George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Edmund Randolph, 13 February 1790

To Edmund Randolph

United States [New York] February 13th, 1790

Sir,

I have received your letter of this morning,1 and in consideration of the reasons urged in that, & a former letter I consent to your returning to Virginia; but hope that your absence from the Seat of Government will not exceed the time mentioned in your letter to me of the 5th inst.2 With very great esteem, I am Sir, Your most Obedt Servt.

Df, in Tobias Lear’s writing, DNA: RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB, DLC:GW.

1. Randolph’s letter has not been found.

2. Randolph’s letter of 5 Feb. 1790 has not been found.

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    From George Washington to Edmund Randolph, 13 February 1790
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    Washington, George
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    Randolph, Edmund
    Date
    13 February 1790

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    “From George Washington to Edmund Randolph, 13 February 1790,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-05-02-0081. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 5, 16 January 1790 – 30 June 1790, ed. Dorothy Twohig, Mark A. Mastromarino, and Jack D. Warren. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1996, p. 137.]

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