1To John Adams from Paul R. Randall, 18 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have not had the Honor of writing to you, since I have embarked in this Business, as you must have received Intelligence more satisfactory from other Quarters. Our detention in Paris was unhappy considering the Season, however we wished to make up for it by a speedy Journey—being but eight days on the Road. Our Progress is now retarded for Want of Mules, as there are many Travellers across...
2To John Adams from Paul R. Randall, 17 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I should have paid the highest Respect to your Excellency’s Injunction of writing by every safe Opportunity—but that I conceived such Information, as I could have communicated hitherto, would have been only a Reiteration of M r Carmichaels Letters.— At present,—as M r. Lamb does not write,—nor has directed me thereto,—I think it my Duty to manifest an early Disposition of complying in every...
3To John Adams from Paul R. Randall, 25 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
The last Letter I had the Honor to address to your Excellency was of the 17 th: instant—conveyed by M r Harrison, who has resided in Cadiz, I believe in Quality of Consul—in which I suggested some small Difficulties embarrassing M r Lamb’s Embarkation—but as I had not received Intelligence of their Removal until M r Harrison was on the Point setting out—he will supply to your Excellency, that...
4To John Adams from Paul R. Randall, 4 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I should have addressed your Excellency long e’er this, since my Arrival from Algiers —but being in Expectation of bringing on M r: Lamb’s Letters—was entirely without Suspicion of the many Impediments which retarded my Progress thus far. M r Lamb must undoubtedly have given your Excellencies the Reasons of sending me from thence—and however repugnant to my Inclinations, I must be necessitated...
5Paul R. Randall to the American Commissioners, 14 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
Since my Arrival here from Carthagena I have been in constant Expectation of a secure Opportunity for forwarding the inclosed, being nearly the Copy of a Letter I wrote to my Father shortly after my landing in Spain. It contains all the Observations I have been enabled to make by Reason of the Obstacles which (in my Situation at Algiers) prevented particular Enquiry. Indeed I had not the most...
6To John Adams from Paul Richard Randall, November 1788 (Adams Papers)
Having applied to Congress for the payment of my salary—being in despair of obtaining it from M r Lamb—they have been pleased to refer my memorial to the board of Treasury “to take order thereupon”— who have directed me to request from you a certification of the manner of my Appointment as I have no commission of any kind— I wish also for the sake of my reputation to shew that I was employed...
7To John Adams from Paul R. Randall, 27 May 1789 (Adams Papers)
I take the liberty of laying before you a memorial epistle, I have presented to the President stating my right to presume upon the publick attention— As I have availed myself of an opportunity of mentioning your name, I think it my duty in apprising you of it, to solicit your patronage in support of those pretensions which you sir in a great measure have put it in my power to claim. My long...