581To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 18 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
The following remarks occur upon the statement of Colo. Hamilton, which you did me the honor of communicating to me this morning. 1. In what manner is it to be exhibited to the public? or in other words, is it to be introduced under the known or allowed countenance of the President? As I do not see, how the one or the other can be avoided, it seems proper to call his attention to these points....
582Edmund Randolph to Jaquelin Ambler, 21 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
I am instructed by the President of the United States to ask information from the Treasurer of Virginia, whether the arrearage of the Virginia donation to the fœderal city can be now paid. The public service suffers much from the want of it, and I must therefore request an answer, as soon as it may be convenient. If the money cannot be immediately advanced, the President would be glad to know,...
583To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 21 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed letter from Mr Bradford is this moment received. I sent by Mr Cottringer some other letters. I now add a letter from Innes to myself, a translation of the German letter, and a further letter and newspaper by the mail. I have the honor, sir, to be with the highest respect yr mo. ob. ser. ALS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, GW’s Correspondence with His...
584To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 23 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
<E>. Randolph has the honor of inclosing to the President the inclosed, just received. He will wait <in> town ’till 9 o’clock in the morning to see, whethe<r> the President may not choose a meeting. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, GW’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State. Where the AL is obscured by tape, the text in angle brackets has been taken from the...
585Minutes of a Meeting Concerning the Insurrection in Western Pennsylvania, [24 August 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
At a Meeting at the Presidents House City of Philadelphia Aug 24. 1794 Present The President of The United States. The Secretary of State The Secretary of the Treasury. The President proposed for the opinion and advice of The Secretary of State & the Secretary of the Treasury the following questions. 1 Shall orders issue for the immediate convening of the whole or any part of the Militia...
586To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 26 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have not seen Mr Fauchet, and cannot ascertain, whether he has gone on to German Town or not. But finding that I should be obliged to return to Phila. tonight, and that my eyes are extremely uneasy and inflamed from the ride this morning, I must beg your excuse for not returning to dinner. I would however go back, if I did not know, that Colo. Hamilton will act as the interpreter to Mr...
587Enclosure II: Edmund Randolph’s Memorandum of a Conference with Josef de Jaudenes, 26 August 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
Substance of the Conference between Mr. Jaudenes, Commissioner of his Catholic majesty, and Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State, at the Office of the Department of State, on Monday the 25 day of August 1794; in consequence of the request of the said Secretary. After expressing his regret at being obliged to draw Mr. Jaudenes from New York, Mr. Randolph stated the sensibility excited in the...
588To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 28 August 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, August 28, 1794. “… it is the wish of the President of the United States, that General Miller should be sent into the counties of Pennsylvania, west of the Susquehannah, to ascertain their real temper, in case they should be called upon to quell the insurrection in the West. This idea arose from the suggestion in Mr. Bradford’s private letter, and is certainly important. The...
589To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Randolph, 28 August 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
Notwithstanding you have fenced out from the purlieus of Monticello every thing, which assumes a political Shape, you must permit me to bring before you a subject, once extremely near to your heart, often the employement of your pen, and always a deep interest to the United States. The delays, and evasions which you know to have been practised towards our Commissioners at Madrid , have at...
590Edmund Randolph to Thomas Mifflin, 30 August 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I am directed by the President to acknowlege the Receipt on the 17th. of Your Excellency’s letter dated the 12th instant. The President feels with you the force of the motives which render undesireable an extension of correspondence on the subject in question. But the case being truly one of great importance and delicacy, these motives must yield, in a degree, to the propriety and utility of...