Submission of Pinckney's Letters to Congress

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Submission of Pinckney's Letters to Congress

Description

Cabinet meeting on whether the enclosed letters from Thomas Pinckney shall be sent to Congress. Randolph is of the opinion that only one letter, and not the other, ought to be sent. Hamilton and Knox believe it is not advisable to send either.

year created

1794

month created

04

day created

24

recipient

in collection

note

The document was approved by Hamilton, Knox, and Randolph. It is in the handwriting of Randolph, Hamilton, and Knox. George Washington Papers, Library of Congress

notable person/group

Cabinet
Thomas Pinckney
Congress
Edmund Randolph
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

Letters

document number

1794042400000

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 [unknown] [n/a]
Author Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]
Author Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Unknown Recipient [unknown] [n/a]