To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 1 March 1815 (Abstract)
From Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 1 March 1815 (Abstract)
§ From Benjamin W. Crowninshield. 1 March 1815, Navy Department. “I have the honor to request that you will please to nominate William Lewis, now a Lieutenant, to be a master commandant in the Navy of the U States. ”
Letterbook copy (DNA: RG 45, LSP); enclosure (DNA: RG 46, Executive Proceedings, Nominations, 13B–A3). Letterbook copy 1 p. The enclosure (1 p.), prepared in the Navy Department for JM’s signature, was a message to the Senate nominating Lewis for the promotion; JM signed and dated it on 2 Mar. 1815 and submitted it to the Senate the same day (printed in
, 2:626–27).