1To George Washington from Michael Payne, 2 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
Having ever since the year 1777 been Naval officer of Port Roanoke and being the oldest officer by many years standing in the Custom House department, in which I trust I have executed my duty in a manner irreproachable, but being by the late arrangement (in which it has been Judged expedient to abolish the Naval office) thrown out of an employment in which I in a great measure depended for the...
2To George Washington from Michael Payne, 19 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
You will please to condescend in receiving my most gratefull Acknowledgements, for the Commission of Marshal for the North Carolina District, which came to my hands this day. your Excellency will please to be assured, that the most punctual attention to the duties, and a due and faithful regard to every thing that appertains to the office, shall be strictly adher’d to, with grateful...