- Bender George
- Burnet Jacob
- Everett Edward
- Fuller Philo C
- Heister William
- Pearce Dutee J
- Pope Nathaniel
- Potts David
- Seaton William W.
- Smith William S
- Thomas Philemon
- Whittlesey Frederick
I called this morning at the General Post-Office, but was told the
Postmaster General was and
had been for some time sick.— I saw, Selah
R. Hobbie, one of his deputies, and spoke to him of the
Bill reported by the Committee of Commerce, appropriating 10,000 dollars
to build a Custom-house at Plymouth— I told him that the Memorial from
Plymouth had asked an Appropriation of 12000 dollars for a building to
accommodate both the Custom house, and Post-Office— That the Secretary of the Treasury had
informed me that the expence of that part of the building intended for
the Post-Office must be defrayed by that department; as the Treasury
Department could only recommend the expenditure for the Post-Office—
Mr Hobbie took minutes of what I said
and promised to answer me in writing— He said however that the same
union of Custom-house and Post-Office had been undertaken at New-York,
and in that case there had only been a recommendatory Letter from the
Post-master General to the Secretary of the Treasury, who had thereupon
undertaken to defray the whole expense of both parts of the building—
While I was at the Post-Office, the Masonic procession consisting of the
members of the Grand Lodge of the District, and the New Jerusalem Lodge
marched by, escorted by the Band of Music of the Marine Corps.— There
were upwards of 100 men—arrayed in all their paraphernalia to attend the
funeral of Henry Ashton, the
Marshal of the District who died the day before yesterday— I paid a
visit to F. C. Gray, at Gadsby’s and found J. Reed with him— I then sat for my
Portrait, near two hours to Mr Peale
Mr George
Bender, late a Major in the army, brought me a Memorial to
Congress which he had requested me, and I had promised to present for
him to the House next Monday. It is for double-rations and 2 1/2 per
Cent allowance on expenditures from 7 April 1829 to 10 December 1832,
being in charge of the Delaware Breakwater— He wishes that the Memorial,
may be referred to the Committee of Claims— We had a very miscellaneous
company to dine with us—among whom were judge Burnet of Ohio, and Judge Pope of Illinois.