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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1787.
Congress assembled present as yesterday.
A motion2 being made by Mr [William] Grayson seconded by Mr [Daniel] Huger That from and after the last day of Decr. next the public mail be conveyed from Petersburg in Virginia by the route of Halifax, Tarborough, Fayetteville, Camden and Columbia to the town of Augusta in the state of
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 61, p. 563, in the writing of Charles Thomson. After "the stage" the original reads "carriages or with single horse riders as he shall judge best [will be attended with least expence]" There is also the following added clause, "with cross post from such part of the road he may think to the town of Suffolk in Virginia".]
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Georgia and that the postmaster genl make his contracts with the owners of the stage carriers accordingly.
On the question to agree to this the yeas and nays being required by Mr [William] Few,
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So the question was lost.
[Motion of Mr. King on conveyance of mails1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 61, p. 564, in the writing of Mr. Rufus King. According to indorsement and the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 172, this motion was referred to the Postmaster General to report. Report rendered October 12 and acted on October 15, 1787.]
That the p. Mast General be authorized to alter the route from Petersburgh in Virga. to Savannah in Georgia to Augusta in Georgia provided he may judge it beneficial and expedient and that in case of such alteration that he establish cross post agreeably to the resolution
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principles provided in the R. of feby 15, 1787 to the commercial towns on the sea-coast.1
[Note 1: 1 October 10, 1787. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 172, the following letters were referred to the Board of Treasury to report:
Letters of M. Beaumarchais, July 2, 1787, and his agent, M. Chevallie, October 10, 1787, regarding the accounts of the former. Report rendered September 25, 1788.
According to the Despatch Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 185, IV, p. 19, there was received:
A memorial of the inhabitants of Germantown, October 1, 1787, which was read, offering that place for Congress. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 46, pp. 137--139.]
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