John Randolph of Roanoke, Virginia (1773-1833) served in the U.S. Congress from 1799-1813. He writes in response to Crawford's letter of 28 March 1811. The letter begins with a discussion of recent newspaper attacks against Crawford, which Randolph finds repugnant. It then moves on to discussions of local elections and political machinations. It closes with other gossip about likely mutual acquaintances.