1To 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have been taken by the general Government for the protection of the inhabitants of those districts; the Executive have withdrawn the force employed in that service by this State, except such as...
2To 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...
3To 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....
4To 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...
5To 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...
6To 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...
7To 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...
8To 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...
9To 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...
10To 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...
11To 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...
12To 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....
13To 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...
14To 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...
15To 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...
16To 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...
17To 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...
18To 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...
19To 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...