Letter from Beverley Randolph to President George Washington

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Description

In this letter, Virginia Governer Beverley Randolph wrote to President George Washington regarding the defense of the frontiers.

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Transcript

Council Chamber Jany 4th 1791

Sir

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 Petition of sundry Officers of the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment on the subject of the Bounty Lands allotted to them on the Northwest side of the Ohio.

I have the Honour to be with the highest respect Your Obedt Servant.

Beverley Randolph

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.

National Archives Identifier: 306425

Full Citation: Virginia Governor Beverley Randolph to President George Washington Regarding the Defense of the Frontiers; 1/4/1791; Presidential Messages during the 1st Congress; Presidential Messages, 1789 – 1875; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-randolph-washington/, May 13, 2026]

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