1To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 15 December 1784 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honour to Inclose you Several Resolutions of the General Assembly, relative to the Opening the Navigation of the River Potomack; by which you are Appointed One of the Commissioners on the part of this State to meet those who may be Appointed on the Part of Maryland to Concert Such regulations as may be best Adapted to Attain this important Object: the Letter Addressed to the...
2From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 20 December 1784 (Washington Papers)
The letter you did me the honor to write to me the 15th Inst. was not delivered until late yesterday Evening—I filled the Blank in the letter to Govr Paca and forwarded it; and am now on my way to annapolis. I named the 22d, which at the rate your Express travels, is as soon as the Govr can lay your letter before the Assembly of Maryland and Commrs be appointed to meet those from this...
3From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 16 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
A letter of the 4th instant from Lt Governor Wood has been received with its inclosures, containing the information of some murders committed by the Indians on the 23d of last month at Dunkard creek which runs into the Monongahala River. It is with concern that I learn this circumstance, as a treaty has been lately concluded by the Governor of the western territory with the Wiandot, Delawar,...
4To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 1 June 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honour to receive your favour of the 16th of May. In consequence of the treaties lately entered into with the different tribes of Indians on the western frontier and of the measures which have been taken by the general Government for the protection of the inhabitants of those districts; the Executive have withdrawn the force employed in that service by this State, except such as...
5To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 5 June 1789 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed letters contain the latest intelligence received from our southwestern frontier. I did myself the honour to inform you on the first of the present month, that the state of Virginia retained in service the troops employed in the defence of the counties of Washington, Montgomery and Russel. This force consists of fifty rangers and four Scouts which were directed to be raised in the...
6To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 6 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to inclose you a letter from the County Lieutenant of Greenbriar County on the subject of Indian affairs. I have the honour &c. LB , Vi : Executive Letter Books. This enclosure may have been a letter from George Clendinen, county lieutenant for Greenbrier County, 6 May 1789, to Randolph, although it is possible that Clendinen’s 6 May letter had been sent to GW earlier....
7From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 15 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor, last evening, to receive your Excellency’s letter of the 6th inst. enclosing one from the County Leiutenant of Green Briar on the subject of Indian affairs. When Congress have finished the necessary and important business which has occupied them since their first meeting, and in which they are now engaged, I shall seize the earliest moment to lay before them such information...
8To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 5 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
Two Chiefs of the Cherokee nation of Indians arrived here a few days ago accompanied by Mr Bennet Ballew, who has full powers from a number of Towns to lay before you their Grievances, and to make some proposals, which may eventually preserve harmony between the citizens of the United States and the Indians, and perhaps be productive of considerable advantages to both parties. It is at the...
9To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 26 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed Letter from the Lieutenant of Woodford County containing the latest accounts of the Situation of the Kentucky District I do myself the Honour to forward to you, as the most probable means of affording relief to the distresses of the Inhabitants of the Western Frontier. I have &c. LB , Vi : Executive Letter Books. The letter from Robert Johnson, county lieutenant for Woodford...
10From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 14 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I was surprized to find, by your Excellency’s letter of the 1st instant, with which I have been favoured, that my dispatches of the 3d of October did not reach you until the last day of November; and, in consequence thereof, I have inquired of the Post-Master in this City to know if they were detained in his Office. He informs me they were not—and, as a proof of it, he refers to the stamp on...
11To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 18 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to inclose you an act of the General Assembly authorizing the Governor of this Commonwealth to convey certain land to the United States in Congress assembled for the purpose of building a light House. The State had some years ago placed upon the shore at Cape Henry nearly a sufficient quantity of materials to compleat such a light House as was at that time thought...
12To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 11 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Immediately on the receipt of your letter Covering a proposal for establishing a Woollen Manufactory in this state I laid it before the General Assembly taking care not to communicate the name or residence of the person from whom the proposal Came. I have now the honour to inclose you the Resolutions of the Senate and House of Delegates on that Subject. I am, with the highest respect your...
13To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 14 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Since my letter of the 18th of December last General Wood at the request of the Executive went to Cape Henry to ascertain the present situation of the materials formerly placed there for the purpose of building a Light house. I take the liberty to inclose to you his report upon this subject, and to offer the materials in their present situation so far as Virginia has an Interest in them, to...
14To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 23 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
I received a letter from the Attorney General for the United States, informing me, that a question had been officially submitted to him, respecting certain Bills of Exchange, drawn by Oliver Pollock in favour of Beauregard and Cadet Sardet; and that these Bills had been taken up by Mr Daniel Clarke, agent for Mr Pollock, in the paper money of New Orleans, at a certain depreciation. As I...
15From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 26 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have received your Excellency’s letter of the 13th inst. enclosing the duplicate of an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, authorizing the Governor to convey certain lands to the United States for the purpose of building a Light-House. Upon receiving your letter of the 18th of December, covering the first copy of the above act, I immediately transmitted it to the Secretary of the...
16From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 9 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
In compliance with the request signified in your Excellency’s letter of the 23d ultimo, I now inclose copies of all the papers in my possession relative to the dispute between Messrs Beauregard and Bourgeois of New Orleans and Oliver Pollock Esquire agent for the State of Virginia; and have the honor to be, with very great esteem, Your Excellency’s most Obedt Servt LS , PHi : Dreer Collection;...
17To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 10 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to forward to you, a letter, lately received, from Colonel Arthur Campbell⟨.⟩ The Executive of this state did not think themselves authorized to take any other step in this business, than the one recommended in the inclosed letter to Colonel Campbell. I have the honor to be with the highest respect your obt Servt LS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; Vi : Executive...
18From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 20 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s letter of the 10th inst. with its enclosures has been duly received. It appears from the best information which I can obtain, that the place where Piamingo’s amunition was deposited, at the time of Colo. Campbell’s writing to the Executive of Virginia, is not such as to subject it to the danger which was apprehended; for the vicinity is pretty well inhabited, and the people...
19To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 7 May 1790 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honour to inclose you a Letter from Colo. Clendenen Lieutenant of Kanawha covering Letters received by him from Colonels Lewis, and Rankins, on the subject of Indian depredations, and am with the highest Respect &c. LB , Vi : Executive Letter Book. Among the enclosures was probably “a letter from Robert Rankins, of Kantuckey, directed to Col. Thomas Lewis at the mouth of...
20To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 31 May 1790 (Washington Papers)
The inclosed copy of a letter from the Spanish Governor of New Orleans to a respectable Gentleman in Kentucky was handed to me by mr Banks of this City. As the subject of this paper appears interesting to the United States I have taken the liberty to forward it to you. I am with the highest respect your most obt Servt LS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , Vi : Executive Letter Books....
21To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 10 July 1790 (Washington Papers)
At the request of the Proprietors of the Lead Mines in this State, I take the liberty to forward to you, the inclosed copy of a certificate, declaring their present situation. Mr Stephen Austin, one of the Proprietors, will deliver this. He proposes to ask of the general Government, some encouragement, to enable him to prosecute with success the Undertaking. He also expressed to me a wish to...
22To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 4 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honour to forward to you a Copy of a letter with its inclosures received some time past from the Commissioner appointed in behalf of this State to settle her accounts with the United States. The subject of these papers sir, is of great moment to Virginia—altho’ we are sensible that public Servants should be treated with delicacy yet we feel ourselves bound upon the present...
23From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 24 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to receive your Excellency’s letter of the 4th Inst. with its inclosures, just as I was about to embark on a visit to Rhode Island, which has prevented my answering it ’till my return from thence. Previous to the receipt of your Excellency’s letter I had nominated and appointed the three Gentlemen who had heretofore acted in that office, Commissioners for settling accounts...
24To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 29 November 1790 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honour to transmit to you a Letter from the Representatives of the County of Russel, stating the exposed situation of their County and pointing out the inadequacy of the mode of defence prescribed to them last year, together with one from General Joseph Martin on the same subject. In addition to the circumstances stated in the above mentioned Letters I beg leave to add such...
25To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 10 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honor to inclose a copy of a Memorial of the Delegates of the counties of Ohio, Monongalia, Harrison, Randolph, Kanawha, Greenbriar, Montgomery and Russell together with an extract of a letter from Colonel Arthur Campbell on the subject of Indian affairs. The Inhabitants of the Frontiers are greatly alarmed for the safety of their country, in consequence of accounts lately...
26To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 4 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
In conformity to a Resolution of the General Assembly of this State herewith inclosed, I do myself the honour to transmit a Memorial from the Representatives of the Frontier Counties, & the Proceedings of the Executive respecting a temporary System of defence for the Western Frontier. I beg leave also to lay before you copies of two other Resolutions of the General Assembly together with the...
27From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 13 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
The various and important business which required my particular attention in the beginning of the present session of Congress will, I presume, sufficiently apologize to your Excellency for this late acknowledgment of your letter of November last. I have attentively considered the request which your Excellency has made, by desire of the Legislature, that I would again open the business of...
28To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 15 February 1791 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the Honour to inclose you a copy of an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia concerning an Advance of Money to the Government of the United States for public Buildings, and am with the highest Respect Your most obedt Servant ALS , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters. Randolph enclosed a copy of “An Act concerning an Advance of Money to the Government of the United States for...
29From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 4 April 1791 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed letter to Colonel Carrington, requesting him to meet me at Richmond on the 11th of the present month, is transmitted to your Excellency’s care to ensure the certainty of it’s conveyance, and I beg leave to request, if there is no other immediate and direct opportunity, that you may cause it to be forwarded to him by express. I have the honor to be, with great regard and esteem,...
30From George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 14 April 1791 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of War having transmitted to me a copy of your Excellency’s letter to him, relative to the protection of the frontier counties of Virginia, with his answer thereto—I have now to observe that the Counties of Russell and Wythe, not having been considered as equally exposed with the others, were not included in the arrangements taken for defending the frontier —But, as the...
31George Washington to Beverley Randolph, 7 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved your letter of Nov. 18. covering a resolution of the legislature of Virginia of Nov. 14. and a Memorial of sundry citizens of that commonwealth on the subject of their property carried away by the British, contrary, as they suppose, to the stipulations of the treaty of peace. A regular channel of communication with that government being now open, I shall not fail to pay due...
32To George Washington from Beverley Randolph, 30 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
When I had the Pleasure to see you at Mount Vernon, you express’d a wish to be furnishd, with the Information received, by the Commissrs for treating with the western Indians, from Capt. Wellbank; I therefore inclose you an Extract from my private Journal, which I believe contains the whole of the communication of any Importance made by that gentleman. Supposing that the present occlusion of...