1To George Washington from Jacob Auld, 14 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
Having understood that an Excise Law has lately passed the Legislature of the United States and that a number of Officers will be appointed to collect the revenues arising under that Law, I beg leave humbly to submit to your Excellency That I have for a number of years past served as the Collector of Excise for this County, and I trust with the Approbation of my Superiors. As I have not the...