31To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, [17 April 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of informing the Secretary of the Treasury, that the President of the United States grants a passport to the Spanish Vessel, to which the inclosed papers relate, she being Parlamentario; and that the Spanish Commissioners are informed, that upon application to the Secretary of the Treasury, they will receive the Passport. LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the...
32To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, [11 January 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of State begs the favor of the Secretary of the Treasury to order a warrant to be made out on account of the foreign fund, in the disposal of the department of State, for twenty thousand Dollars; this being the sum, which from Mr. Jefferson’s memoranda, appears to be proper to be remitted now to the Bankers in Amsterdam for the use of our ministers abroad. Bills are engaged at...
33To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 17 October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
On my return home, I found your letter of the 6th. instant. My answer is short; being no more, than this, that there is not a single fee or emolument incident to my office; that I have paid the expences without taking any account, as I expected no retribution; and that my salary is 1900 dollars per annum. I have the honor, sir, to be with respect Yr. mo. ob. serv. ALS , RG 46, Second...
34To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 3 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Department of State, January 3, 1795. “I beg leave to lay before you a letter of the 25th. ultimo from the Governor of Virginia with its inclosures. As they relate to a transaction during the embargo, which has been principally connected with the Treasury Department, I must request you to institute such inquiries, or furnish me with such information, as will possess me of the whole affair. I...
35To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 24 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, April 24, 1794. “Concurring, as I do, with you, that the treaty between the United States and Sweden, exempts the Vessels of the latter from the operation of the embargo, I beg leave to suggest to you, whether it may not be expedient to give instructions to the several Collectors accordingly.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2–June 26,...
36To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, [December 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
When I renewed the note for your friendly favor, just before your departure for the Westward, I did not take up the former one. If you have it, I will thank you for it, when it is convenient to you to send it. But I cannot close this subject, without assuring you of the sense, which I have ever entertained, of this, your disinterested kindness, and which, I can truly say, has never been...
37To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 23 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] June 23, 1794 . “E. Randolph presents his compliments to Col. Hamilton, and having this moment received his Note, respecting the French crowns, posterior to 1st Jany 1792 he has sent to the Director of the Mint, in order to have an interview upon the subject, and to communicate to Colonel Hamilton the result.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6,...
38To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 18 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, April 18, 1794. “The contingent account of the Department of State, from the last settlement down to the 15th instant, accompanied with vouchers, having been presented to the Auditor, I must beg the favor of you to cause a warrant to issue on the Treasurer payable to George Taylor Junr. for One thousand Dollars.…” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6,...
39To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 9 November 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I do myself the honor of answering your letter of the 2d. instant upon the subject of the North Carolina certificates. The 13th. section of the funding act admits, that subscriptions may be made to the loan payable in the principal and interest of the certificates or notes which, prior to a certain day, were issued by the respective states as acknowledgments or evidences of debts, by them...
40To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 7 February 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, February 7, 1794. Encloses “the Bond of Henry Cooper, as Consul at St. Croix.” Approves Cooper’s securities and “transmits the Bond, bearing date the 8th day of November, 1793, to be deposited in the Treasury Office.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2–June 26, 1794, National Archives. John Wilcocks, who was related to Cooper, had...
41To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 23 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The director of the Mint is now with me, and has undertaken to endeavour to procure a proper number of French Crowns, posterior to the 1st. Januy 1792 for the purpose of having them assayed according to the Act of 9th February 1793. Lest he should fail in his attempt to procure samples, I must beg the favor of you to forward to him any you may possess. As to the security offered by Mr. Albion...
42To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 16 August 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I expected to have the pleasure of seeing you here at the supreme court; when I meant to Enter into, a full conversation with you. But being disappointed, I shall only beg you to read a letter, which I have this day written to Mr. Jay; and requested him to shew to you. If I do not mistake, your ideas and mine were not very different as to the provision-order I am dear sir with real esteem and...
43To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 23 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] July 23, 1794 . Encloses “the Bond given according to law by John Murray & Joseph Lindley for the faithful discharge of the Consular Office held by Monsr. de la Motte of Havre.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 7, June 27–November 30, 1794, National Archives. This is a reference to Section 6 of “An Act concerning Consuls and Vice-Consuls” ( 1 Stat....
44To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 28 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, June 28, 1794. “I have this moment received your note of this day, upon the subject of the twenty thousand dollars applied for in my letter of yesterday. This sum is on account of the yearly appropriation of forty thousand dollars for the peculiar purposes of the Department of State. Permit me to remind you of my letter with respect to the money for the Algerine objects, and to...
45To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 21 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I am much obliged to you for your explanatory letter to myself, and your permission for my inspection of the two addressed to your Southern correspondent . I had intended to drop you a few lines upon the depending subject. But hearing that you are to be at the Supreme court of the U.S; and not being able to say to you much sooner than the first day of their session, what I wish; it will be...
46To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 5 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, July 5, 1794. “E. Randolph begs the favor of Col. Hamilton to say to him, in answer to his letter of the 2d instant, how he shall replace Fulwar Skipwith’s money so as to conform to the entries in treasury department, and exonerate himself.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 7, June 27–November 30, 1794, National Archives. For background to this...
47To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 1 May 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, May 1, 1794. Encloses “the petition of certain Exiles from St. Domingo … for a passport.” States that the “request seems to be agreeable to the rule.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2–June 26, 1794, National Archives.
48To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 16 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of returning to the Secretary of the Treasury the letter from Mr. Hollins of Baltimore, claiming a balance of five hundred and seventy-five dollars and five cents for the pilot-boat dispatched to Jamaica in behalf of Capt. Barney. I never understood, that this was to be a public charge; I never made it so by any act of mine, and I do not admit any...
49To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 24 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Some time ago I mentioned to the President the necessity of attending to the act, granting a million of Dollars for foreign intercourse; it being always understood, that this large vote contemplated our negociation with the Dey of Algiers. He wrote to you upon the subject, which was permitted to rest; until some prospect opened for a successful application of the money. This prospect appears...
50To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 5 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I informed the President, that you were of opinion, that the public service would not be at all affected by the absence of the Revenue Cutter of Philadelphia, on a voyage to the British West Indies, for the accommodation of those Merchants, who have suffered by spoliation &c: In consequence thereof he instructed me to inform you, that he had no objection that she should be dispatched for the...
51To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 27 May 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, May 27, 1794. “The Secretary of State has the honor of inclosing … a letter from the Minister plenipotentiary of the French Republic, of yesterday’s date, giving notice of the change in the national Flag of France. It is consigned to the Treasury department, as superintending the Officers of the ports.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January...
52To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 12 February 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] February 12, 1794 . Requests “original papers transmitted in a letter from Mr. Morris … in order to complete the papers from that minister called for by the Senate.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2–June 26, 1794, National Archives. See “Cabinet Meeting. Opinion on Communicating to the Senate the Dispatches of Gouverneur Morris,”...
53To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 12 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of State presents his respects to the Secretary of the Treasury and has sent the report on the French Coins back to the Director of the Mint, in order that he may supply what is noted by the Secretary of the Treasury in his letter of the 9th. instant, this moment received. It is hardly worth the inquiry to which department it belongs to submit the subject to the President. If the...
54To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 24 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, June 24, 1794. On June 26, 1794, Randolph wrote to David Rittenhouse, Director of the Mint: “Permit me to consign to your immediate attention the enclosed letter from the Secretary of the Treasury of the 24th instant, in answer to mine of the 23d.” Letter not found. ] LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2–June 26, 1794, National Archives.
55To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 28 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, April 28, 1794. “The Secretary of State has the honor of sending to the Secretary of the Treasury the applications for … passports.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2–June 26, 1794, National Archives.
56To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 17 February 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I had intended to have paid my respects to you this morning. But being deprived of that pleasure by a bad cold, and bad weather, I beg leave to offer to yourself, Mrs Hamilton and family, my best wishes for your and their happiness; and to assure You of the true esteem and regard, with which I am Dear sir Your mo. ob. serv. ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. The Hamilton family was...
57To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, [12 July 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
E. Randolph with best respect to Col. Hamilton, incloses to him an account of Mr. Knox, our late Consul at Dublin, which E. R. thinks reasonable, and proper to be paid out of the contingent fund in the President’s hands. Col. Hamilton’s opinion is reques[t]ed, whether it be a proper charge against the United States, and if it be so, how it is to be paid. LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the...
58To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 9 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] June 9, 1794 . States that the persons “interested in the Ship William, being very importunate, E R is again obliged to beg the favor of Mr. H to transmit the papers together with his opinion concerning that vessel.” LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2–June 26, 1794, National Archives. For the William , see H to Rufus King, June 15, 1793...
59To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, [17 June 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
E. Randolph has the honor of inclosing to the Secretary of the Treasury all the papers, which General Knox admits himself to possess, respecting the Ship William. E. R. intreats Colo. Hamilton to forward his opinion, together with the other papers; as he is hourly invaded by those, who are interested for the French Captors. LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6,...
60To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, [18 February 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor to send inclosed to the Secretary of the Treasury some Documents concerning John Cleves Symmes’s purchase, which he this moment found in a bundle marked “papers to be acted on” and which he supposes may throw some light on the subject of the lands in question. LC , RG 59, Domestic Letters of the Department of State, Vol. 6, January 2-June 26, 1794, National...