[ Autograph ] Robert Smith 1757-1842 Secretary of the Navy and Attorney General under Thomas Jefferson, led in the war against the Barbary pirates, later served as Madison's Secretary of State. A.D.S. as Secretary of the Navy, 1p. oblong 8vo., [Washington] Aug. 28, 1809stating: "The Secretary of the Navy will be pleased to accept the resignation of John Nelson Nicholas, and as he has not rendered any service, it is not his intention to claim any pay"