171To 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...
172Enclosure: Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bank, 12 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
The Attorney General of the United States in obedience to the order of the President of the United States, has had under consideration the Bill, entitled ‘An Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States,” and reports on it, in point of Constitutionality as follows: It must be acknowledged, that, if any part of the bill does either encounter the Constitution, or is not...
173To 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,”...
174To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 26 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of returning to the President Govr. Clinton’s letter &c. It was the opinion, that the Speech of Ld Dorchester, tho’ important, is sufficiently promulgated in the Newspaper. The gentlemen have agreed to the letter to the governor of Kentucky, without any amendment. They have suggested an amendment to the third paragraph of the proposed message; which will be...
175To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 18 October 1794 (Washington Papers)
I mentioned in my letter of yesterday a slight indisposition of Mrs Washington. To day she is perfectly well. She sent me two letters, which came with two packages of books. She had opened them, and I now inclose them. In Childs and Swaine’s paper of the 17th instant is this passage under the London head. “Mr Jefferson the American Minister, at present in Paris, is charged with a special...
176To 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...
177To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 21 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
Recollecting an expression in the letter, which was considered yesterday, respecting the motives of the jury in acquitting Hanfield, I made a particular enquiry this morning. I find, that the leading man among them expressed himself thus: “People must not suppose, that because Henfield was acquitted, every person in his situation would be. On the contrary, his declaration, that he would never...
178Edmund Randolph to William Bradford, Alexander Hamilton, and Henry Knox, [30 June 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of informing the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, and the Attorney General of the United States, that he has this day received a Convention bearing date the 27th. of March 1794 between Denmark and Sweden for the maintenance of the rights of neutral navigation. It is proper to notify the Gentlemen, that Mr. Jay is instructed, if he should...
179To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 17 April 1795 (Washington Papers)
I am afraid, that there was some mistake in the newspapers, sent by Mrs Washington the day before yesterday, by omitting those of wednesday, and inclosing the morning prints of tuesday. I shall direct this to be rectified by the present mail. Major Butler, of South Carolina, and Mr Paine, of Vermont, yesterday acknowledged the summons to the senate, and say, that they shall obey it. Of Read,...
180To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 3 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph has the honor of informing the President, that he has shewn the draught of the letter, to Colo. Hamilton who approved it, except in a word, or two. The commercial resolutions being postponed to Monday, E.R. will take, with the President’s permission, to morrow, in order to revise the letter, and examine some fresh complaints, which have come in to-day. AL , DNA : RG 59,...