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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 --PRINCIPAL CONTENTS

Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789
PRINCIPAL CONTENTS

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• Prefatory note ... V
• Ordinance Respecting the Hospital Department ... 4

  Regulations for Hospital Department ... 408

• Plan of Consular Convention with France ... 17,46
• Inspector's Department ... 30
• Instructions Concerning the Fisheries ... 44

  Report on fisheries ... 472,482

• Rules for Secretly of Congress ... 56
• Department of Foreign Affairs--Regulations ... 88

  Report ... 586

• Ordinance Relating to Captures on Water ... 99

  Rules for captures 825

• Ordinance for Regulating the Post Office ... 121, 402, 669, 688, 830
• Circular Letter to the States on Finance ... 132
• Proclamation for Fast Day ... 137
• Vermont Controversy--Proceedings ... 164

  Independence of Vermont ... 186

• Powers of Secretly at War ... 177
• Resolutions Concerning Death of Captain Huddy ... 217,689
• Mississippi Question--Instructions to Jay ... 219
• Land Cession Conditions of ... 225
• Ceremonial of Public Audience for French Minister ... 246,261
• Letter of Robert Morris--Condition of Finances ... 253
• Expense of Foreign Affairs ... 255
• State of Commerce and Plan for its Protection ... 263
• Accosts with France--Franklin's Letter. ... 290

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• Negotiations for Peace--Communication from French Minister ... 302,312
• Naval Court-Martial Regulations ... 325
• Salaries for Ministers Abroad ... 332
• Great Seal Device ... 338
• Illicit Trade with Enemy ... 340

  Ordinance to prevent ... 392

• Report of Committee to Southern States ... 353
• Instructions to John Adams for Treaty with Holland ... 374,393
• Ordinance for Distribution of Prizes ... 379
• Plan for Reducing Expenditures ... 381,413, 425
• Morris's Letter on Loans and Taxes ... 429
• Controversy Between Connecticut and Pennsylvania ... 533
• Request for Five Per Cent Impost ... 546

  Report on impost ... 798

• Sweden--Treaty With ... 592, 610
• Conference with French Minister ... 596
• Thanksgiving and Prayer ... 647
• Quartermaster's Department--Regulations ... 682
• Arthur Lee's Accounts. ... 727
• Trade with the West Indies ... 747
• Public Accounts in Europe ... 773
• Rhode Island--Letter to Governor ... 783
• Foreign Loans--Disclosures ... 791
• Notes of Debates by James Madison ... 843
• Standing Committees ... 877
• Bibliographical Notes ... 883

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