Opinion regarding an official printer for the president
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Opinion regarding an official printer for the president
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.
short description
Ltr, dis question of official printer
year created
1800
month created
04
day created
28
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Illegible.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Samuel Chase
printer
public
notable location
Washington
War Department
notable item/thing
printer
notable idea/issue
nomination
constitution
public printer
domestic intelligence
power
compensation
support
salary
authorization
endorsed
laws
compensation
notable phrase
Constitution
nominate
consent of the Senate
offices of the United States
appointments
law
Congress
inferior officers
president
courts of law
heads of departments
public printer
papers
state papers
treaties
proclamations
official papers
departments
foreign and domestic intelligence
article
power
words
implied
appoint
printer to the president
compensation
branch
document number
1800042840001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | ABC17 (3 pages) | Collection: Misc MSS | Misc MSS |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Chase | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |