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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
A letter, of 6, from the Board of War, was read, enclosing a letter from the executive council and from the board of war of the State of Virginia, relative to arms belonging to the United States, detained by order of the said council for the use of that State:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, II, folio 469. The letter of the Executive Council of Virginia, dated August 28, is on folio 471; that of the Virginia Board of War, of same day, is on folio 475.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
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The members chosen, Mr. [John] Mathews, Mr. [William] Paca, and Mr. [Jesse] Root.
A memorial from Captain Ralph Moor, late commander of the continental armed vessel the Horn Snake, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Commerce.
The delegates for the State of New York laid before Congress certain instructions which they have received from their constituents, accompanied with sundry papers, which were read;1 also,
[Note 1: 1 The instructions are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, I, folio 297.]
A petition of the committees of Cumberland county to Congress was read, praying their speedy interposition in settling the disturbances upon the New Hampshire Grants, accompanied with sundry papers:
Ordered, That the same be referred to a committee of five:
The members chosen, Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, Mr. [William] Paca, Mr. [Samuel] Holten, Mr. [Samuel] Huntington, and Mr. [Meriwether] Smith.
A memorial of John Benezet, of Philadelphia, on behalf of his brother in law, William Bingham, Esq. continental agent at St Pierre, Martinique, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Commerce, and that they be directed to take order thereon.
On motion of Mr. [Henry] Marchant, seconded by Mr. [John] Mathews,
Resolved, That the President be requested to prepare a circular letter to the several states, to accompany the resolutions of Congress of the first and third instant, for stopping the further emissions of bills of credit.
Congress proceeded to the consideration of the motion for re-considering the resolution passed on the 21 August, recommending to the several states to continue or lay embargoes to continue until the first day of January next.
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A motion was made by Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, seconded by Mr. [John] Armstrong, to strike out "January," in order to insert instead thereof "October."
On the question, shall the word "January" stand, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Nathaniel] Peabody,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
Adjourned to 10 oClock to Morrow.
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