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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06056 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0121] January-March 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Edmund Randolph about communicating with foreign ministers |
| Date | 4 March 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Randolph, Edmund |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Writes, "If the Secretary of State be the national organ, and not merely the executive for foreign [communications], is it not in his [leave] to answer the inquiries of foreign ministers relative to the publication of official communications - if not to whom is the foreign minister to apply? - To the House of Representatives? certainly not. I am uninformed whether of not, the publication be authorized; but I humbly conceive that it would be strictly proper to say so." The docket suggests a letter from a foreign minister was enclosed. Unsigned, but in Henry Knox's handwriting. GLC02437.06055 is a later copy of this letter. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Global History and Civics Diplomacy Congress Printing |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Randolph, Edmund (1753-1813) |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |