1To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 27 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of informing the President, that the gentlemen are of opinion, that the rates of the ships be the same, as those marked out by law; and that they ought to be built instead of being purchased. But whether they had better be built by contract, general or particular, they prefer reserving, until information can be obtained from those, skilled in the art. AL ,...
2To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 27 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
Message proposed by E. Randolph, some days ago to the President; but now rendered unnecessary by Congress having proceeded to vigorous measures. Although I cannot doubt, that from the sources of information possessed by Congress themselves, and the communications, which I have occasionally made to them, they feel the crisis in our public affairs; yet at no time have I seen the necessity of...