371To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 27 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph has the honor of informing the President, that he has disposed of all the private letters, which he put into his hands to be answered, except the inclosed to Allen. The reason for omitting this is endorsed on the cover. AL , DLC:GW . Randolph enclosed John Allen’s letter to GW of 16 May 1793 . The other private letters included a letter from John Hanstein to GW of uncertain date...
372To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 30 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of receiving Your letter from Mount Vernon of the 24th instant. The accident, which befel you, had been the subject of much anxious inquiry; and I was very happy to be able to say, that it was not of a serious magnitude. Lest, however, your zeal for public duty should induce you to commence your return sooner than may suit your ease, I can assure you from the departments of war...
373To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 2 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph has the honor of enclosing to the President a letter from Jacob Wray, of Hampton in Virginia, which is intelligible in no part of it, but what relates to a case belonging to the President. L , DLC:GW . The enclosure was Wray’s letter, presumably to Randolph, of 19 June ( DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters). Wray repeated information sent earlier by his brother Keith Wray of London...
374To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 2 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The expression in the opinion of the secretary of the treasury, to which you refer in your favor of the 27th ultimo, appears to me to amount to this: that we have lost ground in not being able to give as strong proofs of our neutrality now , as we were some time ago. No doubt he alluded principally to the rejection of the clause, sent from the senate to the house of representatives, for...
375To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 4 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of reporting to the President of the U.S. upon such of the laws of the last session of congress, as were not published at the time of the former report. No. 34. for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt. 35 Next annual meeting of congress. 36. Extending the time of loans. 37. for paying the interest of the balances to the States. 38. ...
376To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 8 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of enclosing to the President a letter from Mr G. Morris of the 6th of March, with the only enclosure which is in English. The other enclosures being in French are put into the Translaters hands. L , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, GW’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State. Morris’s letter to Thomas Jefferson of 6 March is in...
377To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 9 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The secretary of state has the honor of inclosing to the President of the U.S. the opinions of the secretary of the treasury and of the attorney-general, upon the propriety of intrusting to Mr Jay eventual powers for some minister, who may concert with Denmark and Sweden a proper arrangement for the defence of neutral rights. Those gentlemen, as well as the secretary of war are against the...
378To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 15 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of reporting to the President of the United States, as follows. 1. The resolutions from Kentucky of the 24th of May, upon which the address to the President and Congress is founded, involve very momentous matter. The temper of that country is roused to an extreme. They entertain suspicions that it is not the wish of every state in the Union that they should...
379To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 15 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph presents his respects to the President; and having this morning written the inclosed letter to Colo. Nicholas, he takes the liberty of submitting it to the President’s perusal. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, GW’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State. The enclosure has not been identified, but GW wrote on this document, "Draught approved. G. W——n."
380To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 17 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of reporting to the President of the United States, upon the letter of James Seagrove, bearing date the 4th of June 1794, as follows: 1. The first point of his information is, that "a very considerable body of people in the upper part of Georgia have associated for the purpose of setting up an independent government for themselves." New States may be formed...