1To George Washington from John Bayard, 25 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
Soon ⟨after the⟩ meeting of Congress in New York, I had the honor of apply⟨ing mutilated⟩ to be nominated to the office of Collector of the Imports for the State of Pennsylvania. As the gift of that appointment was not accordant with the arrangements you had made I wished to be consider’d as a Candidate for any place that you might think me qualified to fill—The appointments under the late...