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| Collection Reference Number
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GLC07161
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| From Archive Folder
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Documents Relating to 1789
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| Title
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George Washington to Edmund Randolph discussing a lottery
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| Date
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8 September 1789
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| Author
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Washington, George (1732-1799)
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| Recipient
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Randolph, Edmund
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| Document Type
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Correspondence
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| Content Description
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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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| Subjects
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President Health and Medical Lottery Office Seeker Government and Civics
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| People
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Randolph, Edmund (1753-1813) Washington, George (1732-1799) Mason, Thomson (1733-1785) Randolph, Peyton (1721-1775)
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| Place written
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New York, New York
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| Theme
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The Presidency; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics
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| Sub-collection
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The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
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| Additional Information
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Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Randolph served as United States Attorney General 26 September 1789-1795 and as Governor of Virginia 1786-1788.
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| Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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| Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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| Transcript
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Show/hide New York Septr 8th. 1789. Dear Sir Your favor of the 2d. Ulto came duly to hand. - A tedious and painful disorder which deprived me [inserted: for many Wks] of the use of my pen, and which, consequently, required the greater exertion of it when I was able to set up, is the best apology I can make for not having acknowledged the receipt of the above letter sooner - The list of [struck: Ticket holders] associates who purchased 100 Tickets in the Lottery of the deceased Colo. Byrd is all the Memr. I have of that transaction - To the best of my recollection Mr. Thomson Major (deceased) was one of the[inserted: se] associates and was either autherised or assumed (I do not know which) the management of the business - [strikeout] [inserted: He] [illegible] did it so effectually [struck: (as I have been told) as to dispose of the prizes without accounting for the produce of them.] [inserted: it seems as to monopolize the whole interest]- Some of the[struck: se] prises it [struck: is] [inserted: has been] said, are valuable- but whether any cleue by which [struck: the business] [inserted: Mr. Masons conduit in this business can be developed I am unable to say. - Your Uncle (the Honble Payton Randolph) was one of the ten associates- [struck: If] [inserted: But if neither] Mr Fitzhugh nor any [inserted, struck: other] of the others who are living can give such information as would avail [inserted: in an enquiry] we must, I presume, set down with the loss of the money & prizes.- [2] With respect to Mr. Powell's application I can only repeat [inserted: to you] what I say [inserted: to all others] upon [struck: all] similar occasions - [struck: and] that is - [struck: to] leave myself entirely free until the Office is established and the moment [inserted: shall] arrive when the nomination is to be made - then, under [inserted: 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. - My best [struck: respects] wishes attend M Randolph and your family and with sentimts. of sincere regard and friendship I am - Dr. Sir Yr: Most Obed. & Affecte Servt. GW - [docket] Edmund Randolph Esqr. 8th Sep: 1789
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