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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 --IN CONGRESS, NOVEMBER 4TH. 1782, MONDAY.
Elias Boudinot was chosen President by the votes of N. Hampshire represented by John Taylor Gilman and Phillips White--Rhode Island by Jonathan Arnold and David Howell--Connecticut by Benjamin Huntington & Eliphalet Dyer--N. Jersey by Elias Boudinot & John Witherspoon--Pennsylvania by Thomas Smith, George Clymer and Henry Wynkoop--Delaware by Thomas McKean & Samuel Wharton--Maryland by John Hanson, Daniel Carroll & William Hemsley. The votes of Virga. represented by James Madison & Theodorick Bland & of S. Carolina represented by John Rutledge, Ralph Izard, David Ramsay, & John Lewis Gervais, were given to Mr. Bland--The Vote of N. York represented by James Duane and Ezra L'Hommedieu to Abner Nash. The vote of N. C. by Abner Nash, Hugh Williamson & William Blount to John Rutledge. Massachusts. having no Delegate but Samuel Osgood had no vote. Georgia had no Delegate.
A Letter dated Ocr.] 30--1782 from Gel. Washington, was read, informing Congress of his putting the army into Winter Quarters, of the sailing of 14 ships of the line from N. York, supposed to be for the W. Indies & without Troops.
do. July 8 from Mr. Carmichael at St. Ildefonso informing Congress of the good effect in Europe of the rejection of the proposal of Carleton, by Congress & the States; that the King of Spain speaking of this news at table praised greatly the probity of the Americans, raising his voice in such a manner that all the foreign Ministers might hear him. Mr. Carmichael adds that He had discovered that the Imperial & Russian Ministers by directions from their Courts had renewed their offered mediation to His M. C. M. and that he suspected England was at the bottom of it.--Quere.
do. Nants Sepr 5. from Mr. Laurens, notifying his intention to return to America; that being so advised by his friends he had applied to the Ct. of London for a passport via Falmouth; that Cornwallis had interested himself therein & that the passport had been promised.
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