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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 --Monday, November 25, 1782
The court met pursuant to adjournment: present as before.
The agents for the State of Connecticut made the following answer to the notice given by the agents for the State of Pensylvania, on Saturday last, viz.
Pensylvania v. Connecticut.
Now the agents for Connecticut, in answer to the notice given them by the agents for Pensylvania on the 23d instant say, that they being desirous of a just as well as a speedy decision of this cause, and that they, relying on the wisdom, equity and justice of this honorable court, that all questions and motions which shall come before them will be righteously determined, are ready to proceed. And that the agents for Pensylvania may not suffer any disadvantage by first disclosing them exhibits and evidence, the agents of Connecticut are willing, and now offer to go forward in their exhibits and proofs.
Elphalet Dyer,
Jesse Root,
Wm. Samuel Johnson,
Agents for Connecticut.2
[Note 2: 2 This answer to the notice of the Pennsylvania agents is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 77, folio 55.]
November 25, 1782.
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Ordered, That the agents for the State of Pensylvania proceed with their proofs and exhibits.
Whereupon, Mr. Bradford opened the cause, and proceeded accordingly.
The court adjourned till to-morrow morning ten of the clock.
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