To Col^t Randolph 11 March 1794 If the Secretary of State be the national organ, and not merely the Executive for foreign commerce [undecipherable: colonis?], will not in his line to answer the enquiries of foreign Minister 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 or not the publication has authorized; but humbly conceive that it would be strictly improper to say so. [Indorse "a note to M^r Randolph, on the draft of a letter to the British minister relative to a publication of certain correspondence by the House of Representatives. 4 March 1794"] [Endorsement, written perpendicular to page:] a note to M^r Randolph on [the] draft of [his letter to?] [undecipherable] Murphy [undecipherable] to [the] British [undecipherable] publication [of?] certain correspondence [undecipherable] Representatives [undecipherable] March 1794 March 4^th 1794 [and extremely [undecipherable]] [If] the Secretary of State be the national Organ for foreign [commencement?], it is not his line, to answer the enquiries of foreign ministers [undecipherable] relative to the publication [of official communications?] [undecipherable] if not to whom is he to apply? to the House of Representatives? certainly not. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] whether, the publication be authorized and — but I humbly conceive, that it would be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to say so.