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- GLC#
- GLC07161
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- September 8, 1789
- Author/Creator
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Title
- to Edmund Randolph
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Signed with initials ("G.W.") President Washington states that a painful disorder prevented him from replying sooner to a letter from Randolph. Discusses the lottery of the deceased Colonel Byrd, stating that one of the associates of this lottery, Thomson [Mason?], was authorized to manage the distribution of the lottery prizes. Reports that Edmund's uncle, Peyton Randolph, was also one of the Lottery's associates. Referring to a governmental post sought by a Mr. Powell, states that "under my best information and a full view of all circumstances I shall endeavor to the best of my judgment to combine justice to individuals with the public good making the latter my primary object."
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