- Graham. George
- Handy
- Lee— William
- Little— Rev
d.R - Livingston. E.
- Bulfinch. C. j
r - Marks— William
- M’Millan—
- Hay— George
- Southard— S. L
- Cutts. Richard.
- Clarke. Matthew S
t.C— - Clay— Henry—
Mr
Graham called with a list of eight Clerks in the General
Land Office, four of whom he was under a necessity of dismissing; and as
he could not take upon him to make a selection he proposed to let them
draw lots to determine which of them should remain, and which should go
out— I spoke to him of the Letter I had received from the Senators and
Representatives from the State of Alabama, requesting that no Sales of
relinquished Lands in that State should be made this year— They had a
Bill before Congress for the new regulation of this subject, but it did
not work through— In other States where there are relinquished Lands,
Graham said the Delegations were desirous that the Sales should be made,
and he added that it would be of some importance to the Revenue.
Mr
Handy came to ask indulgence for the debt due from the
Presbyterian Church to me— He said they were much pressed to pay the
debt to Mrs
Meigs, and I told him I wished them to discharge that
before thinking of mine— He said they had much increased in numbers, but
not in wealth— William Lee, third
Auditor and R. Cutts—second
Comptroller came to speak of the claims of the Staff Officers residing
here for arrears of double rations. Cutts left with me a number of
papers concerning it— Mr Little came to solicit a
continuation of employment in recording the Patents at the
Patent-Office— There was a Bill passed the House of Representatives
making appropriations for two recording Clerks at the Patent Office; but
for want of time failed in the Senate— Livingston came to take leave—and shewed me a miniature
of his daughter painted by
Inman— Mr Marks
introduced Mr.
M’Millan a member of the Legislature of Virginia— Clarke, brought a Report of a
Committee of the House of Representatives, upon complaints against
District Attornies— Referred by the House to the President. Mr Clay spoke
of his appointment of Clerks—Fendall, Vail, and a
young Pennsylvanian— S. L. Knapp
omitted, but to be Editor of Force’s paper— Judge
Hay and Mr Southard met here in the
morning and dined with me— Southard spoke of his preparations for
commencing the execution of the Act for the gradual improvement of the
Navy— The dry Docks at Gosport and Charlestown— The
purch