651To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 27 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of informing the President, that the gentlemen are of opinion, that the rates of the ships be the same, as those marked out by law; and that they ought to be built instead of being purchased. But whether they had better be built by contract, general or particular, they prefer reserving, until information can be obtained from those, skilled in the art. AL ,...
652To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 20 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor of inclosing to you a copy of the rule (no. 1.), prescribed to hostile vessels, sailing from our ports, and of my letter (no. 2) to the different foreign ministers. Mr Hammond was of course addressed; and he returned an answer (no. 3). I immediately replied as in no. 4; and this morning he wrote to me again, as in no. 5. From the whole texture of his correspondence, he...
653To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 30 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
The importance, and air of probability, which the inclosed narrative of General Wayne’s affair of the 20th of August bears, appearing to deserve an express; I have the honor of transmitting it to you; and of being, Sir, with the highest respect and attachment yr mo. ob. serv. ALS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, GW’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State; LB , DNA...
654To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 17 January 1794 (Washington Papers)
Since I had the honor of seeing you this morning, I met with Colo. Nicholas Lutz, of the town of Reading. He has requested me to inform you, that he shall be obliged to you to nominate him to be the inspector of the excise for that district. His son stands recommended to you; but he wishes to take his place. Mr Lutz says, that he is known to you, and is a member of the legislature of...
655To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 20 April 1795 (Washington Papers)
On saturday I was honored by your letter from Baltimore of the 17th instant, together with the one inclosed for Mrs Washington, which I immediately sent to her. Since my letter of friday, a letter from Valiere, the French Consul at algiers, dated the 28th of december last, and addressed to Colo. Humphries, has come hither, with a request contained in the envelope, that the secretary of state...
656To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 4 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have to request you to issue a warrant on the treasury of the United States for the payment of so much of the sum, voted for the relief of the inhabitants of St Domingo, as you mean now to distribute. You will be pleased, sir, to recollect, that you determined the other day to apportion ten thousand dollars only. Since that time, a report has been made from Delaware, and an additional one...
657To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 5 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Having been in considerable pain during the whole of yesterday, I determined in the evening to send for Dr Kuhn; who from 9 o’clock last night to the present moment has been, and is occupying me with repeated doses, bleedings &c. From the present prospect, I doubt, whether I shall have the honor of seeing you for three or four days. But being still able to attend to business, I shall be ready...
658To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 22 April 1795 (Washington Papers)
Notwithstanding Mr Van Berckel has no right to expect, that I should transmit his letter for your consideration, after what I have written to him; yet I forward it with the view, that if you should not approve a postponement of the subject; I may receive your instructions. If you do, I shall presume your approbation from silence. In truth, it is adviseable to gain as much time as possible. The...
659To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 10 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor of informing you, that the plan for opening a contract with the woollen manufacturer, appears, as far as I am able to judge, to be proper in itself, and likely to be approved by the legislature of Virginia. But I must confess, that I have paid more attention to the propriety of the President, undertaking a correspondence with the British Artist. I am told and believe,...
660To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 1 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph would ⟨have⟩ done himself the honor of waiting on the President with the inclosed, to know his pleasure as to sending the two letters to the Senate and house of representatives, if he was not under a very severe pain of the head. Besides the letters, now sent, he has received by the mail of to-day from Colo. Humphreys, seven others, but containing no recent or important...