptcy, N. Y.)

SeeStrong, Selah

Gorpeck, RobertSee

Douglas, BenjaminGorsuck, RobertGraham, WilliamGrant, HaryGrant, Thomas

See alsoZantzinger, Paul

Graves, RufusAlso

Dunham, JosiahGrayson, ThomasGrymes, Ludwell

DocumentsDate Span

May 13,1797

No dateJuly 10-Oct. 8,1797Apr.17,1797

June 27,1798

1797

Jan. 3,1800

July 12,1790May 22,1797Nov. 18,1797July 4,1798

Oct. 6,1798

Nov.14,1797July 8-23,1797

Number

11


Hacker, Hoysted May 11,1798 1Haight, Samuel

SeeStrong, Selah

Raines (Hanes), JohnSee

Bonner, JamesHall, Charles

SeeRead, Collinson

Hall, Elisha No date 1(Baltimore)

Hall, James Sept. 12-Oct. 25,1797 14See also

Cownover (Conover), Dr.Huger, Daniel

Harrison, George Oct. 12,1797 1Hartley,

SeeRead, C611inson

Hawley, Daniel Dec. 11-23,1797 2Hay, John Oct. 27,1798 1Hay, Sidney

SeeShumway, John

Hayden, Matthew Aug. 4,1797 2Haywood (Hayward), Beza July 5,1798 1

See alsoDawes, Thomas

Haywood, Sherwood Dec. 13,1798 1Haywood, William Henry Nov. 18-Dec.9,1798 2Henderson, Thomas

(North Carolina)See

Riddick, RobertHenry, James No date 1Heyer, William Nov. 2,1797 1Higginson, Stephen Oct. 26,1797 1Hill, Baylor Sept. 7-18,1797 4Hinman, Elisha Mar. 18,1798 1Hobby, John Dec.25,1797 1

12

Name ofApplicant

Hodgson, SamuelSee

Miller, JosephHoffman, ChristianHopkins on, JosephHort, William

AlsoAnderson, WilliamChesnutt, JohnElliott, StephenGoodlitt (Goodlett), David

Hough, DavidSee

Oilman, NathanielHouse, GeorgeHowe, BezaieelRowland, BenjaminHuger, Daniel

AlsoCownover(Conover), Dr.Hall, James

Hull, JosephHunt, Jonathan

SeeDenvy, Elijah

Immel, JacobIngersoll,

SeeRead, Collins on

Ingraham, DuncanIrwin, Jared

SeePowell, James

Israel, JosephAlso

Barratt, AndrewCooper, Isaac

Jackson, David(Treas.of the Mint)

Jackson, William

DocumentsDate Span

May 22,1797Aug. 3-12,17971798-?

Feb.16-26,1798Apr. 13,1798June 26,1798Sept. 3-18,1797

Mar. 5,1790

1798-?

Sept. 4,1797

July 5,1798

Sept. 2-Nov. 13,1797

June 20-25,1798

Number

13

Name ofApplicant

Jenkinson, IsaacSee

Zantzinger, PaulJenks, DavidJocelyn, A.Johnson, Robert

SeeFrench, James

Jones, GabrielSee

Bonner, James

Kearney, RavaudKeith, JohnKellock, WilliamKemp, PeterKennon, James

See alsoBradley, John

Kent, MossSee

Strong, SelahKing, Miles, Sr.

See alsoBedinger, Daniel

King, William(District Attorney, R. I.)

Kingston, StephenKnapp, JohnKnox, George

Latane, WilliamLatimer, George

(Collector, Phila.)Law, RichardLeaycraft, GeorgeLee, Henry

SeeFrench, James

Lee, WilliamLehre, Thomas

DocumentsDate Span

Mar. 5,1798Nov. 5,1798

June 27,1797Apr.10,1798Nov.19,1798Sept. 24,1797Oct. 30-Nov. 1,1798

Apr. 27-Sept. 23,1797

Nov. 13,1797

Dec. 7,1798Apr.17-Oct.28,1797No date

July 5,1798June 5,1798

Feb. 14-Mar. 5,1798June 23,1797

Dec. 11-13,1799Sept. 9,1797

Number

14

Name ofApplicant

Lennox, HughLeonard, John W.Linton, WilliamLockhart, John

McAuslan (MeAslorn), DuncanSee

Bradley, JohnWilliams, Benjamin

McConnell, MathewMcCurach, JamesMcDowell, SamuelMcGuire, Col. WilliamMcKean, Joseph

SeeRead, Collinson

Me Lane, AllenMcRei, Griffith

Marschalk, AndrewMartin, Thomas

AlsoAdams, JohnAdams, SamuelFolsom,Pierce, JohnRogers, Daniel R.Rogers, Nathaniel

See alsoAdams, John

Mathers, JamesMathews, GeorgeMaxwell, George

SeeNellson, Hugh

Meredith,See

Read, CollinsonMiller, Joseph

AlsoHodgson, Samuel

Montgomery, John

DocumentsDate Span

Nov. 9,1797Feb.7-May 28,1798Nov. 10-Dec. 14,1797May 8,1798

Oct. 26-Nov. 27,1798

Apr.21-May 3,1798July 12,1797Nov. 20,1799May 5-7,1798

Feb.1797Mar. 26,1798

June 13,1797June 28,1798

May 17,1797Apr. 9,1797

Mar. 8-Apr. 30,1798

Mar. 18,1798

Number

1351

15

Name ofApplicant

Moore, DunkinSee

Bradley, JohnMoore, Henry

(Virginia)Moore, Thomas L.

(Virginia)Moran, Josep C.Moseley, HillaryMountflorence, James C.Mowbray, WilliamMuhlenberg, Frederick A.Mulligan, FrancisMumford, William

(Rhode Island)Murdoch, WilliamMurphy, James

SeeRiddick, Robert

Muse, Lawrence

Nellson, HughAlso

Clarke(Clark), Thomas N.Douglass, EdwardMaxwell, GeorgeWhite, JamesWinchester, James

Newkirk, CharlesSee

Strong, SelahNichols, FrancisNivinson, John

Ogden, David B.Ogden, John C.Olney, Henry P.O'Mealy, Michael

Palmer, JohnPalmes, RichardParker, Copeland

DocumentsDate Span Number

Apr. 7,1798

Nov. 28,1797

May 23,1798Sept. 10,1797June 3-30,1797Aug. 12,1797-Jan. 5,1798Sept. 8,1797-June 5,1798Aug. 5-8,1797Sept. 12,1797-Mar. 28,1798

Oct. 24-31,1797

Sept. 17-Oct. 2,1797

July 6,1798

Sept. 9-16,1797Sept. 14,1797

Feb. 8,1798Apr. 20-Sept. 5,1797Sept. 20,1797May 4-July 22,1797

Feb. 3,1798May 22,1797May 10-Sept. 6,1797

16

Name ofApplicant

Parker, Jonathan, Jr.See

Shumway, JohnPearce, Henry W.Perkins, ThomasPerry, Christopher R.Peters, Theodore

SeeCrafts, Thomas

Philbrook, ThomasPhillips, GeorgePierce, John

See alsoAdams, JohnMartin, Thomas

Plank,See

Clarkson, MathewPope,

SeeYates, Richard

Pope, WileySee

Powell, JamesPorter, David, Jr.Potter, Elisha R.

SeeBoss, John L.

Potter, JamesPotts, JoshuaPowell, James

AlsoIrwin, JaredPope, WileyTaliaferro, Benjamin

Price, George

Rand, Dr.Read, Collinson

AlsoHall, CharlesHartley,

DocumentsDate Span

Oct. 9-Nov. 1,1797June 19-27,1798May 15-25,1798

May 18,1798Mar. 23,1798June 28,1798

Nov. 26,1798

June 29,1798Nov. 3-25,1798July 3,1798

Mar. 24,1798

June 21,1797June 9-Aug. 20,1797

Number

17


Read, Collinson--cont. June 9-Aug. 20,1797 2Also

Ingersoll,McKean, JosephMeredith,Read, GeorgeVans Murray,

See alsoZantzinger, Paul

Read, GeorgeSee

Read, CollinsonRead, John, Jr. June 29-Aug. 18,1797 2Remsen, Henry Apr. 17,1797 1

See alsoSeton, William

Reynolds, William May 7-Sept. 12,1797 2Rhea, Jonathan No date 1

AlsoBlack, JohnBlackwood, JohnFord, DavidVenderbergh, Peter

Rhodes, Joseph W. 1800 1Richardson, Archibald Apr. 16-23,1797 3Richardson, James Nov. 10-14,1798 2

See alsoBradley, JohnWilliams, Benjamin

Richmond, Christopher 1797 1Riddick, Robert July 5-6,1798 2

AlsoBraly, WalterDixon, JosephHenderson, ThomasMurphy, JamesSingleton, SpyresTatom, Abraham(Absolom)Williams, Joseph J.

Robbins, Asher Oct. 30-Nov. 7,1797 2Roberdeau, Isaac Apr. 24,1800 1Robinson, Thomas May 19,1798 1

18


Rogers, Daniel R.See

Martin, ThomasRogers, Joshua S. May 14,1798 1Rogers, Nathaniel Feb. 12,1798 1

See alsoAdams, SamuelMartin, Thomas

Rogers, Richard Apr. 22,1797 1Rowland, James Nov. 6,1797 1Rush, Benjamin Sept. 4, 1797 1Russell, Thomas May 19,1798 1Ruston, Thomas May 3,1800 1Rutledge, William July 29,1797 4

Saunderson, George Nov.14,1797 1Seton, William Apr. 21-22,1797 2

AlsoBurrall, JonathanClarkson, MathewGiles, AquilaRemsen, HenryWalker, Benjamin

Shepard, William Nov. 22-Dec. 11,1798 5See also

Williams, BenjaminSheridan, Upton


Shumway, John July 10, 1798 1Also

Barnham, JohnDanforth, JonathanHay, SidneyParker, Jonathan, Jr.Spafford, JonathanWhitney, David

Singleton, Spyres Nov. 5-15,1798 2See also

Riddick, RobertWilliams, Benjamin

Skinner, John Jan.20-27,1798 2

19

Name ofApplicant

Skipwith, FulwarSmith, CharlesSmith, JeremiahSmith, WilliamSmith, Col. William S.Smyser (Shmyser), Michael

SeeZantzinger, Paul

Southall, JamesSpafford, Jonathan

SeeDenvy, ElijahShumway, John

Squire, JohnStall, GeorgeStandin, LemuelSteele, Col.Steele, JohnStephens, IsaacStith, Bassett

AlsoAlexander, NathanielFenner, Robert

Stockton, JohnStockton, Lucius H.Strong, Selah

AlsoBayard, Stephen N.Cantine, Peter, Jr.Gordon, JamesHaight, SamuelKent, MossNewkirk, CharlesTyler, ComfortWatson, James

Swan, JamesSwepson, ThomasSykes, James

Taliaferro, BenjaminSee

Powell, James

DocumentsDate Span

Oct. 20,1797July 7,1797June 8-14,1798Nov. 7-10,1798Apr. 17,1797

July 3,1798

Mar.27-Apr.2,1797Mar. 12,1798Jan.26-Feb.10,1798Feb.15,1798Apr. 16,1797Apr. 24-Sept. 25,1797Nov.13-Dec.12,1798

Feb.3-5,1797Feb. 1-3,1798No date

Nov.14,1797-Dec.25,1800Apr.15-17,1797Aug. 6-Nov. 10,1797

Number

11221

22

10

20


Tatom, Abraham(Absolom)See

Riddick, RobertTaylor, Francis S. Apr. 20-Sept. 27,1797 10

See alsoBedinger, DanielByrd, Otway

Taylor, John Aug. 13,1797 1Teakle(TeackleXLittleton Mar. 3-Apr. 4,1797 6Thomas, George July 3-6,1798 2Tiffin, Edward Jan. 5,1798 1Truitt, George Feb.6,1797 1Trumbull, William Sept. 25-Oct. 3,1797 2Turner, Thomas


Tyler, ComfortSee

Strong, Selah

Vans Murray,See

Read, CollinsonVenderbergh, Peter

SeeRhea, Jonathan

Vening, Feb. 8,1797 1

Waldron, John M. Feb. 5,1798 1Wales, Joseph Sept. 25,1797 1Walker, Benjamin Apr. 17-22,1797 7


Wain, Robert June 13,1798 1Walt, Thomas B. Apr. 9,1798 2Ward, William


Washington, Bushrod Feb. 15-18,1798 2Waters, Josiah Sept. 5,1797 1Watkins, Richard Aug. 30,1797 1

21


Watson, JamesSee

Clarkson, MathewStrong, Selah

Wells, Nathaniel June 27,1798 1Also

Drummer, NathanielSee also

Dawes, ThomasWentworth, Joshua Jan. 31,1798 1West, Hugh Apr. 11-16,1798 2West, John S. May 8-10,1798 2Wharton, Franklin May 30,1798 1Wharton, Joseph May 2,1800 1Whelan, Israel June 4,1798-May 6,1800 11Whipple, Joseph June 8-15,1798 2

(Collector, Portsmouth, N. H.)Also

Gardner, WilliamYeaton, Hopely

See alsoAdams, John

Whitclan, JamesSee

Denvy, ElijahWhite, Edward Feb. 1-Apr. 3,1797 3White, James

SeeNellson, Hugh

Whitney, AbelSee

Dawes, ThomasWhitney, David

SeeShumway, John

Wigg, William H. July 8,1798 1Williams, Benjamin Dec. 10,1798 1

AlsoCathy (Cathey), DanielFenner, RobertMcAuslan (McAslorn),

DuncanRichardson, JamesShepard, WilliamSingleton, Spyres

22

Name ofApplicant

Williams, IsaacWilliams, Jonathan, Jr.

See alsoCownover(Conover), Dr.

Williams, Joseph J.See

Riddick, RobertWilliams, S.Willis, WilliamWillson, RichardWilson, JacobWinchester, James

SeeNellson, Hugh

Winslow, JoshuaWinslow, SamuelWright, GeorgeWright, JonathanWyer, EdwardWyncoop, Benjamin

Yates, RichardAlso

Ellicot,Pope,

Documents

Yeaton, HopelySee

Adams, JohnWhipple, Joseph

Zantzinger, PaulAlso

Chapman, SethDavidson, SamuelEyerly, JacobGrant, ThomasJenkinson, IsaacRead, CollinsonSmyser (Shmyser),

Michael

Date Span

No dateSept. 3,1797-June 1,1798

Number

14

Oct. 4,1797Dec. 16,17971798Jan.15,1798

Oct. 24-30,1798Mar.31-Nov.10,1798June 4,1798May 10-18,1797May 18,1798Nov.10-12,1797

Sept. 19-Oct. 3,1797

July 5,1798

23

CONTENTS OF MICROCOPY 406

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1 A - F $ 5

2 G - O 5

3 P - Z 6

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