of the members will satisfy you that the States have heen serious in this business. The attendance of Genl, Washington is a proof of the light in which he regards it. The whole Community is big with expectation. And there can be no doubt but that the result will in some way or other have a powerful effect on our destiny.
XXXVIII. Edmund Randolph to Beverley Randolph[1]
Philadelphia, June 6, 1787.
The prospect of a very long sojournment here has determined me to bring up my family. They will want about thirty pounds for the expense of travelling. The Executive will therefore oblige me by directing a warrant in my favor, to be delivered to Mrs. R. for that amount. My account stands thus:
| 1787. | Dr. | With the Comm’lth. | |||
| May 2d — | To cash received | …………… | ₤100.00. | [2] | |
| 57.12. | |||||
| ₤ 42. 8. | now in my hands. | ||||
| 1787. | Cr. | ||||
| June 6 — | By attending from the 6th of May to this day (both inclusive), 32 days, at 6 dols. per day, which amount to 192 d’s, and are equal to …………… | ₤57.12s. | |||
Twenty-three or four days more will overrun this sum, and will have elapsed before my family can arrive, so that I trust there will be no difficulty in the advance,
Mr. Wythe has left 50£ of his money to be distributed among such of his colleagues as should require it. … We have every reason to expect harmony in the convention, altho’ the currents of opinion are various. But no man can yet divine in what form our efforts against the American crises will appear to the public eye. It will not be settled in its principles for perhaps some weeks hence.
XXXVIIIa. James Madison to William Short[3]
Philada. June 6th. 1787
The Convention has been formed about 12 days. It contains in several instances the most respectable characters in the U.S.
