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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 --TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1780
Ordered, That the Committee of Commerce be discharged from proceeding on the letter, of 7 July, from Mr. Holker, and that the same, together with the papers enclosed be referred to the committee on Chaloner & White's state of accounts against Mr. Holker.
A letter, of 21, from Governor Trumbull was read, enclosing the proceedings of a convention of committees from New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut, at Boston.1
Ordered, That the same be referred to the committee on the letter, of 20, from General Washington.
A letter, of 15, from Udney Hay was read.2
[Note 2: 2 Trumbull's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 66, II, folio 75; Hay's letter is in No. 78, XII, folio 77.]
A letter, of this day, from Mr. Monbos was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Commerce.
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A memorial of Colonel Durkee was read.1
[Note 1: 1 This memorial, dated July 29, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, II, folio 460.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 25, from J. Hiltzeimer was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XII, folio 97.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three.
The members chosen, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [Samuel] Adams and Mr. [Francis] Kinloch.
A letter from Gouverneur Morris, and a memorial in behalf of John Edwards and John Smith, were read:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 24, from James Jay, with a paper enclosed, entitled "Queries and Observations on conducting the war and on naval matters" was read.
On motion of Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston, seconded by Mr. J[oseph] Jones,
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to report a plan for the revision and new arrangement of the civil executive departments of the United States under Congress.
The members chosen, Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston, Mr. [James] Lovell, Mr. J[oseph] Jones, Mr. [John] Henry and Mr. [Timothy] Matlack.
A letter, of this day, from Ezekiel Forman was read.3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, IX, folio 333.]
A petition of John B. Magro was read.4
[Note 4: 4 This petition, undated, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, V, folio 201.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War to take order.
On motion of the delegates for Massachusetts Bay:
Resolved, That Thomas Walley and Peter Boyer be appointed in addition to Nathaniel Appleton and Joseph Henderson, commissioners on the part of the United States,
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any one of them to endorse the bills that shall be emitted by the State of Massachusetts Bay, pursuant to the resolution of Congress of the 18th day of March last.
Ordered, That Thursday next be assigned for the consideration of the report of the committee on the instructions of the assembly of Maryland to their delegates, and other papers respecting the confederation.
Mr. Jesse Root was nominated by Mr. [Roger] Sherman for a member of Court of Appeals.
The committee on Governor Trumbull's letter, of 21st August; and
The committee on the memorial of W. Murray, delivered in their reports.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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