Payments of the French debt
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Payments of the French debt
Description
Letter from the Secretary of State to the Attorney General, Secretary at War, and Secretary of Treasury. Randolph had a discussion with French agent Mr. Fauchet concerning French requests for a million dollars instalment payment of the debt. Randolph attempted to convince him the impracticability of the request, but Fauchet urged that the French government was in a desperate fiscal situation and needed the money - stating that the million dollar sum actually fell short of what was needed. Randolph wants to submit the question to Congress.
year created
1794
month created
03
day created
13
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in collection
in publication
recipient note
William Bradford; Alexander Hamilton; Henry Knox
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
William Bradford
Fauchet
Edmund Randolph
French
consuls
Congress
notable location
Philadelphia
France
notable item/thing
Debt
loans
French Revolution
installments
document number
1794031340000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Edmund Randolph | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Bradford | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |