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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 --THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1779
A letter, of 25 September, from the governor of Virginia, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 5, from R. Bache, post master general, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 Jefferson's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 71, I, folio 271; that of Bache, in No. 61, folio 43.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the post office; and that three members be elected for that committee, in the room of Mr. S[amuel] Adams, Mr. [William] Ellery and Mr. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee, who are absent:
The members chosen, Mr. [Cyrus] Griffin, Mr. [Samuel] Holten and Mr. [William Churchill] Houston.
A letter, of 25 September, from Mons. L'Églize was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, VIII, folio 331.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
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On motion of Mr. [ElDridge] Gerry, seconded by Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris,
Resolved, That it be recommended to the several states to direct their treasurers to transmit to Congress, on the first day of every month, returns of the sums which they may have respectively received for supplying the continental treasury; that the money mentioned therein be credited from the respective dates of the returns, and that the same be entered on the journals of Congress.
The committee appointed to apportion the quotas of the respective states, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the quotas of the several states to make up the monthly assessment of fifteen millions of dollars, to be paid the first day of February next, and the first day of each succeeding month, to the first day of October next, inclusive, be as follows:
Georgia being invaded, is hereafter to raise its proportion.On motion of Mr. [William Churchill] Houston, seconded by Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris,
Resolved, That neither the present nor any former apportionment of quotas of taxes to the several states be considered as a precedent.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of William Churchill Houston, and motion, in the writing of Roger Sherman, are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 26, folio 65.]
Adjourned to 10 oClock to Morrow.
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