President Adams had nominated Congressman Marshall as…
June 1800 CE
President Adams had nominated Congressman Marshall as Secretary of War on May 7, 1800, but had withdrawn the nomination five days later, instead naming him Secretary of State, as a replacement for Timothy Pickering.
Confirmed by the United States Senate on May 13, Marshall takes office on June 6, 1800.
As Secretary of State, Marshall directs the negotiation of the Convention of 1800, which ends the Quasi-War with France and brings peace to the nation.