Edmund Randolph's Printed Vindication
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Edmund Randolph's Printed Vindication
Description
Pickering discusses Edmund Randolph's written vindication following his forced resignation from the office of Secretary of State. Fauchet's letter, which had allegedly exposed Randolph's disloyalty to Washington, will be translated by George Taylor although Pickering wants to see Hamilton's translation also in order to get a sense of the true meaning of the letter.
year created
1795
month created
12
day created
14
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Timothy Pickering
Mr. [Edmund] Randolph
Mr. [George] Taylor
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
notable item/thing
translation of Fauchet's letter
French [language]
[John] Fenno's [news]paper
document number
1795121400001
transcription
Free
T. Pickering
Alexander Hamilton Esq.
New-York
H. Pickering
[undecipherable]
Letter
[written in the left margin - left edge partially cut off:]
p. 17
-dolph's vindication
-in Fauchets letter
and Spirit go to
lie in a faulty
[undecipherable]
- at once.
----
Copy Philadelphia Dec. 14. 96.
Dear Sir,
The printer of Mr. Randolph's vindication
advertises that it will be published next Friday
the translation of Fauchets' letter will be in
it. His translation waas made by Mr. Taylor,
at Randolph's request, but Mr. Taylor,
who denied the use of mine, told me that
he ahd made but few variations. Now if
I have mistaken the sense in my mentioned
passages, it is highly probably that they will
be transferred to Mr. Taylor's translation: or
Mr. Taylor may mistake the meaning & form
passages to which he will always be liable
from the vantage of a comprehensie view
of his Subject. I have met with such instances
in his other translations, altho' he is more
familiar with the French than I am.
Now it seems to me important that the
first translation of Fauchets letter that shall
be publishhed, should convey its true meaning:
and therefore I with [undecipherable] that yours, or
the one you are correcting, may be returned
by to-morrow's post (if not already on its way)
that it may be printed in Fenno's paper
before the vindication appears.
I am very sincerely &
respectfully yours
T. Pickering
Col.<sup>o</sup> Hamilton
T. Pickering
Alexander Hamilton Esq.
New-York
H. Pickering
[undecipherable]
Letter
[written in the left margin - left edge partially cut off:]
p. 17
-dolph's vindication
-in Fauchets letter
and Spirit go to
lie in a faulty
[undecipherable]
- at once.
----
Copy Philadelphia Dec. 14. 96.
Dear Sir,
The printer of Mr. Randolph's vindication
advertises that it will be published next Friday
the translation of Fauchets' letter will be in
it. His translation waas made by Mr. Taylor,
at Randolph's request, but Mr. Taylor,
who denied the use of mine, told me that
he ahd made but few variations. Now if
I have mistaken the sense in my mentioned
passages, it is highly probably that they will
be transferred to Mr. Taylor's translation: or
Mr. Taylor may mistake the meaning & form
passages to which he will always be liable
from the vantage of a comprehensie view
of his Subject. I have met with such instances
in his other translations, altho' he is more
familiar with the French than I am.
Now it seems to me important that the
first translation of Fauchets letter that shall
be publishhed, should convey its true meaning:
and therefore I with [undecipherable] that yours, or
the one you are correcting, may be returned
by to-morrow's post (if not already on its way)
that it may be printed in Fenno's paper
before the vindication appears.
I am very sincerely &
respectfully yours
T. Pickering
Col.<sup>o</sup> Hamilton
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | WGE25 (2 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 11 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |