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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, SEPTEMBER 19, 17822
[Note 2: 2 The proceedings for this day were entered only in the manuscript Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs, and in Secret Journal No. 4. A copy is in Secret Journal No. 6, Vol. III.]
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [Arthur] Lee, Mr. [Ralph] Izard and Mr. [James] Duane, to whom was referred the letter of the 25th and 29th of June, 1782, from Dr. Franklin, and of the 25th of June, from Mr. Jay,
Resolved, That a commission and instructions issue tofor negotiating a treaty of amity and commerce with the king of Sweden.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare a commission and instructions and a draft of a treaty, agreeable to the above resolution.
The committee--Mr. [Arthur] Lee, Mr. [Ralph] Izard and Mr. [James] Duane.
[Ordered,] That a letter of 19th September, from Superintendant of Finance relative to the instructions given to Mr. Barclay, Consul General, 10th July, 1781, be referred to Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery and Mr. [Daniel] Carroll.3
[Note 3: 3 This order was entered only in the journal kept by the Secretary of Congress for the Superintendent of Finance: Morris Papers, Congressional Proceedings.
On this day, as the indorsement indicates, a letter of the same date was read from the Secretary at War, transmitting the request of Joseph King that he be permitted to join the corps of invalids. It was referred to Mr. [Abraham] Clark, Mr. [Ezra] L'Hommedieu, Mr. [Theodorick] Bland. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, I, folio 697, and the inclosures on folios 687--693.]
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