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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Sir Princeton Octor. 16th 1783
Since the last Joint Address from myself and Collegue nothing very remarkable hath Occurd.
Mr. Van Berkel the Dutch Ambassador after a long passage is at length arrivd in Philadelphia, but hath made no communication to Congress respecting his Mission.
I do myself the Honour herewith to transmit your Excellency by the Bearer Mr. John Franklin, two vollumes of the Journals of Congress for the current year as far as they are published: also duplicates of A List of the Officers in the Executive Departments under Congress.
The Office of Secretary for Foreign Affairs is now entirely vacant. The Marine Department almost Vacant & will probably be wholly abollished, & the war department allowd. only one Officer, and the expence diminished more than half by a late report of Committee for that purpose.(1)
By the best Intelligence from New York, which is in some measure Authentic it Seems probable the Brittish expect wholly to evacuate their posts at that place & its vicinity in the Month of Novemr. Their
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long delay hath made Congress cautious of disbanding the Continental Army but it is hoped the period is not far off when further expences on that account may be prevented.
The Instructions relative to a Treaty with the Indians (mentioned in our last) is allmost finished.
I expect to leave Congress the last of this month, Should have Set out Sooner in Order to meet the Assembly before their recess, but am reluctant to leave some important matters now depending.
I have the Honour, to be with perfect Esteem & Regard, Your Excys Humble Servant Sam. Huntington
RC (Ct: Trumbull Papers).
1 For this "late report" from a committee consisting of Huntington, Abiel Foster, and Elbridge Gerry, see JCC, 25:571-72.
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