Opinion regarding an official printer for the president
Document 1800Discussed question of appointing an official printer for national gazette. Stated Constitution authorized the President to nominate a printer. Chase supported the proposal to authorize a public printer.
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[1800
James Chace
Official Opinion
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Honble
James Mc Henry
By the Constitution Art: 2. part 2. The President is authorized to nominate & will consent [undecipherable] the Senate to appoint certain [undecipherable] Officers, and all other Officers of the [undecipherable] States, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] provided [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] whose [undecipherable] are not otherwise [established?] by Law. But Congress [undecipherable] & when they think proper [undecipherable] vest the appointment [undecipherable] [undecipherable] laws [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in the President alone, [undecipherable] Courts of law, or in the Heads of Departments.
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It is evident that there ought [undecipherable] be a public [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] to [publish?] the laws, [undecipherable], and official Printers, not [undecipherable] to [undecipherable], [undecipherable], [undecipherable] and official [undecipherable] which either [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] foreign [undecipherable] also [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Documents?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] might Papers, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to which [undecipherable] might [undecipherable] as [undecipherable]. And [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] considered as [undecipherable]. The [undecipherable] President [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Discussed question of appointing an official printer for national gazette. Stated Constitution authorized the President to nominate a printer. Chase supported the proposal to authorize a public printer.
Date
04/28/1800
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800042840001
Page start
1
Note
Illegible.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Chase
printer
public
Notable locations
Washington
War Department
Notable items
printer

