John Adams to William Hindman, May 22, 1789

New york May 22 d 1789—

Sir—

I have received your kind letter of April 24 th —recommending Gustavus Scott Esq r for employment in the Law Department— 1 The President is you know in the first Instance the sole Judge of the Persons proper to be nominated to officer When the Nomination is made the Senate have a Negative but the Vice President has no Voice excepting in the case of an equal division of the Senators— There are many Chances to one therefore that I shall not have a Vote in this Question. if however it should so happen. I shall have all the attention to your recommendation which you as a public Man would advise me to have— I thank you Sir for giving me this opportunity of congratulating you on your escape from the alarming danger in which I saw you at Sea. I am with much Esteem / Sir your most Obed t & most humble Servant

John Adams—