1To George Washington from Robert James Livingston, August 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Petition of Robert James Livingston late Lieutt in the fi[r]st Virginia Regiment &ca humbly shewith— That, your Petitioner begs leave to present himself before you as a Candidate for the office of Marshal, for the State of New-Jersey, under the federal Judicial department. Your Petitioner begs leave to plead in his behalf his well known attachment to the new Government, and to the cause of...