1To George Washington from Henry Warren, 7 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
Plymouth, Mass., 7 December 1790. Warren solicits GW for an appointment in the excise service. ALS , DLC:GW . Warren had unsuccessfully applied to GW for a federal appointment on 1 July 1789 (see James Warren to GW, 10 June 1790 ). He received no appointment from GW.
2To George Washington from Henry Warren, 1 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to offer myself to your Excellency as a candidate for the Naval Office, or as Collector of the Customs for this district of Plymouth & Duxborough. Although I have not the honour of being personally known to your Excellency, yet you are well acquainted with my father’s merits in the late revolution, which may have some weight in granting to his family some of the honours to be derived...