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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Sir Philada. Ocr. 22d. 1782
Your Excellency's favor of the 12th instant (1) came duly to hand yesterday.
A Vessel lately arrived at Boston brought Congress a letter from Mr. Adams dated Hague Aug. 18th. 1782. The paper No. 1 herewith inclosed is a copy of the Plenipotentiary Commission lately issued by the British King to Mr. Fitzherbert, which came inclosed in it.(2) All the other information of Mr. Adams relative to the progress of negociations for peace consists in the appointment of a Minister Plenipoty. by the States General who was to set out for Paris shortly after the date of his letter.
The papers No. 2 & 3 contain sundry Resolutions of Congress which explain themselves.(3)
Page 295
OCTOBER 23, 1782
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No. 4 is a Memorial from Simon Nathan.(4) The Executive office will supply all the necessary information touching the subject of it, and will enable your Excellency & the Council to decide on the answer which Justice & the honor of the State may dictate. We only beg that it may be transmitted to us as early as convenient.
We have the honor to be with the highest esteem Yr. obt. & humble svts.
Jos. Jones
J. Madison Jr.
RC (Vi: Continental Congress Papers). Written by Madison and signed by Madison and Jones. Madison, Papers (Hutchinson), 5:207- 8.
1 Not found.
2 See Madison to Edmund Randolph, this date, note 1.
3 Not found, but perhaps the resolutions of October 16 and 18, setting the total requisition and the states' quotas for 1783, which Robert Morris sent to Harrison on the 23rd. See JCC, 23:658-60, 665-69; and Morris, Papers (Ferguson), 6:648-49.
4 For Nathan's October 17 memorial to the Virginia delegates and the state's response to his claims, see Madison, Papers (Hutchinson), 5:202-3, 228-30.
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