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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, JULY 28, 1779
A memorial, of the 26, from the honble Sr Gérard, was read, enclosing a copy of a letter, of 25, from him to his excellency the president of Pensylvania, and also of a letter from Mr. Holker to the same.
Two other memorials of the 26, and one, of 28, from the said Minister were read; the latter enclosing a copy of a letter of 24, from his excellency the president of Pensylvania to Mr. Holker, and three other papers therein enclosed:
Ordered, That the same be referred to a committee of five;
The members chosen, Mr. [Samuel] Huntington, Mr. [Henry] Laurens, Mr. [Meriwether] Smith, Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris, and Mr. [Thomas] McKean.
Resolved, That the committee be authorized to confer with the president and supreme executive council of Pensylvania, the minister and consul of France; that they prepare and report a state of facts, together with their opinion of the measures proper for Congress to adopt thereupon.
A memorial from Isaac Moses was read.2
[Note 2: 2 This memorial, dated July 27, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VI, folio 141.]
According to the order of the day, Congress proceeded to the consideration of the report of the Board of Treasury on finance, and some time being spent thereon,
Adjourned to 10 oClock to Morrow.
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